Big Night

Big Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Campbell Scott Stanley Tucci
Written by	Joseph Tropiano Stanley Tucci
Produced by	David Kirkpatrick Jonathan Filley
Starring	Minnie Driver Ian Holm Isabella Rossellini Campbell Scott Tony Shalhoub Stanley Tucci
Cinematography	Ken Kelsch
Edited by	Suzy Elmiger
Music by	Gary DeMichele
Production companies	Rysher Entertainment Timpano Production
Distributed by	The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release dates	January 24, 1996 (1996-01-24) (Sundance) September 20, 1996 (1996-09-20) (United States)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Italian
Budget	$4.1 million[1]
Box office	$14.2 million[2]

Big Night is a 1996 American comedy-drama film co-directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci.^[3] Set in the 1950s on the Jersey Shore, the film follows two Italian immigrant brothers, played by Tucci and Tony Shaloub, as they host an evening of free food at their restaurant in an effort to allow it to gain greater exposure. The film's supporting cast includes Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini, and Allison Janney.^[3]

Produced by David Kirkpatrick and Jonathan Filley for the Samuel Goldwyn Company, Big Night was met with largely positive reviews and grossed $14 million worldwide. It was nominated for the "Grand Jury Prize" at the Sundance Film Festival and the "Grand Special Prize" at the Deauville Film Festival. Scott and Tucci won the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director. Tucci and Joseph Tropiano won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.