Country
Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1999
Note
French Film Festival
A feast for the senseless.
1h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Christian Pereira | Doctor Sorbier |
| Benoît Bellal | Bichaud, first animator |
| Jacques Bleu | Third animator |
| Philippe Brigaud | Boomerang enthusiast guest |
| Michel Caccia | Guest |
| Laurent Gendron | Guest |
| Pétronille Moss | Louisette Blond |
| Pierre-Arnaud Juin | Boissonade |
| Daniel Martin | Messignac |
| Elvire Melliere | Gisèle |
| Rémy Roubakha | Carlier |
| Candide Sanchez | Guest |
| Mykhaël Georges-Schar | Second animator |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Le Dîner de cons |
| Lingua originale | Français (FR) |
| Lingue parlate | Français |
| Paesi di produzione | France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Gaumont, EFVE, TPS Cinéma, TF1 Films Production |
| Data di uscita | 15 aprile 1998 |
| Producer | Alain Poiré |
| Writer | Francis Veber |
| Casting | Françoise Menidrey |
| Editors | Georges Klotz |
| Cinematography | Luciano Tovoli |
| Asst. Directors | Francis Veber |
| Camera Operators | Luciano Tovoli |
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| Add. Photography | Luciano Tovoli |
| Production Design | Hugues Tissandier, Sophie Campbell, Alain Pitrel, Gilles Boillot |
| Art Direction | Sophie Campbell, Gilles Boillot, Hugues Tissandier, Alain Pitrel |
| Set Decoration | Alain Pitrel, Sophie Campbell, Hugues Tissandier, Gilles Boillot |
| Composer | Vladimir Cosma, Bernard Bats |
| Sound | Vladimir Cosma, Bernard Bats |
| Costume Design | Jacqueline Bouchard, Gill Robillard |
| Makeup | Gill Robillard, Jacqueline Bouchard |
| Hairstyling | Gill Robillard, Jacqueline Bouchard |
| Budget | 12.500.000 € |
| Incasso | 78.599.508 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Hungary
Date
Apr 24, 1999
Note
French Film Festival
Country
New Zealand
Date
Jul 18, 1999
Note
Auckland Film Festival
Theatrical release
Country
Belgium
Date
Apr 15, 1998
Certification
14
Country
Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1998
Certification
14A
Country
France
Date
Apr 15, 1998
Country
Switzerland
Date
Apr 15, 1998
Certification
12
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Country
Austria
Date
Dec 04, 1998
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 01, 1999
Certification
e 12
Country
Spain
Date
Jan 15, 1999
Certification
16
Country
Iceland
Date
Jan 23, 1999
Country
Argentina
Date
Jan 28, 1999
Country
Germany
Date
Feb 04, 1999
Country
Singapore
Date
Apr 29, 1999
Country
Türkiye
Date
May 14, 1999
Country
Norway
Date
May 28, 1999
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 02, 1999
Certification
15
Country
United States
Date
Jul 09, 1999
Country
Estonia
Date
Aug 13, 1999
Country
Slovakia
Date
Aug 26, 1999
Country
Poland
Date
Sep 24, 1999
Country
Greece
Date
Oct 15, 1999
Certification
Κ
Country
Czechia
Date
Nov 11, 1999
Certification
U
Country
Hungary
Date
Nov 11, 1999
Country
Portugal
Date
Nov 26, 1999
Certification
M/12
Country
Israel
Date
Dec 09, 1999
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1999
Country
Japan
Date
Dec 25, 1999
Country
New Zealand
Date
Feb 24, 2000
Country
Italy
Date
May 12, 2000
Digital
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 28, 1999
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Jan 19, 1999
Note
DVD
Country
United States
Date
Apr 25, 2000
Note
DVD
Country
Greece
Date
Dec 19, 2003
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Mexico
Date
Jan 01, 2006
Country
France
Date
Mar 11, 2026
Certification
TP
Note
TMC
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