The Linguini Incident (1991)★ 6.2/10
- Comedy
- Crime
Directed by: Richard Shepard
Written by: Richard Shepard, Tamar Brott
Two disgruntled restaurant employees (David Bowie, Rosanna Arquette) decide to rob their employers (Buck Henry, Andre Gregory).
- Original title
- The Linguini Incident
- Storyline
- In New York, gamblers and partners Dante (Andre Gregory) and Cecil (Buck Henry) own a successful restaurant. Among their employees, British bartender Monte (David Bowie) is a compulsive liar who wants to marry any waitress to get his visa. Waitress Lucy (Rosanna Arquette) is a Houdini wannabe who is ashamed to exhibit in public; she shares an apartment with best friend and fellow waitress Vivian 'Viv' (Eszter Balint), who has designed a very special brassiere. After some confusion, the trio become friends and decide to rob the restaurant. The result promotes the place, but Dante decides to lie to Lucy to force her to marry him.
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 · 2,223
- Companies
- Isolar, Rank Film Distributors, Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA), Academy Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Videosonic, Pioneer LDC, West Bridge, Intergroove Media, Ale Kino+
- Release dates
- FR October 30, 1991
- US May 1, 1992
- PT December 28, 2025