New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
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| Marc Anthony | ... |
Cristiano
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| Tony Shalhoub | ... |
Primo
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| Stanley Tucci | ... |
Secondo
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| Larry Block | ... |
Man in Restaurant
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| Caroline Aaron | ... |
Woman in Restaurant
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Andre Belgrader | ... |
Stash
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| Minnie Driver | ... |
Phyllis
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| Peter McRobbie | ... |
Loan Officer
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| Isabella Rossellini | ... |
Gabriella
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| Liev Schreiber | ... |
Leo
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| Pasquale Cajano | ... |
Alberto
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| Christine Tucci | ... |
Woman Singer
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| Gene Canfield | ... |
Charlie
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| Ian Holm | ... |
Pascal
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| Allison Janney | ... |
Ann
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Tina Bruno | ... |
Ida
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| Peter Appel | ... |
Chubby
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| Jack O'Connell | ... |
Man on Truck
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| Campbell Scott | ... |
Bob
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Karen Shallo | ... |
Chubby's Wife
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Alvaleta Guess | ... |
Lenore
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Tamar Kotoske | ... |
Dean
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| Robert W. Castle | ... |
Father O'Brien
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| Susan Floyd | ... |
Joan
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| Dina Spybey-Waters | ... |
Natalie
(as Dina Spybey)
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| Seth Jones | ... |
Jameson
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Hélène Cardona | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Ken Cheeseman | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| David Wenzel | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Campbell Scott | ||
| Stanley Tucci | ||
Written by
| Stanley Tucci | ... | (written by) & |
| Joseph Tropiano | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Elizabeth W. Alexander | ... | associate producer (as Elizabeth Alexander) |
| Jonathan Filley | ... | producer |
| David Paul Kirkpatrick | ... | executive producer (as David Kirkpatrick) |
| Peter Liguori | ... | associate producer |
| Oliver Platt | ... | associate producer |
| Keith Samples | ... | executive producer |
| Campbell Scott | ... | co-producer |
| Stanley Tucci | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Gary DeMichele | ||
Cinematography by
| Ken Kelsch | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Suzy Elmiger | ||
Editorial Department
| Armando Fente | ... | assistant editor (as Armando Fente Jr.) |
| Kent McGrew | ... | color timer |
| Beth Moran | ... | editing intern |
| Zeborah Tidwell | ... | associate editor |
Casting By
| Ellen Lewis | ||
Production Design by
| Andrew Jackness | ||
Art Direction by
| Jeffrey D. McDonald | ||
| David Stein | ||
Set Decoration by
| Susan Raney | ||
Costume Design by
| Juliet Polcsa | ... | (as Juliet A. Polcsa) |
Makeup Department
| Scott W. Farley | ... | key hair stylist (as Scott Farley) |
| Patricia Grande | ... | assistant hair stylist (as Patricia Grand) |
| Anthony Gueli | ... | assistant hair stylist (as Tony Gueli) |
| Todd Kleitsch | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Linda Lazar | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Neal Martz | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Diana Schmidt | ... | production manager |
| Charlie Vogel | ... | post-production supervisor: Post Productions Inc. |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Carla Bowen | ... | second assistant director |
| Peggy Craven | ... | additional second assistant director |
| Lynn K. D'Angona | ... | first assistant director (as Lynn d'Angona) |
| Liz McGregor | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| William Armstrong | ... | scenic artist |
| Diane Bishop | ... | food stylist assistant |
| Robert Covelman | ... | property master |
| Robert Dillon | ... | key carpenter (as Bob Dillon) |
| Deborah J. DiSabatino | ... | food stylist |
| Midge Duffy | ... | assistant property master |
| Stephen Finkin | ... | set dresser (as Steve Finkin) |
| Edward Gangloff | ... | carpentry foreman (as Ed Gangloff) |
| Joseph Garzero | ... | charge scenic (as Joe Garzero) |
| Jim Gilmartin | ... | scenic artist (as James B. Gilmartin) |
| Donna Hamilton | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Mark Horstmann | ... | construction coordinator |
| Ross Huttick | ... | additional property |
| Akeo Ihara | ... | shop production assistant |
| Miguel Jimenez | ... | shop electrician (as Miguel Jiminez) |
| Nicole Katz | ... | art department coordinator |
| Philip Kennedy | ... | scenic artist (as Phillip Kennedy) |
| Ron Mingalone | ... | additional property |
| Beth Moran | ... | art department production assistant |
