Big Night
by Scott, Campbell
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Actor: Andre Belgrader, Caroline Aaron, Larry Block, Marc Anthony, Peter AppelDirector: Scott, Campbell
Brand: Sony
Primary Contributor: Shalhoub, Tony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 109 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-04-07
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Big Night
Movie Review: superb food movie
Summary: 5 Stars
subtle, touching, it oozes love of good (italian) food.
the acting was out of this world.
Summary of Big Night
A treat for movie lovers and food lovers everywhere Big Night is the story of two Italian brothers whose superb restaurant is on the brink of bankruptcy. Their only chance is to risk everything they own on one "big night" that will make them or break them.System Requirements:Starring: Minnie Driver Ian Holm Isabella Rossellini Tony Shalhoub and Stanley Tucci Director: Stanley Tucci Campbell Scott Copyright: 1996 Columbia Produced by Jonathan Filley; written by Stanley Tucci Joseph Tropiano; DVD released on 04/07/1998; running time of 109 minutes; Closed Captioned. Interactive Menus Subtitles: English Spanish Theatrical Trailer Scene Selections Widescreen Format Dolby Surround Presented in the original theatrical aspect ratio approx. 1.85:1Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 043396810198Critics tripped all over their big feet to praise Big Night, and in doing so performed a grave disservice to this fine little film. They fooled audiences into believing it was a "super movie" instead of a home movie buoyed by friends and family. Consequently, many viewers were disappointed. Big Night is an intimate look at the immigrant struggle to attain the American Dream, set in New Jersey in the 1950s. Its disproportionate success gave co-directors Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott, who also star in the picture, the green light to follow up with a smug, unsuccessful second venture called The Imposters. Tucci wrote Big Night with his cousin Joseph Tropiano, and they based the story on the experience of growing up in a large, proud Italian family. The brothers in Big Night--chef Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and businessman Secondo (Tucci)--have come to New Jersey to open a bistro named The Paradise that serves the finest in traditional, authentic Italian cuisine. Their every move is foiled by rival restaurant Pascal's, which serves mile-high servings of spaghetti and meatballs and flasks of bad Chianti at exorbitant prices. Primo is disgusted by the fact that Americans want cheap pasta instead of risotto, so Secondo hatches a plan to boost business: rumor has it bandleader Louis Prima is travelling through and will dine at The Paradise that very night. Secondo gambles to bring the finest dinner ever cooked--at the risk of losing his shirt and being reduced to exile to the old country with his tail between his legs. Big Night is a film that will easily invite comparisons to other "food" fare like Babette's Feast and Eat Drink Man Woman but, though Tucci insists his story is "about the struggle between art and commerce and the risk of staying true to yourself," the media refused to let it stay a small, comparative work. The movie, and the buzz around it, became a parable for the essence of the film itself: art vs. commerce. --Paula Nechak
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