Movies with great restaurant scenes

[nuxvomica]

A post on MrScorpio's movies-you-never-get-tired-of thread reminded me of this and as I got ready to post it, I noticed a MonkeyFunk thread about yesterday being Bette Davis's 100th birthday so this is my small tribute to her as well.

The movie is Davis's 1946 melodrama "Deception" and here's the setup:

Davis is a classical pianist whose husband disappeared during the war and was presumed dead. She becomes the lover/protege of a famous composer named Hollenius played by the incomparable Claude Rains. As the scene opens, Davis's husband Karel, a cellist, has miraculously returned to her and Hollenius has set him up with a major concert performance of one of his own compositions. But before a nervous Karel's make-or-break debut, Hollenius decides they should order a "frugal" little dinner. :evilgrin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZEbKRdLUec

This is one of my favorite movie restaurant scenes of all time. What's yours?

edit: Ms. Davis's birthday was yesterday.

[DS1]

1. Goodfellas

All of them

[BulletproofLandshark]

95. "Go get yer fuckin' shinebox!"

[DS1]

2. Alien

:evilgrin:

[nuxvomica]

4. I stopped eating lo mein after seeing that

:rofl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlGw1zPUsfM

[momophile]

3. the fake orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally nt

[Haole Girl]

10. omg!

You beat me to it!

:evilgrin:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=F-bsf2x-aeE

[Deja Q]

15. Me too!

:cry:

[elleng]

54. THANK YOU

THANK YOU

THANK YOU

YES!!!

[SharonRB]

62. Me, too

I didn't see it posted and couldn't believe no one mentioned it, then I saw this post.

[mikita]

12. always love it.... n/t

[Danmel]

5. Moonstruck

When the student throws the water on the professor and Olympia Dukakis joins him for dinner.

[driver8]

21. That is a great scene...and that is one of my favorite movies!

"Bring me a big glass of vodka and remove all traces of her!"

[Rhiannon12866]

91. Almost forgot that one! One of my favorite movies, too, and a classic scene...

John Mahoney is good in everything...:applause:

[Shakespeare]

6. The Fisher King and Waiting for Guffman--both in Chinese restaurants.

The first scene is funny and sweet, the one from Guffman is flat-out hysterical (thanks to Eugene Levy).

[sarge43]

7. Godfather I

when Michael offs some of Dad's enemies and starts his long slide into hell.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. "I'll make it easy for you. You've got bread and a toaster of some kind?"

Five Easy Pieces Diner Scene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wtfNE4z6a8

[KG]

29. best. restuarant. scene. EVER.

[Rhiannon12866]

31. I agree! Always makes me laugh, ROFL!

And, obviously, Whoa_Nelly (Reply #17, only also thought to post a pic...) agrees with us...:rofl:

[malta blue]

9. The feast in "Big Night"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpRbBx74xKg
:hi:

[nuxvomica]

16. OMG, the timpano!

I want me some. NOW! :hi:

[malta blue]

19. I just need to get the bowl - I have

a great recipe but I can't find the right bowl :banghead:

[Rhiannon12866]

32. OMG! Ding, Ding, Ding! I think we have a winner!

And now I'm starving, LOL, even though I made a very late breakfast... And I want that dish, too!:9

[tigereye]

53. that's a great movie!

[Burma Jones]

94. That was my first thought.........

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Actually, my first thought was this one, the most obvious, but it's not about the food, LOL.

On edit: In case it wasn't obvious, this is "My Dinner with Andre," where you barely notice the actual "dinner..." :D

[leftofthedial]

13. The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover

[Deja Q]

14. Star Trek First Contact (1996)?

:hide:

[Whoa_Nelly]

17. Five Easy Pieces--Classic!

And one of my favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wtfNE4z6a8

[Rhiannon12866]

20. Oh, you posted a pic! See my reply #8, LOL...

:rofl:

[driver8]

22. That is one of the greatest scenes, ever!!

Thanks for the link!

[fight4my3sons]

18. Pulp Fiction dance scene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWr_eSfTtIw&feature=related

[RadiationTherapy]

23. "Any of you people FUCKING moves

and I'll shoot every lasty fucking one of ya!"

