Award-winning comedy about a lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend.Award-winning comedy about a lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend.Award-winning comedy about a lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations
- Flight Attendant
- (as B.J. Porter)
- Child's Mom
- (as Jen Dollard)
- Woman at Seminar
- (as Michele Fitzgerald)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsAfter they all leave the restaurant, Alex and Sarah are walking and the shadow of the camera and cameraman is visible on the wall by Alex.
- Quotes
Mental Patient: I'm the Creatrist of the universe, but temporarily I'm a Nid.
Melvin: So you're God, basically.
Mental Patient: No - look, God is like a venture capitalist in this equation, okay? The whole thing was my idea and it was basically my business plan, and his money. So I went ahead, I came up with the whole thing, I put it all together, and now he wants me out.
Melvin: So it's like a hostile take over.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Greg Kinnear/Bob Odenkirk/Tom Shales (2003)
This is a poignant, no holds barred, almost voyeuristic look into the lives of a group of people eating dinner together. As the dinner progresses, so do the intricacies of each these individual's' life unfold, as each bears their souls through the dinnertime conversation.
While definitely humorous, the film is not light-hearted. Appearances by Jack Black, David Cross, and Bob Odenkirk are well-placed within the various stories that unfold. Every minute of the film kept my attention and kept me hungering for more. This is definitely a film that will keep giving if seen more than once.
An absolutely brilliant film that I thoroughly enjoyed and can't wait until it comes out on video or DVD so that I can add it to my much coveted collection of films. I highly recommend catching this film.
- PandorasFilth
- Sep 6, 2003
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,168
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,919
- Nov 16, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $4,168
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color