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The Dinner Game
The Dinner Game

The Dinner Game

A feast for the senseless.

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$12500000

Revenue

$78599508

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

7.771/10

Release Date

15 April 1998

Country

France

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

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