2 awesome restaurant scenes in PF...

[fight4my3sons]

25. yes, I thought of the other one too, but I LOVE Uma

[Miss Carly]

71. Totally awesome scene! My favorite

I always wondered if there was really a restaurant like JackRabbit Slims? If not, there should be!
best line in the scene: When you scamps get together, you are worse than a sewing circle

Carly

[KG]

24. Barbara Broadcast - a little-known film from 1977

[driver8]

26. The Godfather.

When Michael kills Salazzo and McCluskey.

[Rhiannon12866]

33. I've seen that a dozen times... A classic, but what a waste of good Italian food!

I admit to having trouble sitting through that one, especially when McCluskey falls in the food... x(

[sarge43]

46. Well, at least he had a great final meal. n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

47. I guess that's one way of looking at it! LOL. But yikes!

[quadriga]

27. Reservoir Dogs - opening scene

[pokerfan]

60. "I don't believe in tipping."

http://www.youtube.com/v/lwqtaKRS3IE&hl=en

[Jade Fox]

28. Pacino and De Niro in "Heat".....

For some reason this clip is really dark, but it's the only one I could find.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coNwGzs8byQ

[JVS]

30. The Blues Brothers

[KG]

34. Your women. I want to buy your women. The little girl, your daughters... sell them to me.

Sell me your children

[JVS]

35. yup. That's what I was thinking of. Although the soul food restaurant scene is good too.

Jake: Ma'am, would it make you feel any better if we told you that what we're asking Matthew to do is a holy thing?
Elwood: You see, we're on a mission from God.
Mrs. Murphy: Don't you blaspheme in here! Don't you blaspheme in here! This is my man, this is my restaurant, and you two are gonna turn around and walk right out of here - without your dry white toast, without your four fried chickens, and without Matt 'Guitar' Murphy!

[Taverner]

36. My Dinner with Andre

:P

[EstimatedProphet]

85. Damn you, you beat me to it!

[Rhiannon12866]

92. Actually, I did, but I didn't put it in the subject line... :blush:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7633942&mesg_id=7634032

[SalmonChantedEvening]

37. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Abe Froman, Sausage King of Chicago :)

[nuxvomica]

40. LOL. I love that scene (YouTube clip)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ47DIXtzpo

[TreasonousBastard]

38. "Victor, Victoria" where they calmly...

walk away from the riot they started with the cockroach scam.

And, of course, "Ratatuille," where the entire movie was a wonderful restaurant scene.

[nytemare]

43. That is a funny movie.

I love later in the film, when the waiter sees "Victor" at the club, and puts 2+2 together. The expression was priceless.

[yellowdogintexas]

67. "cockroach?" LOL of course that entire movie is full of great scenes of riots erupting

in various bars, night clubs, cafes, stages, etc

[Rhiannon12866]

45. I just saw "Ratatouille" a couple of weeks ago and it was delightful!

I like to cook, used to have a pet mouse (Franklin, named for FDR ;) ) and love well-done animated films, so that was the movie for me, LOL...:D

[WinkyDink]

39. Lady and the Tramp eating spaghetti!

[nuxvomica]

41. "This is the night. It's a beautiful night. And they call it 'Bella Notte' "

A great, iconic scene. One of the first movies I ever saw in a theatre.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av6AucgbL24

[Rhiannon12866]

44. I LOVE that scene and that movie!

I love the dogs, the animation is first-rate and, I agree, the music is beautiful...:loveya:

[nytemare]

42. Amelie, where the whiny ex of the owner and the hypochondriac meet

in the restroom for some loving.

The scene is hilarious. Unfortunately, I can't find it on youtube.

[ashling]

48. 5 Easy Pieces

Nicholson is trying to order just plain toast, but they don't serve just plain toast, so he orders a chicken salad sandwich ... on toast .... hold the chicken salad.

[ZombieHorde]

49. The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover

[DS1]

50. Monty Python and the Meaning of Life

[nuxvomica]

58. "I'll have the lot."

