Dinner for Schmucks
2010 film by Jay Roach
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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| Cinematography | Jim Denault
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| Running time | 114 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $62.7–69 million
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| Box office | $86.9 million
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Kieran: Sometimes I'll be working on a piece, and I'll think, "No, this is bullshit." So I will literally rub bull excrement on the piece as a metaphor.
- Robin Williams was considered for the role of Barry Speck.
- This is actually a remake of a Hindi classic comedy movie: Bheja Fry .
- When this project was in early development, Sacha Baron Cohen was set to play the lead.
- The lead roles were originally intended for Steve Martin and Bill Murray.
- The movie uses two The Beatles elements. One is the song "Fool on the Hill", used in the opening and closing song number. The other is a lyric "I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one" from John Lennon's song "Imagine".
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