My Dinner with Andre

1981 1h 52m EN

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7.5

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93%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.6

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 487🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●83Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 31,248

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Wally, a struggling playwright and actor, reluctantly agrees to catch up with his old friend Andre, a theater director who disappeared several years prior in order to travel the world. Meeting at a posh Manhattan restaurant, the two share life stories, anecdotes and philosophical musings over the course of an evening meal.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Andre Gregory
Andre Gregory
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
Jean Lenauer
Waiter
Roy Butler
Bartender
Cindy Lou Adkins
Coat-Check Girl (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis Malle
Writers: Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $5M — a 11.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Louis Malle, shot by Jeri Sopanen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Suzanne Baron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn and Jean Lenauer carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082783 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Louis Malle directs. Jeri Sopanen behind the camera. Suzanne Baron cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $5M — a 11.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
345 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Louis Malle, shot by Jeri Sopanen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Suzanne Baron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn and Jean Lenauer carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0082783 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.