Pavlovian Movie Moments

**loyalguard** · 12-12-2007, 07:37 PM

That's right...I'm talking about movies with food scenes that make you drool! Just like Pavlov's dog, there are some specific movie scenes that when I watch them make me salivate. I never really realized it until I watched My Cousin Vinny tonight with my wife. There are some classic food scenes in this movie: Grits at "Breakfast" in the diner, J.T. at the "Chicken and Pool" joint, etc. But there is one scene where Joe Pesci and the lovely Marisa Tomei are eating BBQ at a picnic table. As soon as this scene came on, I found myself heading for the kitchen to combine some leftover chicken breast with Corky's BBQ sauce (I didn't have any pulled pork on hand!).

As I sat back down again I realized how reflexive the whole exercise was and realized the BBQ scene triggered the craving. I know this is not a unique concept. I realize that is why product placement is such an effective advertising technique...but it got me thinking...what other movie scenes got my digestive juices flowing?

Two others immediately jumped to mind:

Back to School (1986)- The scene near the beginning of the movie where Rodney is at his wife's hoity-toity party and he takes a loaf of bread, hollows it out, and stuffs it with a plethora of party food.

Amadeus (1984) - Again a scene near the beginning just before Salieri tries to kill himself Vincent Schiavelli (RIP) is trying to bait him to open the door with "Open the door, Signore! Please! Be good now! We've brought
you something special. Something you're going to love." where he takes some kind of biscuit or small cake and dips it in come kind of cream.

So, I know I'm not alone...which movie scenes make you hungry and have to get a snack?

OrdoSanguis · 12-12-2007, 10:12 PM

I know that in PotC (the first one) the scene with the captain's dinner made me hungry. All that food looked really good...

Daxx · 12-13-2007, 03:56 PM

Silence of the Lambs.

Beatnik · 12-13-2007, 04:06 PM

Fast Food Nation.

War.mongeR1 · 12-17-2007, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daxx

Silence of the Lambs.

Haha. You're sick.

**P8riot** · 12-17-2007, 08:02 PM

Oddly.. I had to think about this hard.. but the first one that came to mind was Legend. The part when Lili (Mia Sara) awoke in the Prince of Darkness' lair and he tempts her with the banquet. That table of food was magnificent and quite a variety.. I like variety.

RedForman · 12-18-2007, 10:17 AM

Actually Supersize Me really did make me want a Big Mac, because that one guy had eaten like 10,000 of them (could be more, I forget excatly how many) and he was in decent shape. Must be some sort of diet food we're not aware of...

12-12-2007, 07:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
loyalguard Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Reykjavik, Iceland Age: 36 Posts: 1,333	Pavlovian Movie Moments That's right...I'm talking about movies with food scenes that make you drool! Just like Pavlov's dog, there are some specific movie scenes that when I watch them make me salivate. I never really realized it until I watched My Cousin Vinny tonight with my wife. There are some classic food scenes in this movie: Grits at "Breakfast" in the diner, J.T. at the "Chicken and Pool" joint, etc. But there is one scene where Joe Pesci and the lovely Marisa Tomei are eating BBQ at a picnic table. As soon as this scene came on, I found myself heading for the kitchen to combine some leftover chicken breast with Corky's BBQ sauce (I didn't have any pulled pork on hand!). As I sat back down again I realized how reflexive the whole exercise was and realized the BBQ scene triggered the craving. I know this is not a unique concept. I realize that is why product placement is such an effective advertising technique...but it got me thinking...what other movie scenes got my digestive juices flowing? Two others immediately jumped to mind: Back to School (1986)- The scene near the beginning of the movie where Rodney is at his wife's hoity-toity party and he takes a loaf of bread, hollows it out, and stuffs it with a plethora of party food. Amadeus (1984) - Again a scene near the beginning just before Salieri tries to kill himself Vincent Schiavelli (RIP) is trying to bait him to open the door with "Open the door, Signore! Please! Be good now! We've brought you something special. Something you're going to love." where he takes some kind of biscuit or small cake and dips it in come kind of cream. So, I know I'm not alone...which movie scenes make you hungry and have to get a snack? __________________ \|TG\| LoyalGuard Armed Assault Admin ArmA - Announcements & SOPs \| Coop Server Mission List Question/Complaint about ArmA? PM me! Last edited by loyalguard; 12-12-2007 at 07:38 PM. Reason: typos

12-12-2007, 10:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
OrdoSanguis Join Date: May 2007 Location: Misery Age: 15 Posts: 150	Re: Pavlovian Movie Moments I know that in PotC (the first one) the scene with the captain's dinner made me hungry. All that food looked really good... __________________ "Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head."

12-13-2007, 03:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Daxx Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kitchener, Ontario Age: 26 Posts: 1,247	Re: Pavlovian Movie Moments Silence of the Lambs. __________________ I am the one, I am the zero, I am your low resolution hero.

12-13-2007, 04:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Beatnik Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Age: 33 Posts: 4,322	Re: Pavlovian Movie Moments Fast Food Nation.

12-17-2007, 08:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
P8riot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL Age: 38 Posts: 2,689	Re: Pavlovian Movie Moments Oddly.. I had to think about this hard.. but the first one that came to mind was Legend. The part when Lili (Mia Sara) awoke in the Prince of Darkness' lair and he tempts her with the banquet. That table of food was magnificent and quite a variety.. I like variety. __________________ Age of Conan: Tharashk (Taxiarchos), Thaumiel (alt), guild Ars Tactika - Cimmeria

12-18-2007, 10:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
RedForman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MA Age: 28 Posts: 444	Re: Pavlovian Movie Moments Actually Supersize Me really did make me want a Big Mac, because that one guy had eaten like 10,000 of them (could be more, I forget excatly how many) and he was in decent shape. Must be some sort of diet food we're not aware of... __________________ "I've been working since I was sixteen. I fought two in wars. Hell, I've killed people. I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy it..." -- Red Forman \|TG-Irr\|RedForman

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