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Simply Irresistible

Simply Irresistible

Magic opened up their hearts... Love did the rest.

19995.41h 35m

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.

Directed by Mark Tarlov
Written by Judith Roberts
Produced by Jon Amiel, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., John Fiedler
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $4.4M

Top Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Amanda Shelton

Sean Patrick Flanery

Sean Patrick Flanery

Tom Bartlett

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Jonathan Bendel

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Lois McNally

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Nolan Traynor

Christopher Durang

Christopher Durang

Gene O'Reilly

Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley

Aunt Stella

Olek Krupa

Olek Krupa

Valderon

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Chris

Alex Draper

Alex Draper

Francois

Themes & Keywords

department storerestaurantlovecrabchefirresistible

About Simply Irresistible

Simply Irresistible is a comedy, romance film released in 1999 exploring themes of department store, restaurant, love, crab, chef, irresistible. Directed by Mark Tarlov, it stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Dylan Baker. 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.

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