Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 screwball comedy film, and a remake of the Francis Veber play The Dinner Game (Le dîner de cons). The film is directed by Jay Roach and written by David Guion and Michael Handelman. It stars Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, who had previously teamed up in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and The 40 Year-Old Virgin. It was released theatrically on July 30, 2010.