Recipe for Disaster

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Movie Info

Only in a made-for-TV comedy would the owners of a fancy restaurant be out of town on the establishment's opening night. Thanks to an unforeseen mishap, Mr. and Mrs. Korda (John Larroquette, Lesley Ann Warren) are nowhere to be found when their eatery is scheduled to open its doors. It falls to the Korda children -- Rebecca (Margo Harshman), Sam (Andrew Allen), and Max (Andrew Allen) -- to hold down the fort in their parents' absence. Naturally, the big night is full of craziness, exacerbated by temperamental employees, snobbish customers, and a couple of unforeseen flies in the ointment. Recipe for Disaster made its first PAX network appearance on May 16, 2003.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Comedy, Kids & Family, Television
Directed By:

Harvey Frost
Written By:

William Propp
In Theaters:

May 16, 2003 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 20, 2004
Runtime:

95 minutes
Studio:

MGM Home Entertainment

Cast

John Larroquette
as Patrick Korda

Lesley Ann Warren
as Marie Korda

Margo Harshman
as Rebecca

Devon Werkheiser
as Max

Andrew James Allen
as Sam

Andrew Allen
as Sam Korda

Melissa Peterman
as Gigi Grant

Bill Dawes
as Blake Rathbone

Michelle Brookhurst
as Nikki Rathbone

Ivan Fatovic
as Doug

Carolyn Hennesy
as Mrs. Devries

Melissa Schuman
as Shannon Devries

Marion Ramsey
as Motorcycle Cop

Ivan Marks
as Doug

Michael Prozzo
as Antonio

Josh Blake
as Tony 'Pizza' Tartags

Iva Hasperger
as Babette Shepard

Jill Bennett II
as Blind Date Girl

Douglas Fisher
as Impatient Male Diner

Lyle Kanouse
as Mr. Bigstuff

Buck Kartalian
as Luigi

Brandon Keener
as Blind Date Guy

Rebecca Zoe Leigh
as Emma

Chez Starbuck
as Jason

Caroline Williams
as Jason's Mom

Walter Williamson
as Henri

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Critic Reviews for Recipe for Disaster

All Critics (1) | Rotten (1)

About the only element in the film that might appeal to viewers past puberty is Larroquette's performance, which is expectedly enjoyable.

Jun 6, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
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Audience Reviews for Recipe for Disaster

Nov 14, 2009

This is one light hearted comedy that Disney should have picked up but MGM didn't do too bad in bringing to the young families out there in need of a clean simple responsible comedy. See it if you are that type of crowd...in that type of mood.

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