---
title: 'My Dinner with Andre (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Louis Malle'
released: '1981-10-08'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-dinner-with-andre-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082783/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My Dinner with Andre (1981)

1981 · PG · 111 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

My Dinner with Andre is a 1981 American comedy-drama film directed by Louis Malle, and written by and starring André Gregory and Wallace Shawn as fictionalized versions of themselves sharing a conversation at Café des Artistes in Manhattan. The film's dialogue covers topics such as experimental theater, the nature of theater, and the nature of life, and contrasts Andre's spiritual experiences with Wally's modest humanism.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Wallace Shawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-shawn), [Andre Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-gregory)
- **Director:** [Louis Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-malle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Allen Shawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-shawn)
- **Producer:** [George W. George](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-w-george)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jeri Sopanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeri-sopanen)
- **Editor:** [Suzanne Baron](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-baron)

## Cast

- [Wallace Shawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-shawn) as Wallace Shawn
- [Andre Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-gregory) as Andre Gregory
- [Jean Lenauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-lenauer)

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