| The Linguini Incident | |
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| Directed by | Richard Shepard |
| Produced by | Sarah Jackson Arnold Orgolini |
| Written by | Tamar Brott Richard Shepard |
| Starring | Rosanna Arquette David Bowie Eszter Balint Andre Gregory Buck Henry Viveca Lindfors Iman |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography | Robert Yeoman |
| Distributed by | Academy Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | May 1, 1991 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Linguini Incident is a 1991 American comedic film set in New York starring David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. The film was directed by Richard Shepard, who co-wrote the script with Tamar Brott. Marlee Matlin, Buck Henry and Iman co-star.
Lucy (Arquette) is a frustrated magician, specifically an escape artist, who is obsessed with becoming a modern female version of Harry Houdini. She collects Houdini artifacts and waits for her big break while working as a waitress at a trendy Manhattan restaurant. With British bartender, Monte (Bowie), and her roommate Vivian, she arranges a heist of the restaurant. Monte is also determined to get Lucy to marry him, under the pretense that he needs his green card.
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