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Wow! You're the only person besides my wife I've ever heard talk about The Big Night!

For the uninitiated: Stanley Tucci and talented (but unfortunately liberal) Tony Shalhoub shine in this pictire, one of the few truly great "foodie" movies. If you want a well-crafted flick about cooking, family, the immigrant experience, and love -- but don't want all the syrup -- The Big Night is the film to get. Warning to those who haven't seen it: do not watch while hungry!

And The World According to Garp? In many ways, Garp is the definitive Preppie movie (and, as a Preppie myself, that counts), and remains the only Robin Williams flick I can stand. For those who haven't seen it, Garp is based on the 1982 novel by talented (but unfortunately pro-abortion) John Irving, and is sensitively performed and beautifully filmed, with an outré sense of humor that was controversial in its time. It's a film that gives real meaning to the term "bittersweet."

Yeah, Big Night didn't get much pub when it came out, and faded away quickly.

Some other movies come to mind:

While not the best, 'Say Anything' is a cute 80's flick.

Not that it belongs on this list, but perhaps the most shocking movie surprise ever is in 'Angels and Insects'. Horrible. The Crying Game was nothing compared to that.

And although I hate to admit it(it is a somewhat vulgar movie), 'Basic Instincts' is excellent, had all the ingredients. As close to Hitchcock as anyone has gotten.

Re: "Big Night"... very good choice.

I saw it when it first came out - the food prep. scenes in this flick are very similar to our Christmas Eve diner prep. at my house.

Tucci rocks... he was damn good in the Wise Guy tv show too.

Trajan88; TAMU Class of '88