
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...
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

Laurent Gendron
Guest

Pétronille Moss
Louisette Blond

Pierre-Arnaud Juin
Boissonade

Daniel Martin
Messignac

Elvire Melliere
Gisèle

Rémy Roubakha
Carlier

Candide Sanchez
Guest
Mykhaël Georges-Schar
Second animator
Crew

Francis Veber
Director, Screenplay
Georges Klotz
Editor

Luciano Tovoli
Director of Photography

Alain Poiré
Producer

Hugues Tissandier
Production Design

Françoise Menidrey
Casting

Jacqueline Bouchard
Costume Design
Gill Robillard
Makeup Artist
Bernard Bats
Sound Designer

Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer

Alain Pitrel
Set Decoration
Sophie Campbell
Art Direction

Gilles Boillot
Art Direction
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