About
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...
Theatrical
Jul 9, 1999
Box Office
$78.6M
Budget
$12.5M
Return
6.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 25, 2000
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Studio
Gaumont, EFVE, TPS Cinéma, TF1 Films Production
Original Title
Le Dîner de cons
Original Language
French
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Cast
Full credits →J
Jacques Villeret
François Pignon
T
Thierry Lhermitte
Pierre Brochant
F
Francis Huster
Juste Leblanc
D
Daniel Prévost
Lucien Cheval
A
Alexandra Vandernoot
Christine Brochant
C
Catherine Frot
Marlène Sasseur
E
Edgar Givry
Jean Cordier
C
Christian Pereira
Doctor Sorbier
B
Benoît Bellal
Bichaud, first animator
J
Jacques Bleu
Third animator
P
Philippe Brigaud
Boomerang enthusiast guest
M
Michel Caccia
Guest
L
Laurent Gendron
Guest
P
Pétronille Moss
Louisette Blond
P
Pierre-Arnaud Juin
Boissonade
D
Daniel Martin
Messignac
E
Elvire Melliere
Gisèle
R
Rémy Roubakha
Carlier
C
Candide Sanchez
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