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A lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend.A lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend.A lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations
BJ Porter
- Flight Attendant
- (as B.J. Porter)
Jennifer Biederman
- Child's Mom
- (as Jen Dollard)
Sterling Fitzgerald
- 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)
Featured review
I caught Melvin Goes To Dinner in one of only 45 seats in the Private Screening Room at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA. I knew going into the theater, that I was in for brilliance, as I have been with anything I've seen that was associated with Bob Odenkirk. Regretfully, I had never heard the name Michael Blieden before this film. I look forward to seeing more of his work, whether it be as an actor or writer in the future.
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.
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 5, 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
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