Luigi's Ladies (1989)
"Luigi" (David Rappaport) is a Cockney immigrant to Australia, whose job as maitre d' in a high-toned Italian restaurant requires that he take on an ethnic monniker and phony accent. Over time, he has become the confidante of a trio of his customer, yuppie women, all of them friends with each other, who have just lost substantial amounts of money during a sudden drop in the stock market in 1987. Each of them is propelled by this into a series of humorous adventures, including a "rebirthing" session, and an attempted murder (using tainted jam), which they recount to Luigi and to each other over the course of the film. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Wendy Hughes, Sandy Gore, (more)
- Director(s):
- Judy Morris
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Synopsis of Luigi's Ladies
"Luigi" (David Rappaport) is a Cockney immigrant to Australia, whose job as maitre d' in a high-toned Italian restaurant requires that he take on an ethnic monniker and phony accent. Over time, he has become the confidante of a trio of his customer, yuppie women, all of them friends with each other, who have just lost substantial amounts of money during a sudden drop in the stock market in 1987. Each of them is propelled by this into a series of humorous adventures, including a "rebirthing" session, and an attempted murder (using tainted jam), which they recount to Luigi and to each other over the course of the film. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Complete Cast of Luigi's Ladies
- Wendy Hughes - Sara
- David Rappaport - Luigi
- Serge Lazareff - Trev
- Joe Spano - Nick
- Johnny Hallyday - Kitchen hand - stunt
- Mervyn Drake - Jonathan
- Genevieve Lemon - Debbo
- Sandy Gore - Cee
- John Walton - Steve
- Ray Meagher - Lance
- Max Cullen - Chef
- Brian Adams - Tom Stoker
- Glen Boswell - Kitchen hand - stunt
- Director(s):
- Judy Morris
- Writer(s):
- Wendy Hughes, Judy Morris, Jennifer Claire
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