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Food is portrayed in some movies in ways that are more than ust incidental. This page contains links to information on films in which food plays a starring role.
Food Films
There is no shortage of films that revolve around food, in one way or another. Like Water for Chocolate and Tampopo illustrate the connection between the culinary and the sensual. Films such as The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover and Big Night, use restaurants as the setting.The Splendid Table: Food in the Movies Ravenous and Delicatessen use food as a subject of dark humor, both revolving around cannibalism. Other films feature food as a subject of absurd humor—Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily? shows international spies in pursuit of a "secret egg salad recipe."Fictional Food In Film
- Soylent Green: In the 1973 Science Fiction film of the same name, a high-nutrition food product made from—WARNING: spoiler follows immediately—people.
- Everlasting Gobstopper: A jawbreaker that can be sucked forever. From Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its various film adaptations. Subsequently marketed into an actual candy by Nestle.
- Lembas Bread: Long-lasting bread baked by Elves in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, as well as director Peter Jackson's film adaptations.
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Food in Film Questions
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Which is the worlds big budget film? 1 AnswerAccording to 'The numbers', upcoming Avatar has the biggest budget, $300,000,000, followed by Spider-Man 3 with $258,000,000. The top-10: 1 Avatar 20th Cent... read more -
How did the Anasazi store food? 1 AnswerThey built houses upon cliffs to store food. -quote- "In desperation, the Anasazi “built houses high upon the cliffs, where they could store food and hide away ... read more -
Is there a food crisis? Why is food so expensive? 2 Answersthere is a food crisis and it is global. "Global Food Crisis 2008 Food prices have been rising for a while. In some countries this has resulted in food riots a... read more
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RT @flovephoto: I have more #film in my fridge than I do food right now, half of which is #Polaroid, good thing I'm not hosting #Thanksgivin
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RT @flovephoto: I have more #film in my fridge than I do food right now, half of which is #Polaroid, good thing I'm not doing Thanksgiving t
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I have more #film in my fridge than I do food right now, half of which is #Polaroid, good thing I'm not hosting #Thanksgiving this year.
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I have more #film in my fridge than I do food right now, half of which is #Polaroid, good thing I'm not doing Thanksgiving this year.
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@willrackham yeah the film was..a bit bizzare but fun!We got a few treats and got mulled wine and food in a fairylite garden with a choir...
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