The Linguini Incident

1991

Comedy / Crime

11
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 1869 1.9K

new york city robbery magic spaghetti restaurant escape artist

Plot summary

A waitress, a barman and an underwear designer try to rob the New York restaurant where two of them work.

Director

Richard Shepard Photo
Richard Shepard

Top cast

Maura Tierney Photo
Maura Tierney as Cecelia
Rosanna Arquette Photo
Rosanna Arquette as Lucy
Viveca Lindfors Photo
Viveca Lindfors as Miracle
Eszter Balint Photo
Eszter Balint as Vivian
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
851.73 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 11
1.54 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 23

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by IrisNo11 7 / 10

A Very Colorful, Cheery, And Bubbly Romantic Comedy

I knew that I wasn't going to be disappointed in this movie! I liked it, but it's not the best. The characters have great humour and a bit of strange taste to them. One is obsessed by Houdini, the other designs self-defense bras, and then there is the mystery man from England, Monte. I loved the strange characteristics to Lucy, Vivian, and Monte, and if Dali's were a real restaurant, I would LOVE to go there for dinner! I loved the setting of Dali's and the wardrobe the waiters, waitresses, and bartenders are required to wear. There is a lot of strange high fashion in this film! Rosanna Arquette's look is totally early 90's with the bright Irish red hair and the fire engine red lipstick shade!This movie's very colorful and very cheery! I enjoyed watching this film, and wouldn't it be a wonder just to star in this film? It was a great movie, but I will admitt, I thought the plot a bit silly. Yet that's what makes this movie good! :o)
Reviewed by moonspinner55 6 / 10

Best described as "daffy"

One of those quirky, post-modern comedies perhaps inspired by "Desperately Seeking Susan", but a bit late in the offing ("Susan" was released in Spring 1985). Rosanna Arquette is charming (as usual) playing eccentric New York waitress--and would-be escape artist!--who plots a major heist with help from British bartender David Bowie, who's in need of a green-card bride. Sassy script by Tamar Brott and Richard Shepard (who also directed), excellent cast including Eszter Balint (very funny), Marlee Matlin and Andre Gregory, and yet the film tends to have more energy than successful gags. A smoother direction and tighter editing might've helped, yet it's still rather fun, complimented by a wonderful music score by Thomas Newman. **1/2 from ****
Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 6 / 10

Cult Romantic Comedy

In New York, the gamblers and partners Dante (Andre Gregory) and Cecil (Buck Henry) own a successful restaurant. Among his employees, the British bartender Monte (David Bowie) is a compulsive liar that wants to marry any waitress to get his Visa. The waitress Lucy (Rosanna Arquette) is a Houdini wannabe that is ashamed to exhibit in public. Her best friend is the also waitress Vivian 'Viv' (Eszter Balint) that shares an apartment with her and designed a very especial brassiere. After some confusions, the trio becomes friends and decide to rob the restaurant. The result promotes the place but Dante decides to lie to Lucy to force her to get married with him."The Linguini Incident" is a cult romantic comedy from 1991 that maybe is dated in the present days. The nonsense plot with weird characters was very usual in the 80's in comedies like "After Hours" or "Desperately Seeking Susan" and "The Linguini Incident" is in the same genre. David Bowie makes the difference, especially for fans of this singer and actor. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Romance por Interesse" ("Romance by Interest")
Read more IMDb reviews

6 Comments

Be the first to leave a comment