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11 October 1981 (USA)
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Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, apparently playing themselves, share their lives over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant...
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Restaurant
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2 wins
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Capitalism: A Love Story
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Talk for the sake of talk
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(Complete credited cast)| Wallace Shawn | ... | Wally Shawn | |
| Andre Gregory | ... | Andre Gregory | |
| Jean Lenauer | ... | Waiter | |
| Roy Butler | ... | Bartender |
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My Dinner with André (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Lloyd Kaufman of Troma, Inc. was production manager and his fledgling company provided support to the making of this film. This was one of his first credits.
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Continuity: Wallace Shawn's hair varies from neater to mussier and back again.
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Referenced in My Coffee with Andrea (2006)
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Gymnopedie 1
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For the sake of authenticity here are various reactions from my diary:
1984
An interesting movie, one of the few non-comedies I liked. It consisted of nothing but a two-hour conversation between two friends. The conversation wasn't of very good quality, but infinitely above most of the drivel on TV.
1985
A recreation of a real life dialogue between a playwright and a theatrical producer about life, modern civilization and everything under the sun. I found it very interesting but neither of the characters are first rate-intellects. Andre came off looking kooky.
1988
It is SPELL-BINDING, but ultimately frustrating, like all movies. One is never sure what the writers really believe, and to what degree they believe it. I wish the two would appear on talk shows and carry on the same type of conversation.
2000
I'm afraid what looks like art in a movie would look perfectly banal in real life. If you were overhearing this conversation in a coffee shop, would you pay to listen? I wouldn't, nor would I listen free of charge. But a movie is fascinating, because it is an object, a product. A movie is an event in itself, regardless of content. There is a communal experience of watching what thousands have watched. Without meaning to, this worthy film exemplifies the tragedy of human communication: it is impossible. No one really knows what is being said or why. We are all wrapped up in ego, yet when we strip it away, there is nothing. But talking has a sensuality of its own. It is more intimate than sex.