
Simply Irresistible (1999)
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- PG-13
- 1h 36min
- Comedy, Drama
- 05 Feb 1999 (USA)
- Movie
A magical crab works wonders for a terrible chef's culinary skills, leading her towards the man of her dreams.
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Cast verified as complete
Sarah Michelle Gellar | ... |
Amanda Shelton
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Sean Patrick Flanery | ... |
Tom Bartlett
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Patricia Clarkson | ... |
Lois McNally
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Dylan Baker | ... |
Jonathan Bendel
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Lawrence Gilliard Jr. | ... |
Nolan Traynor
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Christopher Durang | ... |
Gene O'Reilly
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Betty Buckley | ... |
Aunt Stella
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Olek Krupa | ... |
Valderon
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Amanda Peet | ... |
Chris
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Alex Draper | ... |
Francois
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Drew Nieporent | ... |
Gil Shapiro
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Anthony Ruivivar | ... |
Ramos
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Andrew McFarlane | ... |
The Poet
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Steven Skybell | ... |
Mr. Mueller
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Phyllis Somerville | ... |
Ruth
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Andrew Seear | ... |
Frank Rogers
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Meg Gibson | ... |
Hannah Wallberg
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Bill Raymond | ... |
Howard
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Yusef Bulos | ... |
Bill
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Joseph Mosso | ... |
Abe
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Harley Kaplan | ... |
Brian in Shoes
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Molly Tarlov | ... |
Molly
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Gabriel Macht | ... |
Charlie
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Hal Robinson | ... |
Southern Cross Customer
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Malgorzata Zajaczkowska | ... |
Mrs. Mueller
(as Margaret Sophie Stein)
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Lily Semel | ... |
Lauren
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Audrey Matson | ... |
Lauren's Mother
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Debbon Ayer | ... |
Bendel's Sales Person
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Marisa Zalabak | ... |
Reporter
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Eric Rota | ... |
Sous Chef / Market
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Katalina | ... |
Singer
(as Kara Wethington)
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Leslie Lyles | ... |
TJ Russo
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Jason Cicardo | ... |
Chef (uncredited)
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Tone Torgersen | ... |
Helen (Department Store Clerk) (uncredited)
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Matt Walker | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mark Tarlov |
Written by
Judith Roberts | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Jon Amiel | ... | producer (produced by) |
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. | ... | producer (produced by) (as Joe Caracciolo Jr.) |
John Fiedler | ... | producer (produced by) |
Brian Maas | ... | co-producer |
Arnon Milchan | ... | executive producer |
Elisabeth Robinson | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Gil Goldstein |
Cinematography by
Robert M. Stevens | ... | (as Robert Stevens) |
Film Editing by
Paul Karasick |
Editorial Department
Fred Heid | ... | color timer |
Patricia Nunez | ... | apprentice editor |
Eron Otcasek | ... | apprentice editor |
Chris Patterson | ... | apprentice editor |
Reina Platt | ... | post-production coordinator |
Beatrice Sisul | ... | assistant editor |
Patricia Sztaba | ... | negative matcher |
Stan Sztaba | ... | negative matcher |
Joe Violante | ... | dailies advisor |
Casting By
Kerry Barden | ||
Suzanne Crowley | ||
Billy Hopkins |
Production Design by
William Barclay | ||
John Kasarda |
Art Direction by
Beth Kuhn | ||
Caty Maxey |
Set Decoration by
Justin Scoppa Jr. |
Costume Design by
Janie Bryant | ... | (as Katherine Jane Bryant) |
Makeup Department
Caryn Bardunias | ... | key makeup artist (as Caryn Brostoff) |
Stephen G. Bishop | ... | key hair stylist |
Judi Goodman | ... | key hair stylist |
Nicki Ledermann | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Mary-Jane April | ... | unit production manager |
Amanda Cadman | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Evan Labb | ... | second assistant director |
Samantha Lavin | ... | dga trainee |
Patrick Mangan | ... | second assistant director |
Thomas A. Reilly | ... | assistant director |
J. Miller Tobin | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Ed Baldi | ... | art department coordinator |
Wayne Brackett | ... | set dresser |
Stephen Caldwell | ... | scenic charge |
Damian J. Costa | ... | set dresser |
Robert DiGrigoli | ... | construction coordinator |
