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[JCD]

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 1978

[Mallet]

Has anyone ever seen " The Green Butchers" ?

[hmsiegel]

I've only seen a handful of the movies mentioned, but if we are going into scenes that deal with food then i've got a couple:

- Annie Hall: The lobster scene. One of the funniest scenes in one of the funniest movies of all time.
- Spanglish: Thomas Keller is the man.
- Cocktail: Not food, but drink. Anyone know how to make a red eye?
- Ghost Dog: Way of the Samuari: The ice cream cart vedor is priceless.
- Willy Wonka/ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Two movies that are devoted not only to chocolate, but also to the kid that loves chocolate in all of us.
- PCU: Never throw meat at a protest.

Thats all I can think of right now, though I'm sure there are many more.

Harlan

[Peter the eater]

1. Ho Mangiato il Hairpiece di Stanley Tucci; Italy, 2001.
2. Caligula (Producer's Cut); USA, 1979.
3. Wie Wasser für Chai; Holland/Germany, 2004.
4. Eating Raoul; USA, 1982.
5. Das Große Komischary; Germany, 1943.
6. Claire's Knee, Eric Rohmner; France, 1971.
7. La Grande Pouffe; France, 1973.
8. Eating Out Abroad; England, 1989.
9. Более Быстрый Pussycat, Убийство, Убийство!; USSR, 1953.
10: PBS/Nova: The Making of Dixon's Cider; USA, 2001.

Honourable Mention: Mea Gulpa; National Film Board of Canada, 1989.

I think you mean Bouffe and not Pouffe! Yeah, I found that one exhausting.

As for Caligula, I regard it as one of the all-time worst movies ever made. I put it the same group as "Plan 9 From Outerspace" and more recently "From Justin to Kelly"
But I will hunt down "Mea Gulpa", thanks.

No, I meant pouffe. Or perhaps spoof: Numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and, before you go to too much trouble, the honourably mentioned "Mea Gulpa", are purely figs of my (inflamed) imagination. And by the way, what kind of philistine doesn't enjoy Caligula? Answer: A Philistine.

Well done - I will read your posts more carefully from now on, outloud if necessary. And I have just the oinment for your inflamed imagination. But I still don't get no. 5.

[bjones9942]

301/302 is by far, a must see. The teaser I saw for it touted it as a comedy, which if viewed 3+ times it does become. Very dark, very fun.

[west2100]

<< mentioned Sideways upstream!

Must have missed that one, such a great movie, though a few friends of mine just couldn't see what was so fascinating about wine. Alas...

[Chezkaren]

I can't remember the title but I saw a Japanese (?) film in the mid-80s about a father who was a chef and his three daughters. Does this ring a bell with anyone?

[Alex]

I can't remember the title but I saw a Japanese (?) film in the mid-80s about a father who was a chef and his three daughters.  Does this ring a bell with anyone?

That would be Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, already mentioned upthread, directed by Ang Lee, a joint Taiwan/US production, if memory serves.

Edited by Alex, 03 February 2006 - 10:46 AM.

[Alex]

Thanks for the tips, everyone. I just requested Off the Map and 301/302 from my local library system. Unfortunately, they don't have A Feast at Midnight, which sounds like a lot of fun. (Christopher Lee as V. E. Longfellow, aka Raptor!)

[Jambalyle]

"Food fight!"

Animal House

[Philanthrophobe]

Duchess of Duke Street! It originally aired on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre in the late 70s, and the first series just came out on DVD last fall. It's excellent.

The Chinese Feast is another great one worth checking out if you haven't seen it.

A Chef in Love is fun, and although it got really crappy reviews, I really like the film version of Roddy Doyle's The Van.

Peter Greenaway always makes gorgeous films about appetites gone awry, and I think that The Belly of an Architect is one of his best.

The Triplets of Belleville for the endless frog feast!

Oh, and the newly-released Criterion edition of Burden of Dreams for the 20-minute short that documents Werner Herzog fulfilling a bet by cooking and eating his shoe.

And of course, Chef! and Faulty Towers.

[Chezkaren]

I can't remember the title but I saw a Japanese (?) film in the mid-80s about a father who was a chef and his three daughters.  Does this ring a bell with anyone?

That would be Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, already mentioned upthread, directed by Ang Lee, a joint Taiwan/US production, if memory serves.

