The Dinner Game (1998)
Original title: Le Dîner de cons
The Dinner Game is a 1998 French-language comedy movie directed by Francis Veber, with a running time of 1h 20m. It stars Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte and Francis Huster.
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...
Where to watch The Dinner Game
Stream: France Channel Amazon Channel
Watch free: Kanopy
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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