The Dinner Game

Apr 15, 1998

1h 20m

★ 7.8

A feast for the senseless.

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...

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Gaumont

EFVE

TPS Cinéma

TF1 Films Production

The Dinner Game Trailers

Cast

François Pignon

Jacques Villeret

Pierre Brochant

Thierry Lhermitte

Juste Leblanc

Francis Huster

Lucien Cheval

Daniel Prévost

Christine Brochant

Alexandra Vandernoot

Marlène Sasseur

Catherine Frot

Jean Cordier

Edgar Givry

Doctor Sorbier

Christian Pereira

Bichaud, first animator

Benoît Bellal

Third animator

Jacques Bleu

Boomerang enthusiast guest

Philippe Brigaud

Guest

Michel Caccia

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