My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Overview
Wally, a struggling playwright and actor, reluctantly agrees to catch up with his old friend Andre, a theater director who disappeared several years prior in order to travel the world. Meeting at a posh Manhattan restaurant, the two share life stories, anecdotes and philosophical musings over the course of an evening meal.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $475,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,250,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 19.172 |
Directed By
Louis Malle
Crew
Andre Gregory
Wallace Shawn
Louis Malle
Jeri Sopanen
Suzanne Baron
Allen Shawn
Robert Lechterman
Jean-Vincent Fournier
France Lachapelle
David Mitchell
Pedro Bonilla
Keith W. Rouse
Norman Berns
Jeffrey Ullman
Doug Kraner
Beverly Karp
James Bruce
David Franke
Stephen McCabe
Keith W. Rouse
James Bruce
Lloyd Kaufman
George W. George
John Thomas
Ralph Perri
Michael Burnstine
Richard Blankenship
Ruth Ansel
Richard Siegel
Doug Sutton
Barbara Rouse
Robert Strong
Deborah Watkins
Diana Michener
Matthew Gaddis
Jean-Claude Laureux
Phillip L. Tomalin Jr.
TOP CAST
Wallace Shawn
Wallace "Wally" Shawn
Andre Gregory
Andre
Jean Lenauer
Waiter
Roy Butler
Bartender
Cindy Lou Adkins
Coat-Check Girl (uncredited)
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