The Dinner Game — Movie Quotes

Brochant tries to explain who is coming to visit. Pignon asks, "Ah bon, il n'a pas de prénom ?" (Oh, he doesn't have a first name?), thinking Brochant said "He is just Leblanc."

A linguistic masterpiece of confusion. Pignon thinks "Juste" is an adjective (meaning "just" or "only") rather than a first name, leading to an endless loop of misunderstanding.

uttered after he accidentally reveals the existence of the mistress to the wife, or commits other major gaffes.

Pignon's catchphrase of realization when he understands he has made a colossal mistake. It underscores his innocence—he never means harm, he just commits "blunders."

Brochant is on the phone describing his "find" before Pignon arrives.

Brochant describes Pignon's level of idiocy to his friends. It highlights the dehumanizing way the elite view their "guests"—as champions in a sport of stupidity.

After a phone call where Pignon pretends to be a producer to fool the wife but fails miserably by being too enthusiastic.

Pignon celebrates believing he has secured the film rights to a book, not realizing he has actually just destroyed Brochant's cover story to his wife.