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Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks

Takes one to know one.

20105.71h 54m

Overview

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, 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.

Directed by Jay Roach
Written by David Guion, Michael Handelman, Francis Veber
Produced by Jay Roach, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Box OfficeBudget: $69.0MRevenue: $86.4M

Top Cast

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Tim Conrad

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Barry

Stephanie Szostak

Stephanie Szostak

Julie

Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement

Kieran Vollard

Zach Galifianakis

Zach Galifianakis

Therman

Lucy Punch

Lucy Punch

Darla

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Lance Fender

David Walliams

David Walliams

Müeller

Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Caldwell

Larry Wilmore

Larry Wilmore

Williams

Themes & Keywords

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About Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks is a comedy film released in 2010 exploring themes of mind control, mouse, idiot, taxidermy, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger. Directed by Jay Roach, it stars Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Stephanie Szostak. 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, 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.

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