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Simply Irresistible
Simply Irresistible

Simply Irresistible

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

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ComedyRomance

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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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Budget

$6000000

Revenue

$4398989

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

5.435/10

Release Date

05 February 1999

Country

United States of America

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

Drew Nieporent

Drew Nieporent

Gil Shapiro

Anthony Ruivivar

Anthony Ruivivar

Ramos

Andrew McFarlane

Andrew McFarlane

The Poet

Steven Skybell

Steven Skybell

Mr. Mueller

Phyllis Somerville

Phyllis Somerville

Ruth

Bill Raymond

Bill Raymond

Howard

Gabriel Macht

Gabriel Macht

Charlie

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