Skip to content
My Dinner with Andre

Poster from TMDB

EntityQ1344940· pop 21· linked from 125 articles

My Dinner with Andre

Sign in to save

1981 film directed by Louis Malle

OverviewAI-generated

My Dinner with Andre is a 1981 American drama film and comedy drama directed by Louis Malle. The screenplay was written by Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, who also star in the film. Allen Shawn composed the music, and Suzanne Baron served as the film editor. The narrative takes place in New York City, where the characters engage in conversation at a restaurant.

The film has a runtime of 112 minutes or 110 minutes, depending on the source. It was produced by The Andre Company and Saga Productions Inc. with a budget of 475,000. The movie grossed 5,250,000 at the box office. It received review scores of 7.7 out of 10, 83 out of 100, and 93 percent. It is available for distribution via video on demand.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, TMDb, IMDb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Film · TMDB

7.5

Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.

Released: 1981-10-11112 minDir: Louis MalleDrama, ComedyBudget: $475,000Box office: $5.3M

Cast

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

Themes

  • new york city
  • intellectual
  • restaurant
  • conversation
  • disillusionment
  • nostalgic
  • manhattan, new york city

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

30,651 votes

Year
1981
Runtime
110 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Louis Malle
Screenwriter
Andre Gregory
Composer
Allen Shawn
Filming location
New York City
Duration
113
FilmAffinity ID
515399
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
My Dinner with Andre.png
Show 7 more facts
publication date
1985-06-06
title
My Dinner with Andre
film editor
Suzanne Baron
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
93%
capital cost
475000
box office
5250000
Sources (9)

via Wikidata · CC0

Gallery (5)