WIAKywbfatw's Journal: Film food

A recent JE by blinder got me thinking about food in films and, more specifically, the perfect meal for a given movie.

For example, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind has a key scene where Roy Neary, the lead character played by Richard Dreyfuss, constructs a model of Devil's Tower from mashed potato. Hence, the perfect meal to accompany the viewing of Close Encounters is mashed potato.

Similarly, Pulp Fiction is best enjoyed with a fast food burger (preferably a Big Kahuna burger, although I've yet to see one) and Sprite or perhaps blueberry pancakes, in homage to either Jules or Fabienne. (Granted, there are other foods associated with other characters, such as pop tarts with Butch, bacon with Vincent, milkshake with Mia Wallace and coffee with "The Wolf", but Jules' and Fabienne's choices are the ones that stand out in my mind.)

And of course, Anthony Hokpins chilling delivery of Hannibal Lector's classic line means that the perfect dinner for Silence Of The Lambs afficionados would be sweetbreads (preferably liver) with fava beans and a nice Chianti...

Lastly, who hasn't wandered into a McDonalds looking for a quick fix and thought of the pivotal scene in Falling Down when Michael Douglas's character D-Fens loses it when he's told that breakfast is off the menu? Surely the watching this movie should be accompanied by one of Ronald's Big Breakfasts?

There has to be a 1,001 of these out there. So what are your favourite movie/meal connections? Give us your best film and food combos. Make it fast though, because all this talking is making me hungry. I'll check out your serving suggestions as soon as I get back from the fridge...

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ohhhhh, lesse...

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Cheech and Chong- that one with Pee Wee Herman and the "You're the guys from the HAMMMMMBURGER TRAIN!" should obviously be accompanied by a veggie burger. ;)

"So I married an axe murder"- Haggis. Definitely Haggis.

"Hideous Kinky"- sardines and cigarettes. Aww yeah. Followed by a trip to the vomitorium.

Tron: Oranges, washed down with a Blue Hawaiian (all that blue-glow-y water they get drunk off of)

Big Lebowski: "oat sodas" and In-n-Out burger (for those in NYC- Blue 9 Burger makes a nice substitution..

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aight, next time you are in manhattan, check it out. I think the only appreciable difference is that Blue 9 doesn't have triple burgers on the menu (although I'm sure you could ask).

Apparently I'm not alone in my conclusions... [menupages.com]
Some guy on this page thinks so too... [lebowskifest.com] However these are frickin' Lebowski FREAKS. I'm sure we'd get along fine.

But this LinK! [bryankeefer.com] my god! THis link is the stuff that the internet is made of! A west-coast transplant, bitching about how NYC Burgers are trying to be west coast,

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Just a few

[We Are Spinal Tap]

Fast Times at Ridgemont High:

Pizza. Delivered steaming hot to Mister Hand's "History 4-C" class.

Remember, People on Ludes should not drive! [drunkenbastard.com]

Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life:

Moules marinieres, pate de foie gras, beluga caviar, eggs Benedictine, tart de poireaux-- that's leek tart,-- frogs' legs amandine, and oeufs de caille Richard Shepherd-- c'est a dire, little quails' eggs on a bed of pureed mushroom. Topped off with a wafer-thin mint.

Half-Baked:

Sour cream and onion dip, with some chips, some beef j