• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1999-02-05
  • Runtime95 minutes
  • TaglineMagic opened up their hearts... Love did the rest.
  • Revenue4,398,989$
  • GenreComedy, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesNew Regency Pictures, Taurus Film, Polar Entertainment Corporation, 20th Century Fox
  • Budget6,000,000$

Movie Overview

After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly. Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett, who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.

Casts

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sean Patrick Flanery

Dylan Baker

Patricia Clarkson

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Christopher Durang

Betty Buckley

Olek Krupa

Amanda Peet

Alex Draper

Anthony Ruivivar

Andrew McFarlane

Steven Skybell

Phyllis Somerville

Bill Raymond

Gabriel Macht