Melvin Goes to Dinner

Melvin Goes to Dinner
Film poster
Directed byBob Odenkirk
Written byMichael Blieden
Based onPhyro-Giants!
by Michael Blieden
Produced by
  • Naomi Odenkirk
  • DJ Paul
  • Jeff Sussman
StarringMichael Blieden
Stephanie Courtney
Annabelle Gurwitch
Matt Price
David Cross
Maura Tierney
Music byMichael Penn
Distributed byArrival Pictures
Release date
  • January 2003 (2003-01) (Slamdance)[1]
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,168[2]

Melvin Goes to Dinner is a 2003 American film adaptation of Michael Blieden's stage play Phyro-Giants!, directed by Bob Odenkirk in his directorial debut. Blieden wrote the screenplay from his stage play, and he also stars in the film (as he did in the Los Angeles stage production),[3] along with Stephanie Courtney, Matt Price and Annabelle Gurwitch. The film premiered at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival.[4]

  1. ^ "Slamdance Stays True To Its Roots". January 24, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Melvin Goes to Dinner DVD, Bonus Features section, accessed 30 August 2009
  4. ^ "Slamdance Stays True To Its Roots". IndieWire. January 24, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2020.