My Dinner with Andre

My Dinner with Andre is a 1981 movie starring Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, written by Gregory and Shawn, and directed by Louis Malle.

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1981 - Andre Gregory - Wallace Shawn - Louis Malle

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The film depicts a conversation of two acquaintances in a chic restaurant in New York City. Based mostly on conversation, it is an extremely lively, and interesting movie talking about experimental theatre, the nature of theatre, and nature of life. It was filmed in an abandoned hotel in Virginia. The dialogue contrasted Shawn's modest down-to-earth humanism against Gregory's extravagant New-Age fantasies, leaving the viewer of the film in an ironic suspension between the two viewpoints. Although the film was based on actual events in the actors' lives, Shawn and Gregory denied (in an interview by film critic Roger Ebert) that they were playing themselves, and stated that if they remade the film they would swap the two characters to prove their point.

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New York City - Theatre - Hotel - Virginia - Roger Ebert

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The Boston Society of Film Critics Awards awarded the film the title "Best American Film" in 1982 and awarded Gregory and Shawn its prize for best screenplay.

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Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - 1982 - Screenplay

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The film was parodied by Andy Kaufman and wrestler Fred Blassie in My Breakfast with Blassie (1983). In an episode of The Simpsons, Martin Prince is seen playing an arcade game based on the film.

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Andy Kaufman - Fred Blassie - My Breakfast with Blassie - 1983 - The Simpsons - Martin Prince

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