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Dinner for Schmucks
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Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach. The movie stars Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Stephanie Szostak, and Jemaine Clement. It is based on the film Le Dîner de Cons and was produced by Laurie MacDonald, Jay Roach, and Walter F. Parkes. Production companies involved include DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Media Group, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Everyman Pictures, and Parkes+MacDonald Production.
The film has a runtime of 114 minutes and was filmed in Long Beach, with a narrative set in California. Theodore Shapiro composed the score, and Alan Baumgarten served as the film editor. It was distributed via video on demand by Netflix. The production had a budget of 69000000 and generated revenue of 86387857.
Critical reception included a review score of 42%, 5.4/10, and 56/100. Audience ratings listed a 5.9 score on IMDb and a vote average of 5.72. The film’s tagline is "Takes one to know one." Keywords associated with the work include mind control, mouse, idiot, taxidermy, and aftercreditsstinger.
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5.7Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling Tim's engagement to his fiancee.
Cast
- Paul Rudd as Tim Conrad
- Steve Carell as Barry
- Stephanie Szostak as Julie
- Jemaine Clement as Kieran Vollard
- Zach Galifianakis as Therman
- Lucy Punch as Darla
Themes
- mind control
- mouse
- idiot
- taxidermy
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Le Dîner de Cons
- Director
- Jay Roach
- Cast member
- Rick Overton
- Composer
- Theodore Shapiro
- Producer
- Walter F. Parkes
- Production company
- Reliance Entertainment
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- Long Beach
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 808241
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.dinnerforschmucks.com
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- publication date
- 2010-09-23
- title
- Dinner for Schmucks
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Alan Baumgarten
- executive producer
- Jon Poll
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 56/100
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