| Ed Newins Jr. | ... | key construction grip (as Ed Newins) |
| Liam E. O'Rourke | ... | second construction grip |
| Gerard H. Pineo | ... | lead man |
| Steve Scanlon | ... | set dresser (as Stephen E. Scanlon) |
| Andrea Teicher | ... | food stylist assistant |
| Roman Turovsky | ... | scenic artist |
| John Wolanczyk | ... | scenic artist (as John P. Wolanczyk) |
| Harriet Zucker | ... | assistant set decorator |
Sound Department
| Michael Barry | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Benjamin Cheah | ... | sound effects recordist (as Ben Cheah) |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist (as Marko Costanzo) |
| Mick Gormaley | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Kenton Jakub | ... | adr editor |
| Dan Korintus | ... | dialogue editor |
| George Leong | ... | boom operator |
| Julie Lindner | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Sylvia Menno | ... | dialogue editor |
| Richard Murphy | ... | utility cable (as Rich Murphy) |
| Eliza Paley | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Glenfield Payne | ... | sound effects editor |
| Bruce Pross | ... | foley engineer |
| William Sarokin | ... | sound mixer |
| Steven Visscher | ... | foley editor (as Steve Visscher) |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | layback sound mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Connie Brink | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| G.A. Aguilar | ... | stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar) |
| Douglas Crosby | ... | stunts |
| Susan Trout | ... | stunts |
| Blaise Corrigan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Larry Banks | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Peter Clark | ... | additional grip |
| John Clifford | ... | still photographer |
| Patrick Cousins | ... | electrician (as Pat Cousins) |
| Dan Denitto | ... | dolly grip (as Daniel De Nitto) |
| Jim Denny | ... | additional electrician |
| Joseph Donohue | ... | company grip (as Joseph Donohue III) |
| Andrea Dorman | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Steve Drellich | ... | camera operator |
| Samuel G. Friedman | ... | lamp operator (as Samuel Friedman) |
| Jim Galvin | ... | lamp operator |
| Pedro Hernández | ... | best boy grip (as Pedro Hernandez) |
| Robert Kummert | ... | key grip (as Rob Kummert) |
| Dennis A. Livesey | ... | first assistant camera (as Dennis Livesey) |
| Paul Loret | ... | additional grip |
| Charlie McNamara | ... | chief lighting technician (as Charlie 'Gigi' McNamara) |
| Noah Prince | ... | generator operator |
| Rick Raphael | ... | steadicam operator |
| Johnny Santiago | ... | additional grip |
| Anthony Santos | ... | additional electrician (as Tony Santos) |
| Jennifer Stuart | ... | camera trainee |
| Phil Testa | ... | assistant lighting technician |
| Stephen Treadway | ... | second assistant camera (as Steve Treadway) |
| Phil Cohen | ... | steadicam assistant (uncredited) |
| Jim Denault | ... | additional electrician (uncredited) |
| Phil Testa | ... | best boy electric (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Byron Crystal | ... | extras casting |
| Marcia DeBonis | ... | casting associate (as Marcia Bebonis) |
| Elisabeth Rudolph | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Marie Abma | ... | costume assistant |
| Susan Carrano | ... | assistant to costume designer |
| Elizabeth Feldbauer | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Irene Feldbauer | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Barbara Krauthamer | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| Larry Horodner | ... | location production assistant |
| Sam Hutchins | ... | location manager |
| Gary van der Meer | ... | location assistant (as Gary L. van der Meer) |
| Rose Viggiano | ... | location production assistant (as Rosie Viggiano) |
| Tom Yeager | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Bradley Ard | ... | musician |
| Steve Borne | ... | music editor |
| Chris Collins | ... | musician |
| Margot Core | ... | music supervisor |
| Gary DeMichele | ... | musician |
| Glenn DeMichele | ... | musician |
| David Gordon | ... | music recording engineer / musician |
| Jeffrey Mickus | ... | musician |
| Henry Salgado | ... | musician |
| Gary DeMichele | ... | arranger (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lisa Katcher | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| David Babcock | ... | driver (as David J. Babcock) |
| Theodor A. Brown | ... | transportation captain (as Ted Brown) |
| Joseph Buonocore | ... | driver (as Joseph Buonocore Jr.) |
| Kenny Gaskins | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Jon M. Johnson | ... | parking coordinator |
| Gerard Maggio | ... | driver |
| Charlie Murphy | ... | driver |
| Charles Spillane | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Marc David Alpert | ... | production assistant (as Marc Alpert) |
| Eva Barnes | ... | dialect coach |
| Justin Daly | ... | production assistant |
| Michael Del Rio | ... | stand-in |
| Jill Footlick | ... | production coordinator |
| Ned Haspel | ... | business affairs |
| Lisa Horne | ... | assistant: Mr. Tucci and Mr. Scott |
| Marty Houston | ... | production assistant |
| Andrea Isaacs | ... | production accountant |
| Kimberly Jones | ... | production assistant (as Kim Jones) |
| Harley Kaplan | ... | stand-in |
| Daniel Kaufman | ... | stand-in (as Dan Kaufman) |
| Valerie Livingston | ... | production assistant |
| Pamela Mathis | ... | title designer: The Effects House Inc. |
