The Dinner Game
A feast for the senseless.
Genres
Overview
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...
Details
Budget
$12500000
Revenue
$78599508
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1998-04-15
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
1984
Vote Average
7.767
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
Elvire Melliere
Gisèle
Rémy Roubakha
Carlier
Candide Sanchez
Guest
Mykhaël Georges-Schar
Second animator
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