Simply Irresistible

"236: Simply Irresistible with Lindsay Calhoon Bring" is the 326th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on August 12, 2022.

## Description

“This episode is Simply Irresistible this week, as we are joined by the writer of Pretty Little Liars Original Sin: Lindsay Calhoon Bring!

Quite possibly the WEIRDEST film of 99, about a lonely mediocre chef, and a magical love crab.

This movie walks the line of being a rom-com parody, or just pure insanity.”

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **floating up to the ceiling** here in 2022."

## Historical Information

"After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly (Christopher Durang). Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery), who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love."

*Simply Irresistible* was released on 2/5/1999 in 9th place against Payback, She's All That, *Patch Adams*, and Varsity Blues. It made $4.4M on a $6M budget. It has 16% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 54% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**Simply Irresistible**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Lindsay** | 20\*

\*Lindsay's 1999 rating was her expectation for her most recent viewing based on a forgettable '99 viewing combined with assumptions based on Rotten Tomatoes scores.

## Movies/TV Mentioned

No Reservations, The Room, They Came Together, Teen Witch, Serial Mom, Pecker, Cecil B, Demented, Dudley Do-Right, Starship Troopers, Cruel Intentions, Ratatouille, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Eraserhead, Magnolia, Color of Night, The Color Purple, The Color of Money, Mannequin, Mannequin 2: On the Move, Weekend at Bernie's, Election, Jawbreaker, She's All That, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Virgin Suicides, Dick, Drop Dead Gorgeous, But I'm a Cheerleader, Never Been Kissed, Varsity Blues, Drive Me Crazy, Three to Tango, 17 Again, Scary Movie, Sleepy Hollow series, Date with an Angel, Night of the Comet, Freddy Got Fingered, The Boondock Saints, Miyazaki movies, Waitress, Chef, Big Night, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Rent, Addicted to Love, Love Potion No. 9, Temptation, Pretty Woman, Ghost, Girl, Interrupted, eXistenZ, From Dusk Till Dawn 2 & 3, The Lost Boys, The Green Inferno, The Evil Dead, Jordan Peele movies, End of Days, Audition, Stigmata, The Haunting, House on Haunted Hill, Paranormal Activity, The Blair Witch Project, The Sixth Sense, Old, Split, Get Out, Stir of Echoes, Candyman, Smile, Black Phone, Us, Ready or Not, Scream (2022), Scream 4

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Simply Irresistible. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on July 25, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Simply Irresistible. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on July 25, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Simply Irresistible. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on July 25, 2022.