Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling Tim's engagement to his fiancee.
Director:
Jay Roach
Writers:
David Guion, Michael Handelman.
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Paul Rudd as Tim Conrad |
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Steve Carell as Barry |
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Stephanie Szostak as Julie |
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Jemaine Clement as Kieran Vollard |
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Zach Galifianakis as Therman |
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Lucy Punch as Darla |
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Bruce Greenwood as Lance Fender |
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David Walliams as Müeller |
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Ron Livingston as Caldwell |
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Larry Wilmore as Williams |
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Kristen Schaal as Susana |
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P.J. Byrne as Davenport |
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Andrea Savage as Robin |
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Nick Kroll as Josh |
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Randall Park as Henderson |
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Lucy Davenport as Birgit |
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Chris O'Dowd as Marco |
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Jeff Dunham as Lewis the Ventriloquist |
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Octavia Spencer as Madame Nora |
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Patrick Fischler as Vincenzo |
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Rick Overton as Chuck |
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Eric Winzenried as Patrick |
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Nicole LaLiberte as Christina - Bird Girl |
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Maria Zyrianova as Monique - Bird Girl |
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Alex Borstein as Red Hair Woman (uncredited) |
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Blanca Soto as Catherine (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jay Roach | Director |
| Writing | David Guion | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Handelman | Screenplay |
| Crew | Billy D. Lucas | Stunts |
| Crew | Clay Cullen | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Art | Shane Prigmore | Art Department Manager |
| Crew | Amy Lynn Tuttle | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Margo Hunt McKay | Driver |
| Sound | Theodore Shapiro | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jim Denault | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alan Baumgarten | Editor |
| Editing | Jon Poll | Editor |
| Writing | Francis Veber | Original Film Writer |
| Directing | Diane Durant | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Thomas Robinson Harper | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Michael Corenblith | Production Design |
| Camera | Gregory Irwin | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Art | Christopher Burian-Mohr | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Susan Benjamin | Set Decoration |
| Camera | David Eubank | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Patrick Rousseau | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jeanne McCarthy | Casting |
| Camera | Greg Kurtz | Camera Loader |
| Production | Francis Veber | Executive Producer |
| Production | Amy Sayres | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jay Roach | Producer |
| Production | Roger Birnbaum | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gary Barber | Executive Producer |
| Production | Walter F. Parkes | Producer |
| Directing | Brian Relyea | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary E. Vogt | Costume Design |
| Production | Laurie MacDonald | Producer |
| Camera | John Garrett | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Art | Lauren E. Polizzi | Art Direction |
| Directing | Josh King | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jerry Patton | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Doug Oh | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Production | Lenny Vullo | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Geoffrey Haley | "B" Camera Operator |
| Production | Jon Poll | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Geoffrey Haley | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Moulaye Sene | Electrician |
| Lighting | Martin Reder | Electrician |
| Lighting | Louis DiCesare | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Sacha Baron Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Corwin A. Bibb | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | John F. Cassidy | First Company Grip |
| Camera | Rodney Taylor | "C" Camera Operator |
| Sound | Scott Jacobs | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Chris Diamond | Cableman |
| Lighting | Nikola Ristić | Electrician |
| Crew | Michael J. Hogan | Video Assist Operator |
| Sound | Ken McLaughlin | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Fred Troesken | Grip |
| Lighting | Roy C. Granada | Electrician |
| Camera | Christopher Crivier | Second Company Grip |
| Art | J. Michael Glynn | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Wise | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Scott Garcia | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Gerard Averill | Location Manager |
| Production | Josh King | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna O'Neal | Costumer |
| Art | Sean Mannion | Property Master |
| Crew | Garth Steinheimer | Special Effects Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Butler | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Frecon | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Craig Fehrman | Transportation Coordinator |
| Art | Paul Arthur Hartman | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Paulette Osorio | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Sarah Snyder | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Nicole Abellera Hallman | Casting Associate |
| Crew | R. Bruce Steinheimer | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Greg O'Donohue | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Byron McCulloch | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roxane Griffin | Hairstylist |
| Art | Joel Prihoda | Leadman |
| Camera | Niel Williams | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jalene Murphy | Key Costumer |
| Camera | Juan Frausto Jr. | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allan A. Apone | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry R. Koper | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Tothpal | Hair Department Head |
| Art | Lorrie Campbell | Set Designer |
| Sound | Michael O'Farrell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chris Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Thomas S. Drescher | Music Editor |
| Crew | Walter McClain | Transportation Captain |
| Camera | Merie Weismiller Wallace | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Greg Steele | ADR Mixer |
| Production | Jessica Munks | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Andy Koyama | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Greg Zimmerman | ADR Recordist |
| Art | Sally Thornton | Set Designer |
| Directing | Marcei A. Brubaker Brown | Second Second Assistant Director |