Big Night: Directed by Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci. With Marc Anthony, Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Larry Block. New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them.

Tony Shalhoub gives an intense performance as Primo, the chef who always strives for perfection in haute cuisine. The food seems to become a character in itself, particularly the pasta colossus, the timpano.

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Primo : Do you know what happens in that restaurant every night? RAPE! RAPE!... The rape of cuisine.

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Primo, Tony Shalhoub 's character in this movie, translates as "First". Secondo, Stanley Tucci 's character, translates as "Second". This relates to their birth order in this movie. It is briefly referenced in the Cadillac scene, when Secondo meets Bob the car salesman (Campbell Scott).