The Linguini Incident
1991 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 6.6 · 71% critics
In a trendy New York restaurant, an aspiring escape artist, a slippery British bartender, and a quirky best friend hatch a plan to rob the place for cash. Their oddball caper turns into a messy mix of romance, schemes, and comic misfires.
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-05-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (26 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like offbeat, lightweight crime comedies with colorful charm, somewhere between Quick Change and My Blue Heaven; Not for you if you want big laughs, tight plotting, or grounded realism.
Pros: quirky caper setup; colorful early-90s vibe; charming oddball energy | Cons: uneven humor; patchy pacing; silly, meandering plot
Themes
- new york city
- robbery
- magic
- spaghetti
- restaurant
- escape artist
- absurd
- hilarious
Cast & crew
Rosanna Arquette
as Lucy
David Bowie
as Monte
Andre Gregory
as Dante
Eszter Balint
as Vivian
Buck Henry
as Cecil
Viveca Lindfors
as Miracle
Marlee Matlin
as Jeanette
Eloy Casados
as Tony
- MB
Michael Bonnabel
as Oliver
James Avery
as Phil
Directed by Richard Shepard