My Dinner With Andre

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My Dinner With Andre

PG

1981

1h 50m

Comedy

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Old friends Wallace (Wallace Shawn) and Andre (Andre Gregory) haven't seen each another in five years and agree to meet for dinner. Andre, a once well-known theater director, dropped out of the New York scene to travel the world, while Wallace stuck around, finding only mixed success as a playwright. As they sit down to eat, Andre launches into a series of fantastic stories from his time away, and Wallace can't help but notice how different their worldviews have become.

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Joseph Jon Lanthier

Slant Magazine

06/16/2009

4/4

But what an egg it is.

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

03/04/2009

3/5

A completely merited cult favourite of the avant-garde genre. This is surprisingly compelling in places.

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Sean Burns

Crooked Marquee

03/21/2025

The most exciting film released in 1981, with the possible exception of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

02/07/2024

3/4

It should be required viewing for would-be actors and behind-the-camera craftspeople.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

08/30/2022

A

Like some of our best late-night chats with good friends, the dialogue seems to encompass everything while resolving nothing.

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Rick Chatenever

Santa Cruz Sentinel

11/20/2019

My Dinner With Andre elevates the simple activity of conversation to a fine -- and lively -- art. It is a film rich in ideas and brimming with very honest humanity.

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tommy V

@Tony2020 Jun 7

A masterpiece on so many levels they explore the experience of living from two opposing points of view. Wally the everyman and Andre, the jaded, privileged, bored douche bag (both characters are somewhat autobiographical). The acting and directing are spot on. A movie to be watched and rewatched. Brillant.

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Levi J

@Lev77 Jun 1

A brilliant, one-of-a-kind masterpiece that takes, just a deep conversation, and takes you on a journey through the meaning of life, and many philosophical themes!

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Debbie D

@RT61896853 Apr 26

Not an engaging conversation at all. A waste of time.

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Lili D.

@LiliLove Apr 13

Very interesting conversation

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Tim K

@soxloser Feb 5

Absolutely pointless. Elitist bullshit

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Lidija V

@Lidija.v Jan 2

The film seems slow and static at first, then the conversation starts to heat up and you are completely absorbed in it until the end! The difference in nature of the two former friends is perfectly depicted, as well as the difference in ideas about what life should be like.

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Synopsis

Old friends Wallace (Wallace Shawn) and Andre (Andre Gregory) haven't seen each another in five years and agree to meet for dinner. Andre, a once well-known theater director, dropped out of the New York scene to travel the world, while Wallace stuck around, finding only mixed success as a playwright. As they sit down to eat, Andre launches into a series of fantastic stories from his time away, and Wallace can't help but notice how different their worldviews have become.

Director: Louis Malle
Producer: George W. George, Beverly Karp
Screenwriter: Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory
Distributor: Momentum Pictures, Fox Lorber, Cinegate Ltd., New Yorker Films
Production Co: Saga, NEF - Nouvelles Éditions de Films, The Andre Company
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 1981, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.1K
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)