The Dinner Game
Le Dîner de cons
Release: 1998-04-15
·Runtime: 80m
·★ 7.8
Comedy
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...
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Gaumont
EFVE
TPS Cinéma
TF1 Films Production
Cast
Jacques Villeret
as François Pignon
Thierry Lhermitte
as Pierre Brochant
Francis Huster
as Juste Leblanc
Daniel Prévost
as Lucien Cheval
Alexandra Vandernoot
as Christine Brochant
Catherine Frot
as Marlène Sasseur
Edgar Givry
as Jean Cordier
Christian Pereira
as Doctor Sorbier
Benoît Bellal
as Bichaud, first animator
Jacques Bleu
as Third animator
Philippe Brigaud
as Boomerang enthusiast guest
Michel Caccia
as Guest
Laurent Gendron
as Guest
Pétronille Moss
as Louisette Blond
Pierre-Arnaud Juin
as Boissonade
Daniel Martin
as Messignac
Elvire Melliere
as Gisèle
Rémy Roubakha
as Carlier
Candide Sanchez
as Guest
Crew
Françoise Menidrey
Casting
Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer
Alain Poiré
Producer
Francis Veber
Director
Francis Veber
Screenplay
Luciano Tovoli
Director of Photography
Hugues Tissandier
Production Design
Gilles Boillot
Art Direction
Jacqueline Bouchard
Costume Design
Alain Pitrel
Set Decoration