Film

The Dinner Game

1998 · 1h 20m · Comedy

A feast for the senseless.

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

73%

Metacritic

73

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...

Jacques Villeret

François Pignon

Thierry Lhermitte

Pierre Brochant

Francis Huster

Juste Leblanc

Daniel Prévost

Lucien Cheval

Alexandra Vandernoot

Christine Brochant

Catherine Frot

Marlène Sasseur

Edgar Givry

Jean Cordier

Christian Pereira

Doctor Sorbier

Benoît Bellal

Bichaud, first animator

Jacques Bleu

Third animator

Philippe Brigaud

Boomerang enthusiast guest

Michel Caccia

Guest

Laurent Gendron

Guest

Pétronille Moss

Louisette Blond

Pierre-Arnaud Juin

Boissonade

Daniel Martin

Messignac

• Francis VeberDirector · Screenplay
• Alain PoiréProducer
• Luciano TovoliDirector of Photography
• Vladimir CosmaOriginal Music Composer
• Georges KlotzEditor
• Françoise MenidreyCasting

The Dinner Game (Le Diner de Cons) - Film Trailer With Subtitles

Release date

April 15, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

14

Budget

$12,500,000

Revenue

$78,599,508

Genres

Comedy

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