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Sid Ceasar - Unforgettable restaurant scene - SPOILER a bit

posted 15 years ago by donofthedial
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Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Food and restaurants in this Eliot Gould and Sid Ceasar film.

Gould owns a luncheonette, wants to open a restaurant in the city. Only source of funding is the family patriarch, Uncle Sid. Good man, old school. One real request - that Gould dump his non-Jewish g/f. Film moves on from there - and t here is one incredible scene as the whole extended family celebrates the deal in a restaurant.

It is unforgettable - if you have ever seen a family fight escalate where little by little among civilized people and where long standing traditions are toppled and truths never before spoken are spoken - this will hit you dead center.

Sid Ceaser is phenomenal in a purely dramatic role. You'll gasp as he and Gould confront each other in front of the entire family. I've never seen Gould better.

Sorry to ramble - but that 10 minute scene makes the entire film.

[–] chopperman 14 years ago

that was a great scene but ceasar was the best in it. his head looked like it was ready to explode with anger. i have rarely seen that in movies. gould was uneven in this movie especially in the last scene.

[–] dontquoteme 8 years ago

Gould was out of his depth in the scene but still was great due to Sids performance