Kenny Engels | ... | key construction grip |
Ed Ferraro | ... | co-construction coordinator |
Harvey Goldberg | ... | stand-by dresser |
Thomas E. Halligan | ... | construction grip |
Richard Hoppe | ... | assistant property master |
George Hugel | ... | carpenter |
Barbara A. Kastner | ... | property master |
Richard Liebgold | ... | stand-by dresser |
John Peter Melendez | ... | set dresser (as John 'J.P.' Melendez) |
Carlos Menéndez | ... | assistant art director |
Allan Trumpler | ... | scenic charge |
Dominika Waclawiak | ... | art department intern |
Charlie Whitney | ... | construction foreman |
Paul J. Wilson | ... | construction grip |
John Wolanczyk | ... | stand-by scenic |
Jeffrey Rollins | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Patricia Brolsma | ... | boom operator |
Yin Cantor | ... | assistant sound editor |
Ben Conrad | ... | foley mixer |
Tobin Davis | ... | assistant sound editor |
Paul Drenning | ... | adr mixer |
Steve Fontano | ... | foley recordist |
Anna Geyer | ... | transfer room operator |
James Lebrecht | ... | sound effects editor |
George Leong | ... | boom operator |
Dominic Lester | ... | re-recording mixer |
Kyrsten Mate | ... | sound effects editor (as Kyrsten Mate Comoglio) |
Marnie Moore | ... | foley artist |
Linda Murphy | ... | boom operator |
Richard Murphy | ... | utility sound |
John Nutt | ... | supervising sound editor |
Robin O'Donoghue | ... | supervising re-recording mixer (as Robin O'Donaghue) |
Margie O'Malley | ... | foley artist |
Julian Pinn | ... | consultant: Dolby film sound |
William Sarokin | ... | sound mixer |
Patti Tauscher | ... | foley editor |
Mary Works | ... | assistant sound editor |
Special Effects by
Connie Brink | ... | special effects coordinator |
Harold McConnell Jr. | ... | special effects technican |
Charlie Simunik | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
Brian Hanable | ... | digital effects comositor |
Janet Quen | ... | digital effects compositor |
Camera and Electrical Department
K.C. Bailey | ... | still photographer |
Michael Caracciolo | ... | camera operator |
Tom Cioccio | ... | camera loader |
John Dolan | ... | key grip |
Gregory Farrell | ... | electrician |
Kevin Fitzpatrick | ... | electrician |
Abbot Genser | ... | still photographer |
Brendon Malone | ... | grip (as Brendan Malone) |
James Malone | ... | best boy electric |
Tim McAuliffe | ... | electrician |
Jonathan Nussbaum | ... | best boy grip |
Phil Oetiker | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Neil Orlowski | ... | camera production assistant |
Andrew Priestley | ... | first assistant camera |
Charles Sherron | ... | dolly grip |
Arthur Szefer | ... | second assistant camera |
Rory Walsh | ... | key rigging grip |
William Ward | ... | gaffer |
Gerry Wynkoop | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
Mark Bennett | ... | casting associate: New York |
Deborah Maxwell Dion | ... | casting associate: Los Angeles |
Sylvia Fay | ... | extras casting |
Lee Genick | ... | extras casting assistant |
Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
Harley Kaplan | ... | casting assistant |
Jennifer McNamara | ... | casting associate: New York |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pam Aaron | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Tere Duncan | ... | assistant costume designer (as Teresa Duncan) |
Deirdra Elizabeth Govan | ... | set wardrobe supervisor (as Deidra E. Govan) / wardrobe supervisor (as Deidra E. Govan) |
Marla Lembo | ... | wardrobe intern |
Todd Oldham | ... | costumes: Sarah Michelle Gellar |
Location Management
Jeffrey Angel | ... | location assistant |
Patty Carey | ... | assistant location manager |
Michael Kriaris | ... | location manager |
Bryan Lennon | ... | location production assistant |
Teril Lindquist-Turner | ... | location |
Music Department
Spring Aspers | ... | music consultant |
Christopher Brooks | ... | music supervisor |
Janice Ginsberg | ... | music clearance |
Allan Kaufman | ... | music consultant |
Jill Meyers | ... | music clearance |
Ed Rak | ... | score engineer / score mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
Mary A. Kelly | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Rich Battista | ... | driver (as Richard Battista) |
Patrick Bentz | ... | transportation co-captain |
Jerry Carter | ... | driver |
Kerry Clark | ... | parking coordinator |
John Collins | ... | driver |
Steven Curtis | ... | driver |
Charles Fay | ... | driver |
Adrien Foley | ... | driver |
Kevin Harrigan | ... | driver |
Anthony Hinds | ... | driver |
Robert Lansing | ... | driver |
John Bernard Martin | ... | driver: Ms. Gellar (as Bernie Martin) |
George Nadramia Jr. | ... | driver (as George Nadarmia Jr.) |
Robert Papini | ... | driver |
Jack Paustain | ... | driver |
Dennis Salomone Sr. | ... | transportation captain (as Dennis Salomone) |
James Sweeney | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
Colin Alevras | ... | executive chef |
Betsy Alton | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Russell Anderson | ... | sous chef |
Alex Barszap | ... | culinary production assistant |
Shauna Beal | ... | assistant: Mr. Milchan |
Yvonne Bonder | ... | travel services |
Michelle Bordinaro | ... | food stylist |
Amanda Cadman | ... | assistant: Mr. Caracciolo |
Andrew Carmellini | ... | dishes conceiver |
Hardy Cornell | ... | sous chef |
Bonnie Daniels | ... | production controller |
Wally Dunbar | ... | copyist |
