The Dinner Game
1998 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 45,859 VOTES · DIR. Francis Veber
Overview
For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,195 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:00 Subtitles by Johnny Depp
00:04:14 You did that?
00:10:08 But he's an idiot! Idiots are fair game.
00:12:55 My phone book, please.
00:16:06 No, I'll bring him over next week. Bye!
00:18:44 He's in the phone book. Under Benjamin, not Dumbo.
00:22:07 I don't need your buddy!
00:25:13 His back is sore, but he's taking it better.
00:28:21 Over what?
00:30:56 No.
00:33:53 What?
00:36:38 Thanks.
00:40:12 - You still here? - Thank God I am!
00:42:51 - Where does he live? - He has a love nest
00:45:53 Nice!
00:48:55 What an asshole!
00:51:59 - I'll be right over. - See ya.
00:56:18 Lucien Cheval. Pierre Brochant, Juste Leblanc.
00:59:12 Yeah, poor Mr. Brochant...
01:02:01 Pretend I'm Meneaux and repeat what I said.
01:04:58 I asked her to take a form to Meneaux's office.
01:08:46 If you don't, I'll do something silly!
01:12:00 The retard is leaving. But first, answer this:
01:15:07 - Mrs. Brochant? - Yes?
Cast & Characters
Thierry Lhermitte
Pierre Brochant
Jacques Villeret
François Pignon
Francis Huster
Juste Leblanc
Daniel Prévost
Lucien Cheval
Alexandra Vandernoot
Christine Brochant
Catherine Frot
Marlène Sasseur
Benoît Bellal
Host 1
Jacques Bleu
Host 3
Philippe Brigaud
Tanner (boomerang thrower)
Michel Caccia
Guest 1
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,195
Dialogue density14.9 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line01:15:07
Production Record
DirectorFrancis Veber
LanguageFrench
Budget$12,500,000
Revenue$78,599,508
IMDb votes45,859