Thanks!

[eatrustic]

La Femme du Boulanger (The Baker's Wife). A very and old and beloved French film about a great village baker (the only one in town) who refuses to bake when his wife leaves him for the local hunk. The town bands together to reunite the two so that they can get their bread back.

[chow guy]

1. Ho Mangiato il Hairpiece di Stanley Tucci?; Italy, 2001.
2. Caligula (Producer's Cut); USA, 1979.
3. Wie Wasser für Chai; Holland/Germany, 2004.
4. Eating Raoul; USA, 1982.
5. Das Große Komischary; Germany, 1943.
6. Claire's Knee, Eric Rohmner; France, 1971.
7. La Grande Pouffe; France, 1973.
8. Eating Out Abroad; England, 1989.
9. ????? ??????? Pussycat, ????????, ????????!; USSR, 1953.
10: PBS/Nova: The Making of Dixon's Cider; USA, 2001.

Honourable Mention: Mea Gulpa; National Film Board of Canada, 1989.

I'm curious, was " The making of Dixon Cider" about the apple orchard north of Santa Fe?

[Peter the eater]

1. Ho Mangiato il Hairpiece di Stanley Tucci?; Italy, 2001.
2. Caligula (Producer's Cut); USA, 1979.
3. Wie Wasser für Chai; Holland/Germany, 2004.
4. Eating Raoul; USA, 1982.
5. Das Große Komischary; Germany, 1943.
6. Claire's Knee, Eric Rohmner; France, 1971.
7. La Grande Pouffe; France, 1973.
8. Eating Out Abroad; England, 1989.
9. ????? ??????? Pussycat, ????????, ????????!; USSR, 1953.
10: PBS/Nova: The Making of Dixon's Cider; USA, 2001.

Honourable Mention: Mea Gulpa; National Film Board of Canada, 1989.

I'm curious, was " The making of Dixon Cider" about the apple orchard north of Santa Fe?

I think jamiemaw is toying with us. "Eating Out Abroad" and "The Making of Dixon's Cider" in particular sound suspiciously ribald. see post#64.

[inventolux]

OK since we are really diggin deep for some movies here I gotta go with Stand By Me and the pie eating contest.

[jamiemaw]

1. Ho Mangiato il Hairpiece di Stanley Tucci?; Italy, 2001.
2. Caligula (Producer's Cut); USA, 1979.
3. Wie Wasser für Chai; Holland/Germany, 2004.
4. Eating Raoul; USA, 1982.
5. Das Große Komischary; Germany, 1943.
6. Claire's Knee, Eric Rohmner; France, 1971.
7. La Grande Pouffe; France, 1973.
8. Eating Out Abroad; England, 1989.
9. Более Быстрый Pussycat, Убийство, Убийство!; USSR, 1953.
10: PBS/Nova: The Making of Dixon's Cider; USA, 2001.

Honourable Mention: Mea Gulpa; National Film Board of Canada, 1989.

I'm curious, was " The making of Dixon Cider" about the apple orchard north of Santa Fe?

I think jamiemaw is toying with us. "Eating Out Abroad" and "The Making of Dixon's Cider" in particular sound suspiciously ribald. see post#64.

I can only be candid in my silence.

[gwilson]

Has anyone ever seen " The Green Butchers" ?

I saw that when it played here in Atlanta. I really liked it. I don't want to give away anything, but the cannabalism is actually a minor point. It's basically just a plot device. I thought the movie explored the relationship between the two friends (and girlfriends, etc.) very well. That's really what the movie is about. And some parts of it were really quite funny.


-Greg

[mike_r]

this is kinda reachin but in XXX (the vin diesel flick) there's a scene where he's in a restaurant with a girl, having some kind of mindless talk, and in the background you see a fleet of waiters carry 8 or 10 dome-covered plates to a table of 8 or 10 ppl, set them down as one, then remove the lids with a flourish, also as one. i thought that was pretty cool. the rest of the movie is awful though.

[scordelia]

Not a movie, but I recall an episode of Upstairs Downstairs where the Prince of Wales visited Eaton Place; much of the action centered on Mrs. Bridge's preparations for a rather involved and sumptuous dinner.