Alex Fernández | ... | set production assistant |
Monica Green | ... | banking services |
Matt Hereford | ... | sous chef |
Margaret Jacobs | ... | office production assistant |
Elyse Jerry | ... | office intern |
Rick Kahn | ... | transfer room operator |
Tim Kopek | ... | food producer |
Kenneth M. Kroll | ... | production accountant |
Brian Maas | ... | legal services |
Colin MacLellan | ... | key set production assistant (as Colin A.J. MacLean) |
Paul Mantell | ... | crab creator / crab operator |
Rebeca Martinez | ... | stand-in Sarah Michelle Gellar |
Dennis Misetech | ... | banking services |
Jerry Mitchell | ... | choreographer |
Jodi Moccia | ... | associate choreographer |
Matt Osgood | ... | set production assistant |
John Paolini | ... | title designer |
Michael A. Pinckney | ... | set production assistant |
Reina Platt | ... | product placement coordinator |
Rozzana Ramos | ... | assistant: Mr. Milchan |
Gina Roose | ... | assistant: Mr. Tarlov |
Peter Schön | ... | production coordinator |
Sigmond Singer | ... | copyist |
Andrew Slocum | ... | office production assistant |
Susan Strine | ... | assistant production accountant |
Ann Taylor | ... | set production assistant |
Ann Taylor | ... | Miscellaneous Crew |
Irapaul Turner | ... | shop manager |
Daria Vogel | ... | publicist |
Aury Wallington | ... | office production assistant |
Carolyn Erika Walter | ... | stand-in: Amanda Peet |
Kathy Welch | ... | payroll accountant |
Jeff Whittle | ... | transfer room supervisor |
Barret Williams | ... | office production assistant |
Tim Wilson | ... | stand-in: Sean Patrick Flanery |
Peter Pamela Rose | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
Thanks
John Alagna | ... | the producers wish to thank |
June Cadman | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Monica Von Thun Calderon | ... | the producers wish to thank: Sullivan St. Bakery |
Ingrid S. Centelles | ... | the producers wish to thank |
JoAnne Colonna | ... | the producers wish to thank (as Joanne Colonna) |
Michael Emperor | ... | the producers wish to thank: Sullivan St. Bakery |
Scott Fleischer | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Daniel Garvin | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Adam Howard | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Calvin Klein | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Jim Lahey | ... | the producers wish to thank: Sullivan St. Bakery |
Tony Longoria | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Caren Mangiacapre | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Joel Patraker | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Kathryn Rodgers | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Roz Roose | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Cristina Rosales | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Peter K. Schnitlzer | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Roy Segal | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Paul Smith | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Peter Ward | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Judith P. Wartels | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Frank White | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Eén (2017) (Belgium) (tv)
- Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox
- Twentieth Century Fox (Far East)
- UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (France)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services (insurance)
- Avalon Entertainment (payroll services)
- Axium Entertainment Group (payroll services)
- Beldock Levine & Hoffman (legal services)
- Cecil B. DeMeals (craft service)
- DeLorenzo Gallery (period furnishings and fixtures)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Escada (wardrobe: Ms. Buckley)
- Fabian Couture Group (tuxedos)
- Film Finances (completion bond)
- Fred Leighton (earrings: Ms. Gellar)
- Henri Bendel (location)
- Jeremy Walker + Associates (publicity)
- Lightnin' Production Rentals (transportation equipment)
- Linden Travel Bureau (travel services)
- Paris Film Productions (generators)
- Paris Film Productions (grip equipment)
- Paris Film Productions (stages)
- Premiere Catering (catering)
- Republic National Bank of New York (bankng services)
- Restless Records (soundtrack)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (post-production sound services)
- Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting (extras casting)
- The Effects House (titles and opticals)
- Urban Archeology (period furnishings and fixtures)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A department store executive (Flanery) tries to resist falling in love with a young woman (Gellar), who he believes has possessed magical powers after inheriting a restaurant.
Written by Lawless |
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Taglines | Magic opened up their hearts... Love did the rest. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Sarah Michelle Gellar stated that this was one of her least favorite films she had been in. See more » |
Goofs | A string can be seen attached to the crab as it scuttles through the market in the opening scene. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Payback/She's All That/Rushmore/Simply Irresistible/My Name Is Joe (1999). See more » |
Soundtracks | Little King See more » |
Crazy Credits | For Judy See more » |
Quotes |
Tom Bartlett:
If the broom fits, ride it! See more » |