| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | BIG NIGHT (1996) |
| Director | Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci |
| Writer | Stanley Tucci, Joseph Tropiano |
| Lead Actor | Stanley Tucci |
| Cast | Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini, Allison Janney, Marc Anthony |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Release Date | September 20, 1996 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 49m |
| Budget | $4.1 million |
| Language | English, Italian |
| IMDB Rating | 7.3/10 |
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BIG NIGHT is also ethnic, but much more benign and relevant to common experience. Set in a New Jersey seacoast town in the 1950’s, it’s about two Italian immigrant brothers, Primo and Secondo (Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci), struggling to make a success of their restaurant. A not-so-friendly competitor (Ian Holm) promises to bring a celebrity for a big meal on which the brothers blow everything.
The real story is the touching relationship between Primo, an Old Country culinary artist and perfectionist, and Secondo, an already Americanized businessman-pragmatist. The highlight is the banquet, which celebrates food and life, doing for Italian cuisine what Babette’s Feast does for French.
The film is largely a labor of love by Tucci, also cowriter, coproducer, codirector. He’s anxious to break Italian movie stereotypes. The restaurant is called the Paradise, reminding us that good food with good friends is at the center of all human community, and everything else is just background. Funny and warm; some adult sex situations; recommended for mature audiences.
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