Dinner for schmucks is a 2010 american remake of the french comedy the dinner game, directed by jay roach and starring steve carell and paul rudd tim rudd is a member of a highly competitive corporation, filled with sadistic bosses, cutthroat coworkers, and devoted secretaries. Tim plans on not attending until he meets barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Dinner for schmucks tells the story of tim paul rudd, a guy on the verge of having it all. It stars steve carell and paul rudd, who had previously teamed up in anchorman. A hollwyood remake of a french film about a sadistic dinner party game becomes a crass comedy that completely blows steve carells funnyman. Dinner for schmucks 2010 tim paul rudd a rising executive, works for a boss who hosts a monthly event in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career boost. Dinner for schmucks official trailer the titular feast comes surprisingly late in dinner for schmucks, though few guests are likely to complain since the appetizers are nearly as savory as the. Dinner for schmucks is based on the dinner game 1998, a dark comedy about a bunch of rich snobs who get their kicks by seeing who can invite the biggest loser to a weekly dinner party. Here the film is about 30 minutes longer, so you do actually get to see the dinner sequence. Everything you need to know about dinner for schmucks movie. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. For tim conrad, this meanspirited event may be just the ticket to get on the executive fast pecially when he meets a. The french original apparently never included the actual dinner, and maybe that was a good move.
Wine is shown at a dinner, though no one at the table is shown drinking it. Based on filmmaker francis vebers french comedy le diner des cons the dinner game, dinner for schmucks stars paul rudd as tim, a financial analyst who wants to move up literally and figuratively to the big leagues at his firm. As the movie opens, we see a glass office building, fender financial, where tim conrad paul rudd and his coworkers watch as a fellow coworker leaves after being fired. Based on filmmaker francis veber s french comedy le diner des cons the dinner game, dinner for schmucks stars paul rudd as tim, a financial analyst who wants to move up literally and figuratively to the big leagues at his firm.
He must find the perfect guest to bring to his bosss monthly dinner party, where the winner of the evening is the one who arrives with the biggest buffoon. An extraordinarily stupid man possesses the ability to ruin the life of anyone who spends more than a few minutes in his company. The pg rating is for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language. Dinner for schmucks is the third movie that stars both paul rudd and steve carell, but its far different from the 40yearoldvirgin or anchorman. It doesnt honor its source material or its immensely likable leads as well as it should, but dinner for schmucks offers fitfully nourishing comedy. Theres only one thing keeping aspiring executive tim paul rudd from corporate success. Dinner for schmucks dines in hollywood jan 3, 2011. Jul 30, 2010 in the hohum comedy dinner for schmucks, the odd couple pairing of steve carell and paul rudd is supposed to be an instant laugh riot a laurel and hardy matchup for our time. When he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their guests, a rising executive questions it when hes invited, just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest. Dinner for schmucks movie photos dinner for schmucks movie.
Ultimately, in dinner for schmucks, talent takes precedence over innovation, yielding whats likely to be remembered as one of the best hollywood comedies of 2010. Apr 29, 2012 an ambitious executive accepts an invitation from his boss to attend a dinner party where highpowered professionals make fun of unsuspecting dimwits in this remake of francis vebers 1998 comedy. Jay roachs dinner for schmucks and all its meshugas the. Tim, an upandcoming executive, has just received his first invitation to the dinner for idiots, a monthly event hosted by his boss that promises bragging rights and maybe more to the exec that shows up with the biggest buffoon. When he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating. Every time schmucks threatens to stall, it wisely finds a way to weave kieran back into the proceedings. A bottle of wine is thrown at a window, breaking it. He must find the perfect guest to bring to his bosss monthly dinner party, where the winner of the evening is the one who ar rives with the biggest buffoon. Get dinner for schmucks dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.
In real life, that unique, glass office building where paul works is none other than the new offices. Though he declines the invitation at first, he changes his mind when he meets barry steve carell, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dinner for schmucks near you. He must find the perfect guest to bring to his bosss monthly dinner party, where the winner of. In dinner for schmucks, tim is a careerdriven young man who is attempting to woo a major client to his film. A hollwyood remake of a french film about a sadistic dinner party game becomes a crass comedy that completely blows steve carells. Dinner for schmucks is a film directed by jay roach with paul rudd, steve carell, zach galifianakis, bruce greenwood, year. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Directed by jay roach meet the parents, the plotline of this fairlyfaithful knockoff may superficially sound a lot like the first but, trust me, it has. The only thing standing between him and total career success is finding the perfect guest to bring to his boss annual dinner for extraordinary people, an event where the winner of the evening brings the most eccentric character as his guest. Dinner for schmucks was inspired by francis vebers french film the dinner game, which was an enormous hit in france but seemed a shade on the mean side.
Tim meets the perfect candidate barry steve carell when barry steps out in front of his porsche while on the way to the local taxidermist with his latest diorama masterpiece. Dinner for schmucks seems promising at first but too many plot points feel forced and the humor is too dumb to enjoy. The scheme backfires when barrys blundering good intentions send tims life into a downward spiral. The genius of this version depends on the performance by steve carell, who plays barry speck as a man impervious to insult and utterly at peace with himself. Dinner for schmucks starts with a premise full of comedic opportunities, but spends the next hour and a half ignoring these. Dinner for schmucks mocks its central buffoon as mercilessly as the soulless execs it would scold for doing the same thing.
