The Dinner Game (Le Dîner de cons) 26 years old

A feast for the senseless.

The Dinner Game

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...

Credits

The Dinner Game Cast

Name Character
Jacques Villeret He was 47, 53 years old when he died as François Pignon
Edgar Givry He was 44, now 71 years old as Jean Cordier
Francis Huster He was 50, now 76 years old as Juste Leblanc
Catherine Frot She was 42, now 68 years old as Marlène Sasseur
Michel Caccia He was 45, now 71 years old as Guest 1
Daniel Prévost He was 58, now 85 years old as Lucien Cheval
Christian Pereira He was 45, now 71 years old as Dr Sorbier
Philippe Brigaud He was 64, now 91 years old as Tanner (boomerang thrower)
Thierry Lhermitte He was 45, now 71 years old as Pierre Brochant
Alexandra Vandernoot She was 32, now 59 years old as Christine

The Dinner Game Crew

Name Department
Alain Poiré as Producer. He was 81 (82) years old when He died Production
Georges Klotz as Editor. Editing
Francis Veber as Director. He was 60 (now 87) years old Directing
Francis Veber as Screenplay. He was 60 (now 87) years old Writing
Vladimir Cosma as Original Music Composer. He was 58 (now 84) years old Sound
Luciano Tovoli as Director of Photography. He was 62 (now 88) years old Camera
The Dinner Game poster
The Dinner Game (26 years)

A feast for the senseless.

  • Release day: Wednesday, April 15, 1998
  • Runtime: 80 minutes
  • Budget: 12500000.00
  • Revenue: 78599508.00