Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

When he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their guests, a rising executive questions it when he's invited, just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest.

Director:

Jay Roach

Writers:

David Guion (screenplay), Michael Handelman (screenplay),

Stars:

Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell	...	Barry
Paul Rudd	...	Tim
Zach Galifianakis	...	Therman
Jemaine Clement	...	Kieran
Stephanie Szostak	...	Julie
Lucy Punch	...	Darla
Bruce Greenwood	...	Lance Fender
David Walliams	...	Müeller
Ron Livingston	...	Caldwell
Larry Wilmore	...	Williams
Kristen Schaal	...	Susana
P.J. Byrne	...	Davenport
Andrea Savage	...	Robin
Nick Kroll	...	Josh
Randall Park	...	Henderson

Storyline

Tim (Rudd) is a rising executive who "succeeds" in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry (Carell), for his boss's monthly event, a so-called "dinner for idiots," which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon.

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Plot Keywords:

dinner | irs | idiot | hairy chest | married to an inanimate object | 

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Taglines:

Takes One To Know One.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 July 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Dinner

Filming Locations:

102 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£940,586 (UK) (3 September 2010)

Gross:

$72,980,108 (USA) (8 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Spyglass Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (as dts) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lead roles were originally intended for Steve Martin and Bill Murray.

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Goofs

When Tim proposes outside the gallery. Julie's earring disappears and reappears between shots.

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Quotes

Kieran: Have you ever lived among a herd of goats, for months at a time, as one of them?
Barry: No.
Kieran: That surprises me.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, A diorama is displayed of a stuffed mouse sitting in a burnt down house, with Barry heard laughing as he reveals that Fender's company has gone bust with Forbes Magazine naming him the "World's Biggest Loser."

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Dinner for Schmucks/Charlie St. Cloud/Get Low (2010)

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Soundtracks

"String Trio, Op. 9, No. 3"
(1797)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

User Reviews

Don't waste time or money

I agree with all the negative reviews here. This movie was stale and just plain terrible. I love the cast though, too bad... I feel robbed for spending 4.99 at blockbusters to rent this! I can honestly say the best part of the movie was the very beginning where the mice were shown. That was very cute but from then on it got worse and worse. I kept waiting for something to change but it didn't. How could Steve feel good about playing this character? I wouldn't think there would be enough money in the world. The artist character was weird too, what was that? Creepy man doing very strange creepy things NOT FUNNY things at all! I also felt like everyone in the movie acted odd. It was like no one reacted the way that they should have in a normal world.