Big Night (1996)

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R | 1 hr 47 mins | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Period | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $12.0M

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Synopsis:

A bittersweet story of two brothers in search of the American dream. Primo and Secondo Pilaggi are Italian immigrants who settle on the New Jersey shore and open a restaurant, the Paradise, hoping to strike it rich. Primo, the elder brother, is a master chef from the Old World who is concerned only with quality and authenticity in the kitchen. Secondo, the younger brother and business manager, is all too eager to compromise if it means more customers and more cash. Teetering on the brink of failure, the brothers learn that the famed Italian-American musician Louis Prima is performing in the area and they contrive to host a dinner in his honor. Hoping that a "big night" built around a celebrity like Prima will get them publicity, the brothers pool all their talent, energy and every cent they have to plan a sumptuous banquet of unsurpassed ambition. What follows is a culinary adventure that will teach them alot about themselves, each other, and their different definitions of life, love and success.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/20/1996

Director	Credit
Campbell Scott	Director - co-director
Stanley Tucci	Director - co-director
Cast	Credit
Marc Anthony	Christiano
Tony Shalhoub	Primo
Stanley Tucci	Secondo
Larry Block	Man in Restaurant
Caroline Aaron	Woman in Restaurant
Andre Belgrader	Stash
Minnie Driver	Phyllis
Peter McRobbie	Loan Officer
Isabella Rossellini	Gabriella
Liev Schreiber	Leo
Pasquale Cajano	Alberto
Christine Tucci	Woman Singer
Gene Canfield	Charlie
Ian Holm	Pascal
Allison Janney	Ann
Tina Bruno	Ida
Peter Appel	Chubby
Jack O'Connell	Man on Truck
Campbell Scott	Bob
Karen Shallo	Chubby's Wife
Alvaleta Guess	Lenore
Tamar Kotoske	Dean
Robert Castle	Father O'Brien
Susan Floyd	Joan
Dina Spybey	Natalie
Seth Jones	Jameson
Production Credits	Credit
Keith Samples	Executive Producer
Elizabeth W Alexander	Co-Producer
Jonathan Filley	Producer
Peter Liguori	Co-Producer
David Kirkpatrick	Executive Producer
Oliver Platt	Co-Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Timpano Productions	Production Company
Rysher Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
SAMUEL GOLDWYN COMPANY (NY)	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New Jersey, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Joseph Tropiano	Screenplay
Stanley Tucci	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Andi Isaacs	Production Accountant
Dale C Todd	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Diane Bishop	Art Assistant - food stylist assistant
Jeffrey D McDonald	Art Director
Stephen E Scanlon	Dresser
Susan Raney	Set Decorator
Gerard H Pineo	Leadman
Nicole Katz	Art Department Coordinator
Andrew Jackness	Production Designer
Donna Hamilton	Assistant Set Decorator
Harriet Zucker	Assistant Set Decorator
David Stein	Art Director
Andrea Teicher	Art Assistant - food stylist assistant
Stephen Finkin	Dresser
Beth Moran	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
Casting	Credit
Ellen Lewis	Casting
Byron Crystal	Extras Casting
Marcia Bebonis	Casting Associate
Elisabeth Rudolph	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Francis J McKenna	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
John Clifford	Photography - still photographer
Andrea Dorman	Camera Trainee
Steven Drellich	Camera Operator
Philip Testa	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Dennis Livesey	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Ken Kelsch	Director of Photography
Rick Raphael	Steadicam Operator
Steve Treadway	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Larry Banks	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Rysher Films	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Gary DeMichele	Music
Steve Borne	Music Editor
Margot Core	Music Supervisor
David Gordon	Music - music recording engineer
Physical Effects	Credit
Douglas Crosby	Stunts
George Aguilar	Stunt Coordinator
Susan Trout	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Mary Kate McCormick	Assistant Production Coordinator
Sam Hutchins	Location Manager
Lisa Katcher	Script Supervisor
Diana D Schmidt	Production Manager
Gary van der Meer	Location Assistant
Charlie Post Productions Inc Vogel	Post-Production Supervisor
Tom Yeager	Assistant Location Manager
Lynn D'Angona	Assistant Director
Jill Footlick	Production Coordinator
Carla Bowen	Assistant Director
Liz McGregor	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Peggy Craven	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Mark Urman	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Eliza Paley	Sound Editor
Glenfield Payne	Sound Effects Editor
Kenton Jakub	ADR Editor
George Leong	Boom Operator
Bruce Pross	Foley - foley engineer
Steven Visscher	Foley Editor
Michael Barry	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Ben Cheah	Sound Effects - sound effects recorder
William Sarokin	Sound Mixer
Marko Costanzo	Foley Artist
Visual Effects	Credit
Michael Ventresco	Main Title Design - main title designer
Pamela Mathis	Titles
Conrad F Brink	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Marie Abma	Costumes - costume assistant
Scott Farley	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Elizabeth Feldbauer	Wardrobe Supervisor
Irene Feldbauer	Wardrobe Assistant
Patricia Grand	Hair Assistant - assistant hairstylist
Linda Lazar	Makeup
Neal Martz	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Juliet Polcsa	Costume Designer
Todd Kleitsch	Makeup
Barbara Krauthamer	Wardrobe Supervisor
Anthony Gueli	Hair Stylist

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