Other Titles • Melvin Goes to Dinner • Phyro-Giants
Synopses for Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
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A brisk, funny talkfest. Accidental meetings result in four people sharing dinner in a bistro, an encounter that becomes a bluntly honest discussion of sex, religion, and sex. Cutaways to other aspects of their lives bring visual variety (and afford opportunities for cameos by Jack Black and David Cross), but the meat of the meal is in how four people talk to, at, and against each other. The quartet is sharp and comic: screenwriter Michael Blieden and Matt Price play friends who haven't seen each other in a while, and Annabelle Gurwitch and Stephanie Courtney are the women they bump into. Their patter contains a couple of neat surprises, and ranges over a long menu of relationship issues. It's directed by comedian Bob Odenkirk (of Mr. Show fame), and he has two distinct directorial gifts: getting actors into a strong, naturalistic flow, and knowing where the jokes are. --Robert Horton
(36 votes)
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Sex. Religion. Infidelity. Fetishes. Ghosts. From Bob Odenkirk, co-host of "Mr. Show" and Emmy® award-winning writer for "Saturday Night Live" and "The Ben Stiller Show". Melvin goes to dinner with three almost complete strangers. The frequently funny, but also heartfelt conversation goes from dating to sex, to religion, to fetishes, to ghosts and everything in between.
(28 votes)
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MELVIN GOES TO DINNER marks the directorial debut of comedy writer Bob Odenkirk, co-creator and co-star of the acclaimed HBO series Mr. Show. Michael Blieden, who adapted the screenplay from his own stage play of the same name, stars as the titular Melvin, a dissatisfied thirtysomething who spends most of his time working, smoking pot, watching porn, and having sex with his overly demanding girlfriend. One day he halfheartedly agrees to have dinner with his friend Joey (Matt Price), who brings along his two friends Alex (Stephanie Courtney) and Sarah (Annabelle Gurwitch). As the dinner progresses, the group of almost-strangers engage in increasingly intimate dinner conversations about relationships, religion, infidelity, fetishes, ghosts, loneliness, and everything in between. Equally funny and heartfelt, MELVIN GOES TO DINNER is a witty, intelligent comedy for adults, with hilarious cameos by Jack Black, Maura Tierney, and Mr. Show's own David Cross.
(28 votes)
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