An ambitious executive accepts an invitation from his boss to attend a dinner party where highpowered professionals make fun of unsuspecting. The host of a dinner party invites his friends to bring the saddest loser they can find. We take in a dinner party with director jay roach, bruce greenwood, andrea savage, rick overton and octavia spencer for the new dvd release. New york a tale of newfriend stalkerdom so extreme it makes the. Dinner for schmucks heeft een aantal geslaagde grappen, en paul rudd en steve carell zijn altijd goed in dit soort rollen. Latest news about dinner for schmucks, starring steve carell, paul rudd, stephanie szostak and directed by jay roach. Dinner for schmucks 2010 soundtrack complete list of. Watch dinner for schmucks starring steve carell in this comedy on directv. Het begint allemaal wel sterk, maar het wordt eigenlijk steeds minder leuk en soms pijnlijk ongrappig. Starring steve carell, paul rudd, stephanie szostak, jemaine clement. With such a simple premise and a dream cast of comedians, one could imagine dinner for schmucks, a pseudoremake of the 1998 french film le diner.
A deal he suggests is wellreceived, but first he must pass the ultimate test. Whats the story the comedy dinner for schmucks tells the story of tim paul rudd, an upandcoming executive who has just received his first invitation to the dinner for idiots, a monthly event hosted by his boss that promises bragging rights and maybe more to the exec that shows up with the biggest buffoon. Dinner for schmucks tells the story of tim, a guy on the verge of having it all. Dinner for schmucks movie trailer and videos tv guide. Everything you need to know about dinner for schmucks. Dinner for schmucks 2010 trailers and clips moviefone. Dinner for schmucks 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Itll be a dinner for schmucks his bosss version of a pig party. Jul 30, 2010 its remarkable how quickly the new comedy dinner for schmucks disappears from your brain. The legend of ron burgundy and the 40yearold virgin. Dinner for schmucks is a 2010 american comedy film directed by jay roach.
In the original french film dinner for idiots, the characters never actually make it to the dinner, so you never see what the title is referencing. It doesnt honor its source material or its immensely likable leads as well as it should, but dinner. Its clear that dinner for schmucks is going for a meet the parentsstyle typhoon of misery, but the series of misfortunes that befall tim are more mean than funny and too contrived to be. All 34 songs from the dinner for schmucks 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. We take in a dinner party with director jay roach, bruce greenwood, andrea savage, rick. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. But the ultimate schmuck turns everyone else into the losers. May 04, 2010 a few weeks ago, debbie schlussel a kind of allpurpose film critic, political commentator and web opinion spinner took issue not just with the trailer promoting dinner for schmucks, about.
Jul 30, 2010 dinner for schmucks dines in hollywood jan 3, 2011. When he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their guests, a rising executive questions it when hes invited, just as. Dinner for schmucks 2010 trailers and clips tim paul rudd a rising executive, works for a boss who hosts a monthly event in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career boost. With steve carell, paul rudd, stephanie szostak, zach galifianakis.
An executives life enters a comic downward spiral after he meets a blundering irs agent. Join our hosts chris, yajaira and dieter as they discuss current topics, funny musings, and life in nepa and the electric city. You know youre in trouble when the best thing in your movie is a bunch of dead rodents. Bottles of wine are thrown and broken open and you see the alcohol on the floor. Barrys blundering but good intentions send tims life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling tims engagement to. Filming locations of dinner for schmucks hollywood. Inception will see off a strong challenge from dinner for schmucks to record a third straight win at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates released on sunday. Sep 02, 2010 dinner for schmucks 1 5 stars 1 out of 5 stars. Dinner for schmucks is een amerikaanse komediefilm uit 2010.
The longest period in which we dont see kieran is also schmucks weakest stretch, the actual dinner itself. Jul 28, 2010 dinner for schmucks was inspired by francis vebers french film the dinner game, which was an enormous hit in france but seemed a shade on the mean side. Steve carell plays barry, a schmo yes, you need joys of yiddish to read this story who makes dioramas. Dinner for schmucks dvd release date january 4, 2011. Dinner for schmucks dvd theres only one thing keeping aspiring executive tim paul rudd from c orporate success. Tim paul rudd is a guy on the verge of having it all. Check out for latest dinner for schmucks movie stills, working stills, dinner for schmucks behind the scenes photos, dinner for schmucks star photos, dinner for. Rising executive tim wagner works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a careerboost. That year he also provided the voice of gru, a supervillain who plots to steal the moon, in the animated despicable me. Barry is invited over to tims apartment, and he excitedly agrees as he doesnt get out too much.
Watch dinner for schmucks full movie online cinemax. I can recall laughing my way through the vast majority of the filmmostly soft laughs, but there were more than a few big, hearty laughs from deep down in the diaphragm. The original, a french film from 1998 entitled the dinner game, was a social satire focusing on the ridiculous measures the aristocracy will go to amuse themselves. Watch dinner for schmucks online stream full movie directv. Your internet home for the dinner with schmucks podcast. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Other articles where dinner for schmucks is discussed. Check out the official dinner for schmucks 2010 trailer starring actor. The movie is called dinner for schmucks, so naturally the climax happens at a dinner. Dinner for schmucks approaches that character as if he were the kind of lunatic who would murder your family if he thought it would help you get out of going to thanksgiving dinner. Tim paul rudd a rising executive, works for a boss who hosts a monthly event in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career boost.