The Dinner Game (1998) – Filming Locations
Comedy · Directed by Francis Veber · Starring Jacques Villeret, Alexandra Vandernoot
For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...
Where was The Dinner Game filmed?
- Paris, France, Paris – Pierre Brochant's apartment and the surrounding neighborhood where much of the film's action takes place. The film is primarily set and shot in Paris's affluent 8th arrondissement, with Pierre's luxurious apartment serving as the main interior location for the dinner party and subsequent scenes
- Paris, France, Paris – Chase and exterior sequences through Paris's most famous avenue. The iconic Parisian street features in several exterior sequences as the characters navigate through the city during the film's escalating comedic chaos
- Fontainebleau, France, Fontainebleau – Exterior sequences and locations outside Paris during the film's latter half. The Fontainebleau region south of Paris provides natural outdoor settings for sequences as the narrative expands beyond the dinner party setting