The Dinner Game Movie Review 1998

Smug publisher Pierre (Lhermitte) dines weekly with equally smug friends, their entertainment being to see who can bring the biggest fool as a dinner guest. This nasty joke gets the turnabout it deserves when Pierre intends to bring bumbling Francois (Villeret) to the party, only to have the man proceed to wreck Pierre's life before they even get there--all while Francois maintains his own sweet dignity. French with subtitles.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 82 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Stupid Is..., Edibles

Screenplay

Francis Veber

Cast

Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Alexandra Vandernoot, Catherine Frot, Francis Huster, Daniel Prevost

Cinematography

Luciano Tovoli

Director

Francis Veber

Music

Vladimir Cosma

Producer

Lions Gate Films

Awards

Cesar 1999: Actor (Villeret), Support. Actor (Prevost), Writing.