Simply Irresistible (1999)
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.
Director: Mark Tarlov
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Sarah Michelle Gellar as Amanda Shelton |
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Sean Patrick Flanery as Tom Bartlett |
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Dylan Baker as Jonathan Bendel |
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Patricia Clarkson as Lois McNally |
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Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Nolan Traynor |
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Christopher Durang as Gene O'Reilly |
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Betty Buckley as Aunt Stella |
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Olek Krupa as Valderon |
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Amanda Peet as Chris |
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Alex Draper as Francois |
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Drew Nieporent as Gil Shapiro |
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Anthony Ruivivar as Ramos |
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Andrew McFarlane as The Poet |
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Steven Skybell as Mr. Mueller |
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Phyllis Somerville as Ruth |
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Bill Raymond as Howard |
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Gabriel Macht as Charlie |
| Directing | Mark Tarlov | Director |
| Production | Arnon Milchan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Elisabeth Robinson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jon Amiel | Producer |
| Camera | Robert M. Stevens | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Paul Karasick | Editor |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Production | Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Art | William Barclay | Production Design |
| Art | John Kasarda | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janie Bryant | Costume Design |
| Art | Ed Baldi | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Beth Kuhn | Art Direction |
| Art | Caty Maxey | Art Direction |
| Art | Justin Scoppa Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Judith Roberts | Writer |
| Sound | Gil Goldstein | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Dominic Lester | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Nutt | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Supervisor |
| Crew | Jerry Mitchell | Choreographer |
| Production | Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. | Producer |
| Production | John Fiedler | Producer |