There actually is an Upstairs Downstairs cookbook (o/p): Mrs. Bridges' Upstairs Downstairs Cookery Book.

It's a good cookbook. I have a copy. Upstairs Downstairs is full of cooking scenes throughout the series. There are two family weddings, numerous parties, family meals and endless staff meals. Angela Baddeley who played Mrs. Bridges came from a cooking family. Her mother was the Duke of Marlborough's chef. She used her mother's receipt book to create menus that would be authentic for the time period. She also insisted on having her kitchen set be a working kitchen and insisted on preparing all the dishes that were needed for the scenes. Angela also supplied many of her own props of pots, pans, knives, etc from the cooking equipment she had from her mother.

[Gigi4808]

First let me say I am sorry for resurrecting a long dead thread but I can't believe that no one mentioned "The Godfather"!. I know there was some sort of mafia story line in there amoungest the food- but damn!.

"Leave the gun, take the cannoli"


Another one scene mention would have to be the dinner scene in "Going My Way" where Bing Crosby is having turkey for dinner- sends me into a turkey fit every time.

Also vaguely food related "Home For The Holidays"- admit it you can see your family in that movie too.

My last scene would have to be from "A Christmas Story" after the Bumpas's dogs have killed the family's Christmas dinner Ralphie and the family end up at their local Chinese place for a dinner that includeds duck- served with the head still on and the Chinese waiters "singing" carols to them "Ra ra ra ra rah, rah ra ra rah..."

[docbrite]

Anybody seen I Like Killing Flies, about the legendary Greenwich Village restaurant Shopsin's? I liked it better than any of the fictional movies listed (though I am fond of Big Night and The Cook, the Thief ...). I don't think it has been widely released, but it is shown at food and film festivals every once in a while.

[Mallet]

I finally rented "The Green Butchers". Freakin' hilarious! Highly recommended. Next on the list: "Eat, Drink, Man, Woman", I've only seen the end on TV .

[rich]

1951 - Superman vs. the Mole Men, starring George Reeves and Phyllis Coates. The best scene occurs when the mole men touch some oranges and then it's discovered they glow. Everyone but Clark Kent/Superman thought it was because the mole people were radioactive - they weren't.

Truly one of the great food scenes in all moviedom. It shows how food can be the vehicle for hatred and discrimination, but the big guy from Krypton put us on the correct path. No other movie food scene has ever been so poignant and deep.

[FistFullaRoux]

Memorable food scenes:

Cool Hand Luke - "Sounds like a ripe watermelon..."
Blues Brothers - "Got my Cheese Whiz boy?" "Come on guys, the f-ing soup is twenty dollars..." "Four whole fried chickens and a Coke"
Animal House - "I'm a zit. Get it?"
Caddyshack - "This steak still has marks from where the jockey was hitting it." "It's not so bad..."

[Bobby 2 Shakes]

Soul Food

Oliver - Please sir, I want more. Moooooore !?!

Ping Pong (1986)

Bronx Tale (doesn't that Frankie Coffeecake make you hungry?)

[markabauman]

How about the feasting scene in the 1963 Tom Jones with Albert Finney.

[H. du Bois]

All right, I'll bite.

Since my favorite food films have already been mentioned, I offer an obscure one: Motel Hell (1980), a horror film starring Rory Calhoun as a sausage-making tycoon a la Jimmy Dean.

It's what he uses (or shall I say, who?) that makes his sausages so special. His motto?

"It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's Fritters."

[FistFullaRoux]

All right, I'll bite.

Since my favorite food films have already been mentioned, I offer an obscure one:  Motel Hell (1980), a horror film starring Rory Calhoun as a sausage-making tycoon a la Jimmy Dean. 

It's what he uses (or shall I say, who?) that makes his sausages so special.  His motto?

"It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's Fritters."

I can't believe anyone else even saw that movie...

[Grub]

Okay, well -- there's a scene in From Dusk Till Dawn where Salma Hayek pours booze down her leg, and some lucky dude laps it up as it comes off her toes... Of course, she turns into an angry, violent vampire the next minute, and starts killing everyone, but heh, I still consider the guy a very lucky dude indeed.

And of course, there's Titus -- where Hopkins found his Hannibal, and Chiron & Demetrius ends up in a pasty ...Hark, villains, I will grind your bones to dust...