My Dinner with Andre (1981)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Louis Malle

Writers:

Andre Gregory (writer)
Wallace Shawn (writer)

Release Date:

11 October 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, apparently playing themselves, share their lives over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant...

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | The Little Prince | Philosophy | Sahara | Flag

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Wallace Shawn	...	Wally Shawn
Andre Gregory	...	Andre Gregory
Jean Lenauer	...	Waiter
Roy Butler	...	Bartender

Also Known As:

My Dinner with André (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Hotel - 101 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Company:

Saga Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Lloyd Kaufman of Troma, Inc. was production manager and his fledgling company provided support to the making of this film. This was one of his first credits.

Goofs:

Continuity: Wallace Shawn's hair varies from neater to mussier and back again.

Quotes:

Wally: I've lived in this city all my life. I grew up on the Upper East Side. And when I was ten years old, I was rich, I was an aristocrat. Riding around in taxis, surrounded by comfort, and all I thought about was art and music. Now, I'm 36, and all I think about is money.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cheers: Friends, Romans, and Accountants (#1.7)" (1982)

Soundtrack:

Gymnopedie 1

Life in a Movie

I absolutely love movies that provoke thought, and this movies does exactly that, and then some. At first, being only 22, I was weary about renting it because it was released before I was even born, and thought that the movie could possibly be out-dated. I could not have been more wrong. I could write an entire dissertation about this movie and the aspects it raises about present day life, but instead I'll just simply state that this movie is flat-out amazing and will certainly make you reflect on the path of life you have chosen to follow. While watching this movie, I had to repeatedly rewind the movie because I would be in such deep thought about a point Andre had just made, that I would completely miss the next few minutes of the movie. Quit reading this comment, scrounge up some change, and go watch it!!!