Dinner for Schmucks
2010 film by Jay Roach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach and based on Francis Veber's 1998 French film Le Dîner de Cons.
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Directed by | Jay Roach |
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Based on | Le Dîner de Cons by Francis Veber |
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Cinematography | Jim Denault |
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Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $62.7–69 million[2] |
Box office | $86.9 million[3] |
Starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, with Jemaine Clement, Jeff Dunham, Bruce Greenwood, and Ron Livingston in supporting roles, the film tells the story of a rising executive who finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their guests. He questions it when he is invited, just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest.
Dinner for Schmucks was released in theaters on July 30, 2010, by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures and grossed $86.9 million against a $69 million budget.