Product Details

• Actors: John Larroquette, Melissa Peterman, Lesley Ann Warren, Margo Harshman, Devon Werkheiser
• Directors: Harvey Frost
• Writers: William Propp
• Producers: Alessandro F. Uzielli, Darren Foldes, Jeffrey D. Ivers, Randy Pope, Steven Stabler
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: August 3, 2004
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001E7LPW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #72,458 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
John Larroquette ("Happy Family") and Lesley Ann Warren (Victor/Victoria) lead a sensationalcast in this skillet-scorching, dish-shattering and deliciously entertaining comedy that serves up family-sized portions of laughter! Rebecca Korda and her kid brothers Sam and Max were looking forward to opening night at their family's posh new restaurant until a wacky twist of fate left them in charge of absolutely everything! Now they're frantically cooking up exotic main dishes and decadent desserts. But when rival restaurateurs next door begin an unsavory plot to sabotage the Korda kids and close them down, Rebecca, Sam and Max must respond by dishing out some delectable mischief of their own!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Typical kids movie, July 15, 2005

By	Christopher Berry (Hale, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Recipe for Disaster (DVD)

Tonight's selection was Recipe for Disaster. John Larroqutte and Leslie Ann Warren play parents who open up a new resturant in hopes of making it big, along with their 3 kids. Low and behold, just next door, there is an established resturant, and the owners are not in the least excited to see compeition. Let the hyjix happen, in this somewhat fun kids movie. Throughout the film the parents go through oodles of problems, including the resturant license being lost, and having to race through town in order to get a new one, and the resturant open in time. Meanwhile, the kids are back at the resturant, trying to make a go of the grand opening, while the nosey resturantures next door are trying their best to have the place closed!
A fun family film, and something you are not ashamed to show the kids. I find this film to appeal to age groups 9-12, or there abouts. The script is not that complicated, acting is ok, for something of this calibur, therefore, for something to just sit down and have a good time with, I would recommend this movie!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tasty Family Comedy, August 29, 2005

By	Allan Cole "a. scribe" (Boca Raton, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recipe for Disaster (DVD)

It's "Home Alone" crossed with "Spy Kids" but at a restaurant. I had marvelous time watching this fast-paced comedy with my grandchildren. More funny twists than a pretzel.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all, April 8, 2008

By	R. Mcelroy (Shoreline, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Recipe for Disaster (DVD)

This movie is on the level of a badly written sit-com. There is not one original idea in it. Every gag is telegraphed from a mile away. Every character is a cartoon cut-out and there is nothing even approaching a real performance. It's pretty clear that the actors involved knew they were turning out schlock and were only in it for a paycheck. I have liked John Larroquette in many other things, but even he doesn't seem at all invested in this. I sat through about 30-40 minutes of this nonsense before I decided it wasn't worth any more of my time. If you are looking in your local video store for a good comedy and you happen across this wretched excuse for a movie, do yourself a favor and rent whatever's next to it. It's bound to be better.