Recipe for Disaster (2003)

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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… More 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: G, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Harvey Frost
Written By: William Propp
Genres: Television, Kids & Family, Comedy

In Theaters: May 16, 2003 Wide
On DVD: Apr 20, 2004
Studio: MGM Home Entertainment

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

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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.