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The Dinner Game

1998·80 min

The Dinner Game

Directed by Francis Veber

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...

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Jacques Villeret

François Pignon

Thierry Lhermitte

Pierre Brochant

Juste Leblanc

Daniel Prévost

Lucien Cheval

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Christine Brochant

Marlène Sasseur

Jean Cordier

Christian Pereira

Doctor Sorbier

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Philippe Brigaud

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Laurent Gendron

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Louisette Blond

Pierre-Arnaud Juin

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What is The Dinner Game about?

The Dinner Game (1998) is about 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...

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Francis Veber directed The Dinner Game (1998).

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