Dinner for Schmucks is a movie directed by Jay Roach in 2010 and based on the play Le Diner De Cons by Francis Veber, first published in 1998. The movie features Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, Ron Livingston, Andrea Savage, and others.
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Storyline
Rising 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. 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.
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Movie vs Book
Year
2010
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Dinner for Schmucks
Director: Jay Roach
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Length: 1h54m
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Year
1998
Pages
217
Book Rate
8.08
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Book
Le Diner De Cons
Author: Francis Veber
Country: France
First published in: 1998
Length: 217 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“As an author, you can’t expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that’s what you hope for, you shouldn’t sell the rights.”
BERNARD SCHLINK (Writer)
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