| Mary Kate McCormick | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Andrew McDade | ... | production assistant (as Andrew 'Ace' McDade) |
| Frank McKenna | ... | craft service (as Francis J. McKenna) |
| Michael McKenna | ... | craft service (as Michael J. McKenna) |
| Frances N. Murdock | ... | assistant: Mr. Filley |
| Cristopher Novick | ... | production assistant (as Chris Novick) |
| Lynn Reich | ... | production assistant |
| Brad Rivers | ... | assistant: Mr. Samples |
| Judy Rossi | ... | assistant: Mr. Kirkpatrick |
| Shea Rowan | ... | production assistant |
| Gianni Scappin | ... | culinary consultant |
| George Sheanshang | ... | production attorney (as George Sheanshang Esq.) |
| Karen Sibrava | ... | stand-in |
| Alberto Sterling | ... | security officer (as Alberto 'Louis' Sterling) |
| Dale C. Todd | ... | assistant accountant |
| Mark Urman | ... | unit publicist: Dennis Davidson Associates |
| Eric van Alstyne | ... | stand-in |
| Justin Vanson | ... | production assistant |
| Michael Ventresco | ... | title designer: main titles |
| Andrew Vogliano | ... | production assistant |
| Christopher Wyllie | ... | production secretary |
| Gabrielle Bourne | ... | distribution coordinator (uncredited) |
| Christie Christl | ... | VP Physical Production: Rysher (uncredited) |
| Vernon Guinn | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Michael Wolinski | ... | office production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Robert Altman | ... | special thanks |
| Jo Andres | ... | special thanks (as Jo Buscemi) |
| Marchesi Antivari | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Bracco | ... | special thanks (as Lizzie Quinn) |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | special thanks |
| Hanna Cox | ... | special thanks |
| Hope Davis | ... | special thanks |
| Alex Draper | ... | special thanks |
| Jeffrey Face | ... | special thanks |
| Victorio Giacomenti | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Glavin | ... | special thanks |
| Darryl Jefferson | ... | special thanks |
| Walker Jones | ... | special thanks |
| Olek Krupa | ... | special thanks |
| Maddalena Lampariello | ... | special thanks |
| Michael McCormick | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Pepitone | ... | special thanks |
| Aidan Quinn | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Raffetto | ... | special thanks: The Raffetto Pasta Corp. |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | special thanks |
| Ira Senz | ... | special thanks |
| Joan Tucci | ... | special thanks |
| Kate Tucci | ... | special thanks (as Kate) |
| Stanley V. Tucci | ... | special thanks (as Stanley Tucci) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- Eurocine (1996) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Les Films Number One (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (1997) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1997) (Germany) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- RCV Home Entertainment (1997) (Netherlands) (video)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2021) (Australia) (DVD)
- Paramount Network (2025) (France) (tv)
- Líder Films (Spain)
- Prokino Filmverleih (Germany)
- RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
- RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Antonucci Catering (catering)
- C5 (foley recording)
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- Effects House (titles)
- J.G. Films (negative matching)
- Kallista Marketing & PR (international marketing and publicity)
- La Violette Catering (catering)
- Lord West Formalware (formal wear)
- Panavision (lenses and Panaflex camera)
- Planet 10 Post (post-production audio facility)
- Saturn Productions (music recorded at)
- Sound One (post-production facilities)
- TVT Soundtrax (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Primo and Secondo are two brothers who have emigrated from Italy to open an Italian restaurant in America. Primo is the irascible and gifted chef, brilliant in his culinary genius, but determined not to squander his talent on making the routine dishes that customers expect. Secondo is the smooth front-man, trying to keep the restaurant financially afloat, despite few patrons other than a poor artist who pays with his paintings. The owner of the nearby Pascal's restaurant, enormously successful (despite its mediocre fare), offers a solution, he will call his friend, a big-time jazz musician, to play a special benefit at their restaurant. Primo begins to prepare his masterpiece, a feast of a lifetime, for the brothers' big night.
Written by Tad Dibbern |
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| Taglines | In love and life, one big night can change everything. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,100,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $185,942, 22 Sep 1996 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Stanley Tucci co-wrote this movie, because he wanted a decent part for himself. See more » |
| Goofs | When Ann arrives at the restaurant and is standing at the bar, she is wearing black heels. Then, as she walks over to look at the paintings with Primo, she is wearing flat white shoes. When she later dances with Primo, she is wearing black heels again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The First Wives Club/Big Night/Surviving Picasso/Last Man Standing/Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Stornelli Amorosi See more » |
| Quotes |
Primo:
To eat good food is to be close to God. See more » |