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Cast
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Juste Leblanc
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Lucien Cheval
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Alexandra Vandernoot | ... |
Christine Brochant
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Tanner (boomerang thrower)
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Mykhaël Georges-Schar | ... |
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Cordier
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Boissonade
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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. Written by Laurence Chassaing
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
15 April 1998 (France) See more »Also Known As:
The Dinner Game See more »Box Office
Budget:
FRF 82,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£21,484 (UK) (9 July 1999)Gross:
$4,065,116 (USA) (3 December 1999)Company Credits
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Pierre Brochant: None of your damn business!
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Written by Georges Brassens
Performed by Georges Brassens
© 1961 Editions musicales 57
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Trivia
Francis Veber: [François Pignon] features a likeable idiot called François Pignon. See more »Goofs
At the beginning, the train has two locomotives, then with four, then back to two. See more »Quotes
François Pignon: Do you sleep with all your editors?Pierre Brochant: None of your damn business!
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"Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire"Written by Georges Brassens
Performed by Georges Brassens
© 1961 Editions musicales 57
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"Le Diner de Cons" is one of those great comedies that the French know really well how to produce: The action is fast, the scenes are hilarious, and the viewer just can't stop laughing as totally extraordinary things happen in totally ordinary circumstances. The mastery in this type of films is that they need not be big-budget productions ("LDdC" has been actually shot mostly inside a single apartment), while they manage to achieve a very high rating for their impeccable viewing pleasure they bring to us.
"LDdC" is about a group of rather cruel friends, who have fun by organizing dinners in which they invite idiots and get amused by them. The winner is the one who will bring the biggest idiot, and Pierre (Lhermitte) thinks he was found the world champion in the face of Francois Pignon (Villeret). He therefore decides to invite him in his house for a drink, and then take him to the dinner. However, things do not go as planned, as during Pignot's stay in Pierre's house unbelievable things begin to happen...
Villeret is simply amazing in his role as Pignon, standing above everyone else in this film. This should not mean that the other performances are not good, however: In fact, everyone does a good job, despite the fact that most actors perform very short appearances.
"LDdC" is a movie that will make you laugh, but in fact, it will also make you think; behind the fun, the film conveys a very humane and meaningful message. Don't miss it! 9/10.