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Big Night

Year:

1996

Duration:

107 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Campbell Scott

Awards:

12 wins & 13 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-09-20

Filming Locations: 32 Broad Street, Keyport, New Jersey, USA

Earnings

Budget: $4,100,000

Opening Weekend: $185,942 (USA) (22 September 1996)

Gross: $11,881,039 (USA) (17 February 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Susan Floyd

Marc Anthony

Cristiano

Tony Shalhoub

Primo

Stanley Tucci

Secondo

Larry Block

Man in Restaurant

Caroline Aaron

Woman in Restaurant

Andre Belgrader

Stash

Minnie Driver

Phyllis

Peter McRobbie

Loan Officer

Isabella Rossellini

Gabriella

Liev Schreiber

Leo

Pasquale Cajano

Alberto N. Pisani

Christine Tucci

Woman Singer

Gene Canfield

Charlie

Ian Holm

Pascal

Allison Janney

Ann

Tina Bruno

Ida

Peter Appel

Chubby

Jack O'Connell

Man on Truck

Campbell Scott

Bob

Karen Shallo

Chubby's Wife

Alvaleta Guess

Lenore

Tamar Kotoske

Dean

Robert W. Castle

Father O'Brien

Dina Spybey-Waters

Natalie (as Dina Spybey)

Seth Jones

Jameson

Hélène Cardona

Party Guest (Dream sequence) (uncredited)

Ken Cheeseman

Photographer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Stanley Tucci, who co-directed Big Night, and Tony Shalhoub have worked together several times including Tucci's followup film The Impostors (1998) and on Shalhoub's Monk TV series.

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The woman singing in the competing restaurant is played by Christine Tucci, who is Stanley Tucci's sister.

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Shot over a period of 35 days.

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Goofs

When Bob is talking to Segundo in the Cadillac, his lollipop is alternately in/out of his mouth between shots.

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When Ann arrives at the restaurant and is standing at the bar, she is wearing black heels. Then, as she walks over to look at the paintings with Primo, she is wearing flat white shoes. When she later dances with Primo, she is wearing black heels again.

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Segundo's arm when talking to Phyllis in the car.

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Quotes

Primo: This place is eating us alive!

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Secondo: You know everything has just become... too much.

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Pascal: A guy works all day, he don't want to look at his plate and ask, "What the fuck is this?" He wants to look at his plate, see a steak, and say "I like steak!"

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