The Dinner Game (1998)
The Dinner Game (1998)
A feast for the senseless.
For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...

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Cast

Jacques Villeret Jacques Villeret As: François Pignon
Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte As: Pierre Brochant
Francis Huster Francis Huster As: Juste Leblanc
Daniel Prévost Daniel Prévost As: Lucien Cheval
Alexandra Vandernoot Alexandra Vandernoot As: Christine Brochant
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Storyline

For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...


Tagline: A feast for the senseless.
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: Français

Release Date: 15 April 1998

Country: FR

Runtime: 80m

Company Credits

Company: Gaumont, EFVE, TPS Cinéma, TF1 Films Production

Budget: $12,500,000

Revenue: $78,599,508

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Cast

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

François Pignon

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Pierre Brochant

Francis Huster

Francis Huster

Juste Leblanc

Daniel Prévost

Daniel Prévost

Lucien Cheval

Alexandra Vandernoot

Alexandra Vandernoot

Christine Brochant

Catherine Frot

Catherine Frot

Marlène Sasseur

Edgar Givry

Edgar Givry

Jean Cordier

Christian Pereira

Christian Pereira

Doctor Sorbier

Benoît Bellal

Benoît Bellal

Bichaud, first animator

Jacques Bleu

Jacques Bleu

Third animator

Philippe Brigaud

Philippe Brigaud

Boomerang enthusiast guest

Michel Caccia

Michel Caccia

Guest

Laurent Gendron

Laurent Gendron

Guest

Pétronille Moss

Pétronille Moss

Louisette Blond

Pierre-Arnaud Juin

Pierre-Arnaud Juin

Boissonade

Daniel Martin

Daniel Martin

Messignac

Elvire Melliere

Elvire Melliere

Gisèle

Rémy Roubakha

Rémy Roubakha

Carlier

Candide Sanchez

Candide Sanchez

Guest

Mykhaël Georges-Schar

Mykhaël Georges-Schar

Second animator

Directed By

Writing Credits

Francis Veber

Francis Veber

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Gill Robillard

Gill Robillard

Makeup Artist

Jacqueline Bouchard

Jacqueline Bouchard

Costume Design

Sound

Vladimir Cosma

Vladimir Cosma

Original Music Composer

Bernard Bats

Bernard Bats

Sound Designer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Luciano Tovoli

Luciano Tovoli

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Hugues Tissandier

Hugues Tissandier

Production Design

Gilles Boillot

Gilles Boillot

Art Direction

Sophie Campbell

Sophie Campbell

Art Direction

Alain Pitrel

Alain Pitrel

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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