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4.9/10   163 votes
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Director:
Harvey Frost
Writer:
William Propp (writer)
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Release Date:
16 January 2004 (Italy) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family
Plot:
Rebecca Korda and her two brothers, Sam and Max, are left alone on opening night of their family-owned restaurant. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Avoid this like the plague! more (8 total)

Cast

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John Larroquette ... Patrick Korda

Lesley Ann Warren ... Marie Korda

Melissa Peterman ... Gigi Grant

Margo Harshman ... Rebecca Korda

Devon Werkheiser ... Max Korda

Andrew James Allen ... Sam Korda

Bill Dawes ... Blake Rathbone

Michelle Brookhurst ... Nikki Rathbone

Iva Hasperger ... Babette Shepard
Buck Kartalian ... Luigi
Walter Williamson ... Henri Flambard
George Christy ... Oliver Winslow
Douglas Fisher ... Impatient Male Diner
Morton Grossman ... Elderly Male Diner
Jentana Lee Dabbs ... Female Guest
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:G

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Shannon and her mother come into the restaurant, Shannon says she would like to have the Chicken a la Framboise. Her mother says no because Chicken a la Framboise is "Chicken with Strawberries" and she is highly allergic to strawberries. Chicken a la Framboise is "Chicken with Raspberries". Framboise in french means raspberry, strawberry in french is fraise. more

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5 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Avoid this like the plague!, 20 April 2005
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Author: km004a5534 from Shropshire, England

Possibly the worst comedy that I have ever seen. I cannot even think of an age group that might enjoy this cliché-ridden garbage. I made the huge mistake of buying the DVD and I wanted to enjoy it. In the event, I never smiled once whilst watching it.

If you collect all the hackneyed old scenes from every comedy film that you can think of and string them loosely together, you do not have a comedy. If you then get all of the adults to act like idiots and make the children be irritating, you still don't have a comedy. Comedy is all about comic timing. Don't expect any of that here!

It pains me that in this day and age, with all the wonderful comedy of recent years, these particular film-makers appear to have learnt nothing whatsoever! Truly dire! Recipe For Disaster? It certainly is!

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