The Dinner Game
Seen it?1998 | 80 min | Comedy
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (74% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.8 out of 10) and it made about 6 times its budget, despite little lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
5 wins and 4 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$79 million worldwide on a $13 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 38K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Francis Veber
- Jacques VilleretFrançois Pignon
- Thierry LhermittePierre Brochant
- Francis HusterJuste Leblanc
- Daniel PrévostLucien Cheval
- Alexandra VandernootChristine Brochant
- Catherine FrotMarlène Sasseur
- Edgar GivryJean Cordier
- Christian PereiraDoctor Sorbier
- Benoît BellalBichaud, first animator
- Jacques BleuThird animator