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
00:04:16 One of my finest pieces.
00:10:16 his friend has organized a big dinner.
00:13:14 He won't. We're careful. No idiot ever found out.
00:16:36 Friends ask me to record their messages.
00:19:29 Take it easy.
00:22:41 - What's his number? - Look in that book.
00:25:55 to throw out the garbage.
00:29:04 I call and say, "Did the woman I stole come back?"
00:31:57 - Go to it. - With a Belgian accent?
00:35:01 - He cut me off. - I did, you idiot!
00:38:37 Then I realized you're his girlfriend.
00:41:33 He wasn't alone. I took care of him.
00:44:20 I'd have to call Cheval, and I'd hate to.
00:47:12 Scram, before it gets nasty!
00:50:58 Any skirt drives him dingo!
00:54:32 I'll solve it. Just you wait!
00:58:11 but I get it for cheap.
01:01:10 - Just wait and see! - If you don't want me to help...
01:04:07 A friend of Roussin's.
01:07:44 I'm her husband. Is something wrong?
01:11:05 Was I invited to your dinner for idiots?
01:14:43 Yes, I'm here.
01:17:47 - I'll call her back, it'll be fine! - What an idiot!
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 line01:17:47
Production Record
DirectorFrancis Veber
LanguageFrench
Budget$12,500,000
Revenue$78,599,508
IMDb votes45,859