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A Balasaur Score of 40 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 16%, Metacritic 27/100. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,427 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly. Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett, who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes16%
Metacritic27/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
270 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark TarlovDirector
- Judith RobertsWriter
- Gil GoldsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sarah Michelle GellarAmanda Shelton
- Sean Patrick FlaneryTom Bartlett
- Dylan BakerJonathan Bendel
- Patricia ClarksonLois McNally
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr.Nolan Traynor
- Christopher DurangGene O'Reilly
- Betty BuckleyAunt Stella
- Olek KrupaValderon
- Amanda PeetChris
- Alex DraperFrancois
- Drew NieporentGil Shapiro
- Anthony RuivivarRamos
Stills
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Themes
department storerestaurantlovecrabchefirresistible