:rofl:

[snacker]

51. A Christmas Story...at the Chinese restaurant. n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

64. Excellent choice! LOL. Can't believe I didn't think of that one...

I watch this every year, have since it came out, and this is one classic scene...:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46WcFObgYhI

[yellowdogintexas]

68. fa ra ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra nt

[Rhiannon12866]

90. ROFL! That is one of the scenes that always makes me laugh! A true classic...

:rofl:

[elleng]

52. A Partridge, a trout,

and a woodcock!!!

Merci!

THANKS to all, for a fine Sunday afternoon!

[nuxvomica]

79. "A trout, a nice brook trout. Not too big but from a good stream."

I want to use that line in a restaurant some day. :D

[elleng]

81. Call me,

and I'll meet you at the restaurant!

[bigwillq]

55. Scarface (nt)

[IntravenousDemilo]

56. Sweet Smell of Success

"Match me, Sidney."

There's also a large number of restaurant scenes in Barry Levinson's Diner.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

57. An oldie but goodie: Tom Jones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1zHzbgZ3ys

[trof]

63. The oysters. FOOD PORN XXX

:rofl:

[limit18]

59. I Like Killing Flies

[nuxvomica]

66. Never heard of it but I would guess it's set in a Denny's

:shrug:

[grannylib]

61. Tracy and Hepburn at the drive-in in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"

That's one of my all-time favorite movies anyway, and that scene is just classic.
For those of you who are not familiar:
The couple's daughter has announced her engagement to a black man (Sidney Poitier)and his parent are coming to dinner to meet her parents and they've gone for a drive and are at the drive in (roller-skating waitresses, car-window-trays, etc.) and after they have coffee and ice cream, they're backing out and Tracy, the driver, backs into a young black guy's hotrod..."Man, look at my CAR, man!"
"All right, all right, how much will it cost to fix it?"
"Man, thirty or forty DOLLARS, Man!"

And the look on both Tracy's and Hepburn's faces as they're heading home after this incident...just priceless. Great movie. Great scene.

[Hangingon]

65. Harry Met Sally

[yellowdogintexas]

69. the studio cafeteria scene in "Blazing Saddles", which erupts into a food fight

of epic proportions!

[Oeditpus Rex]

73. Great pick!

"Yankee bean soup, coleslaw and tuna surprise." *ka-ching*



ZOMD! That was Sally Kirkland! I never knew that!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000476/

[AwakeAtLast]

70. Scent of a Woman

I've heard many people complain about that movie, but I really liked it. I especially enjoyed the Tango!

[MissMillie]

80. made me want a man that knows how to tango

still do.

[Miss Carly]

72. Animal House in the dining hall......

Im a zit, get it?!

Carly

[XemaSab]

74. Mulholland Drive

"I had a dream about this place."

[CreekDog]

75. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

the restaurant scene with the flammable fart.

(i'm a latte sipping Obama supporter with a very high brow sense of humor)

[SPQR]

76. Bringing Up Baby

"Oh, you've torn your coat"
"The love impulse in men frequently reveals itself in terms of conflict."
"No, to drop an olive."
"You're a fixation."


"Get behind me."
"I am behind you."
"Get closer."
"I can't get any closer."

[GoddessOfGuinness]

77. Blues Brothers

"How much for your women?"

[Initech]

78. Fight Club

[zingaro]

82. "Clean food, please." nt

[Initech]

88. I was thinking of the anti-consumerism rant in the begining.

"Martha Stewart?"

"Fuck Martha Stewart! Martha's off polishing the brass on the Titanic man! It's all going down!"

[AngryAmish]

83. Disorderlies

[EstimatedProphet]

84. My Dinner With Andre

[EstimatedProphet]

86. Diner

[Tommy_Carcetti]

87. Mrs. Doubtfire

An average lightweight comedy, but I did enjoy the restaraunt scene where Robin Williams is going between himself and his character back and forth.

[BronxBoy]

89. A couple

Opening scene in "Happiness" "I'm not Shit....You're Shit!"

Ending Scene of "Big Night"

[Throd]

93. Jennifer Aniston in "Office Space"

If you have ever been a server at a chain restaurant, you'll love the scene where her manager chastises her for not wearing enough "flair".