The Dinner Game

– Each week, Pierre and his friends organize what is called as "un dîner de cons". Everyone brings th..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 20 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Original Name:
Le Dîner de cons
The Dinner Game (1998) - Also known as Le Dîner de cons

Each week, Pierre and his friends organize what is called as "un dîner de cons". Everyone brings the dumbest guy he could find as a guest. Pierre thinks his champ -François Pignon- will steal the show.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
Filming Locations:
Genre:

The Dinner Game (1998) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Apr 1998

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Francis Veber

Writer:

Francis Veber

Main Actors:

Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Daniel Prévost

Plot:

To amuse themselves at a weekly dinner, a few well-heeled folk each bring a dimwit along who is to talk about his pastime. Each member seeks to introduce a champion dumbbell. Pierre, an avid participant of the game, runs into one problem after another that devilishly compromises his secrets, turning the tables on him and his objective, which diverges as the movie progresses. Firstly, wishing to be certain he has selected a winner, he invited his guest, Mr. Pignon, to meet him at home before setting off; but night of all nights, Pierre has put his back out and it is questionable whether he can manage to get to the dinner. The blundering Mr. Pignon will continually spring forward to help relieve Pierre of his troubles, which have drastically compounded, pointing in the direction of friends, taxes and women, and Pierre's dimwit Pignon accordingly will prove his substance to the end.

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Lions Gate Films Inc.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
Metacritic:
73%