# Best Movie Food Scenes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446 "2004-01-14T20:43:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/1 "2004-01-14T20:43:33Z")
Maybe it is some kind of fetish, maybe it started with the spaghetti kiss from _Lady and the Tramp_, but I don’t think a movie is complete unless it has at least one good eatin’ scene. Sometimes I have to eat food that goes with a movie. For example I know I’m going to get a craving for Italian food (or even Chinese take-out) when I watch _The Godfather_ so I prepare some spaghetti and meat sauce beforehand. Then when Clemenza is showing Michael how he makes his meat sauce I can give free rein to my salivary glands. Does anybody else have any favorite cooking or eating scenes from movies? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/2 "2004-01-14T21:02:22Z")
For Italian food the scene of the old mobsters talking about the right marinara sauce in _My Blue Heaven_ was both funny and sad. My favorite is the cooking scene in _Iron Monkey_, particularly the making of noodles. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/3 "2004-01-14T21:02:40Z")
Denathor’s mad eating while Pippin sings in ROTK. So creepy. Normally, I hate eating scenes (because my biggest pet peeve is chewing noises). I can barely watch the one in the Matrix (with Cipher and the agents eating steak) because of the chewing noises. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/4 "2004-01-14T21:07:52Z")
Well, my personal faves, just off the top of my head: The food scene in **Tom Jones** , where Tom and the hooker stare into each others eyes while they scarf down all quantities of food The hot dog/fellatio scene in **Fast Times At Ridgemont High** All of **Chocolat** Almost forgot - The egg scene from **Cool Hand Luke** Food is good! ---
**Author:** ![DrCooper2637](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrCooper2637](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCooper2637)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/5 "2004-01-14T21:15:36Z")
A couple of funny scenes came to my mind…how about that scene in “When Harry Met Sally” when Sally imitates an orgasm in the middle of the restaurant. I also like the scene at the cafeteria in “Animal House” where John Belushi pops that egg and acts like he’s a giant zit. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/6 "2004-01-14T21:18:42Z")
My favorite food/eating movies: _Tampopo_ _Big Night_ _Eat Drink Man Woman_ _Babette’s Feast_ _Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe_ ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/7 "2004-01-14T21:19:16Z")
Most of _Big Night_ involves great food scenes, but my favorite is at the end, where it’s the next morning and Secondo makes an omelette for his brother Primo. The scene plays out with no music and neither character speaking a word, just two brothers aware of their fate, one effortlessly making an omelette for the other. Great scene. ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/8 "2004-01-14T21:23:38Z")
I’ve been beaten to the dinner scene in _Tom Jones_, but it is a classic. Any bean eating scene in a Terrence Hill film. Especially in the two Trinity films and in _My Name is Nobody_. The “Ole 96’er” scene in the otherwise bland John Candy/Dan Ackroyd comedy, _The Great Outdoors_. One of Candy’s better film moments. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/9 "2004-01-14T21:25:06Z")
Dammit, **ArchiveGuy** , I wanted to name _Babette’s Feast_. This is a spectacular movie and the meal as metaphor is wonderfully done. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/10 "2004-01-14T21:32:49Z")
_9 1/2 Weeks_ What did I win? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/11 "2004-01-14T21:36:28Z")
I’ll see Babet’s Feast and I’ll raise you the ravioli scene from Point of No Return. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/12 "2004-01-14T21:49:55Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Most of _Big Night_ involves great food scenes, but my favorite is at the end, where it’s the next morning and Secondo makes an omelette for his brother Primo. The scene plays out with no music and neither character speaking a word, just two brothers aware of their fate, one effortlessly making an omelette for the other. Great scene. What makes that scene so amazing was that it was all shot in one continuous take, and Tucci was actually doing the cooking. No stunt eggs were harmed. Truly on my top 10 list of utterly fantastical movie scenes of all time. ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/13 "2004-01-14T22:04:44Z")
\*“Any bean eating scene in a Terrence Hill film.” \* - \*\*widdershins \*\* Amazing! That was the second thing I thought of after \*The Godfather \* scenes. I didn’t think anybody would mention it. Similar to those scenes is one from _The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly_ when Lee van Cleef goes to that guy’s house and eats his stew. I’ve never seen \*Big Night \* but I will definitely make an effort to find it. ---
**Author:** ![mlerose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/14 "2004-01-14T22:15:11Z")
Of course the creepiest food scene is toward the end of “The Cook, the Thief His Wife, and Her Lover” I still shudder to think of that scene. _insert barfing smiley_ ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/15 "2004-01-14T22:45:51Z")
Thanks for bringing that up **tdn** - I meant to say that, since it’s the most amazing part of the scene, but I guess I forgot it while typing. That’s been happening alot to me toda ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/16 "2004-01-14T22:58:37Z")
_Someone is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe_ has to fit in here somewhere. Food and death, two of the great inevitables of existence. Not a great movie, just an interesting concept. ---
**Author:** ![Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raymond_luxury_yacht/32/4099_2.png) [@Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raymond_Luxury_Yacht)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/17 "2004-01-14T23:18:38Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] The hot dog/fellatio scene in **Fast Times At Ridgemont High** QUOTE] Was that in the deleted scenes? It’s just that I’ve never seen that. Is it similar to the carrot/fellatio scene? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/18 "2004-01-14T23:21:05Z")
> [@widdershins](#): > > Any bean eating scene in a Terrence Hill film. Especially in the two Trinity films and in _My Name is Nobody_. Ah, but they don’t hold a candle to the bean eating scene in _Blazing Saddles_! (So to speak.) ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/19 "2004-01-15T00:05:24Z")
Nobody mentioned the opening of _Se7en_? No? Well, I love the dinner scene from _Coupon: The Movie_. An excellently shot scene, in my opinion. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446/20 "2004-01-15T00:19:47Z")
Mr Creosote. _Meaning of Life_. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-food-scenes/224446.md?page=2)