Melvin Goes to Dinner is a 2003 English-language Comedy Drama movie directed by Bob Odenkirk and produced by Naomi Odenkirk, Dj Paul and Jeff Sussman. Award-winning comedy about a lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend. Melvin goes to dinner features Michael Blieden in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Stephanie Courtney, Matt Price, Annabelle Gurwitch, Kathleen Roll, Maura Tierney and Jenna Fischer. The screenplay is written by Michael Blieden which is inspired from Phyro-Giants! by Michael Blieden. The music was composed by Michael Penn. The movie has a running time of 83 minutes. It was released on 4th December 2003 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The movie made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Arrival Pictures.