Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- department store
- restaurant
- love
- crab
- chef
- irresistible
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Amanda Shelton
Sean Patrick Flanery
Tom Bartlett
Dylan Baker
Jonathan Bendel
Patricia Clarkson
Lois McNally
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr. — Nolan Traynor
- Christopher Durang — Gene O'Reilly
- Betty Buckley — Aunt Stella
- Olek Krupa — Valderon
- Amanda Peet — Chris
- Alex Draper — Francois
- Drew Nieporent — Gil Shapiro
- Anthony Ruivivar — Ramos
- Andrew McFarlane — The Poet
- Steven Skybell — Mr. Mueller
- Phyllis Somerville — Ruth
- Directed
- Mark Tarlov
- Written
- Judith Roberts
Production
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 · 267 ratings
- Studio
- Taurus Film, Polar Entertainment Corporation, Regency Enterprises
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
