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Le Dîner de Cons

Original title: Le dîner de cons
  • 19981998
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
41K
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Le dîner de cons (1998)
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A few friends have a weekly fools' dinner, where each brings a fool along. Pierre finds a champion fool for next dinner. Surprise.A few friends have a weekly fools' dinner, where each brings a fool along. Pierre finds a champion fool for next dinner. Surprise.A few friends have a weekly fools' dinner, where each brings a fool along. Pierre finds a champion fool for next dinner. Surprise.

IMDb RATING
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41K
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  • Director
    • Francis Veber
  • Writer
    • Francis Veber
  • Stars
    • Thierry Lhermitte
    • Jacques Villeret
    • Francis Huster
Top credits
  • Director
    • Francis Veber
  • Writer
    • Francis Veber
  • Stars
    • Thierry Lhermitte
    • Jacques Villeret
    • Francis Huster
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 113User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations

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    Thierry Lhermitte
    Thierry Lhermitte
    • Pierre Brochantas Pierre Brochant
    Jacques Villeret
    Jacques Villeret
    • François Pignonas François Pignon
    Francis Huster
    Francis Huster
    • Juste Leblancas Juste Leblanc
    Daniel Prévost
    Daniel Prévost
    • Lucien Chevalas Lucien Cheval
    Alexandra Vandernoot
    Alexandra Vandernoot
    • Christine Brochantas Christine Brochant
    Catherine Frot
    Catherine Frot
    • Marlène Sasseuras Marlène Sasseur
    Benoît Bellal
    • Host 1as Host 1
    Jacques Bleu
    • Host 3as Host 3
    Philippe Brigaud
    Philippe Brigaud
    • Tanner (boomerang thrower)as Tanner (boomerang thrower)
    Michel Caccia
    • Guest 1as Guest 1
    Laurent Gendron
    • Guest 2as Guest 2
    Mykhaël Georges-Schar
    • Host 2as Host 2
    Edgar Givry
    • Cordieras Cordier
    Pierre-Arnaud Juin
    • Boissonadeas Boissonade
    Daniel Martin
    • Messignacas Messignac
    Elvire Melliere
    • Gisèleas Gisèle
    Pétronille Moss
    • Louisette Blondas Louisette Blond
    • (as Petronille Moss)
    Christian Pereira
    • Sorbieras Sorbier
    • Director
      • Francis Veber
    • Writer
      • Francis Veber
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    Storyline

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    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. —Plume Dargent
    • huis clos
    • french
    • france
    • reference to astrology
    • reference to a zodiac sign
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A feast for the senseless.
    • Genre
      • Comedy
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Francis Veber's play premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés on 17-9-1993. Jacques Villeret played Pignon 600 times.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning, the train has two locomotives, then with four, then back to two.
    • Quotes

      François Pignon: [after hanging up the phone] It was your sister.

      Pierre Brochant: I don't have a sister.

      François Pignon: [appears confused] You don't? I said, "Who is this?". She said, "His sister".

      Pierre Brochant: [incredously to himself] He called Marlène!

      François Pignon: She's not your sister?

      Pierre Brochant: Her name is Marlene Hissister!

      François Pignon: How could I know? She said, "Marlene, his sister." It's confusing.

    • Connections
      Featured in Francis Veber artisan du rire: La saga Pignon (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Le Temps ne Fait rien à l'Affaire
      Music by Georges Brassens

      Lyrics by Georges Brassens

      Performed by Georges Brassens

    User reviews113

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Guess Who Is Coming For Dinner
    A group of well-to-do snobbish and obnoxious professionals have dinner parties every Wednesday to which each of them is required to bring an "idiot" as a guest. The victims have no idea that they are invited merely to be humiliated and their boorish "sponsors" compare their notes later to determine whose "idiot" was the best. Pierre Brochant( Thierry Lhermitte), the smug publisher thinks that he's got a winner in the tax accountant François Pignon (Jacques Villeret, sadly passed away in January 2005 - great French Comedian whose performance in "Robert and Robert" I enjoyed very much) who reproduces the famous landmarks with the matchsticks and would talk about them with never ending enthusiasm. Unfortunately for Pierre (but fortunately for us, the viewers) he throws his back just before the dinner and has to rely to Pignon's sincere generosity. The tables are turned and look who is an idiot after all...

    With the modest running time of 80 minutes, the "Dinner Game" is a delightful and very funny comedy. I would not expect anything else from Francis Veber, the director of Le Jouet, (1976) aka The Toy , La Chèvre, (1981) aka Knock On Wood, Les Compères, (1983) ... aka ComDads, and Les Fugitifs, (1986) and the writer for Le Grand blond avec une chaussure noire, (1972) ... aka The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1998 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Dinner Game
    • Filming locations
      • Evecquemont, Yvelines, France
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • EFVE
      • TF1 Films Production
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • FRF 82,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,071,548
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,520
      • Jul 11, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,071,548
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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