For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...
Directed by Francis Veber
tax inspector
fool
comedy
Rank
#38 in 1998·#2417 overall
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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Cast
Jacques Villeret
François Pignon
Thierry Lhermitte
Pierre Brochant
Francis Huster
Juste Leblanc
Daniel Prévost
Lucien Cheval
Alexandra Vandernoot
Christine Brochant
Catherine Frot
Marlène Sasseur
Edgar Givry
Jean Cordier
Christian Pereira
Doctor Sorbier
Benoît Bellal
Bichaud, first animator
Jacques Bleu
Third animator
Philippe Brigaud
Boomerang enthusiast guest
Michel Caccia
Guest
Crew
Francis Veber
Director
Francis Veber
Screenplay
Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer
Luciano Tovoli
Director of Photography
Alain Poiré
Producer
Françoise Menidrey
Casting
Hugues Tissandier
Production Design
Gilles Boillot
Art Direction
Jacqueline Bouchard
Costume Design
Alain Pitrel
Set Decoration
Popular Reviews
300 reviews
EliastiK
8.0★ · 05/10/26
Marlène Sasseur ?
Non franchement j’ai trop de retard sur ce film mais c’est limite bien d’en avoir eu c’était grave drôle je suis content.
Marlène Sasseur ?
Non franchement j’ai trop de retard sur ce film mais c’est limite bien d’en avoir eu c’était grave drôle je suis content.
lalou
8.0★ · 03/27/26
même ninon a aimé
même ninon a aimé
aehinry
8.0★ · 03/19/26
MAIS MOLIÈRE
MAIS MOLIÈRE
Jebo
8.0★ · 02/19/26
Thoroughly enjoyed the comedic banter and instant karma and grew to like the “idiot”
Thoroughly enjoyed the comedic banter and instant karma and grew to like the “idiot”
sewn
8.0★ · 02/13/26
i wasnt familiar that french comedy was like that #goated
frenchuary 12
i wasnt familiar that french comedy was like that #goated
