Simply Irresistible

Feb 5, 1999

1h 35m

★ 5.4

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

New Regency Pictures

Taurus Film

Polar Entertainment Corporation

20th Century Fox

Simply Irresistible Trailers

Cast

Amanda Shelton

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Tom Bartlett

Sean Patrick Flanery

Jonathan Bendel

Dylan Baker

Lois McNally

Patricia Clarkson

Nolan Traynor

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Gene O'Reilly

Christopher Durang

Aunt Stella

Betty Buckley

Valderon

Olek Krupa

Chris

Amanda Peet

Francois

Alex Draper

Gil Shapiro

Drew Nieporent

Ramos

Anthony Ruivivar

Come ogni 14enne Carolina, detta Caro,è impegnata a districarsi tra la scuola, gli amici e il rapporto spesso conflittuale con i genitori, si trova improvvisamente alle prese con i turbamenti legati al primo amore che ha il nome e il volto di Massimiliano. Ad aiutarla nel suo cammino verso la scoperta delle gioie e dei dolori sentimentali ci saranno le sue amiche del cuore e la sua famiglia

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