MovieChat Forums > Defending Your Life (1991) Discussion > The Food Thing! What Would YOU Eat?

The Food Thing! What Would YOU Eat?

posted 19 years ago by domino1003
92 replies | jump to latest

I have watched "Defending Your Life" so many times, that I have lost count. However, the thing that has always stuck with me is the thing about food. In Judgement City, you can eat as much as you want without gaining one ounce! This, of course, has lead me to creating this particular message board and posing a question to the fans of this movie.

If you were in Judgement City, and can eat as much as you want, what 5 foods would you pig out on? Explain why (Other than it's your favorite food), and where you think the best place around sells this particular item (For example, you may like BBQ Ribs from Bodacious Barbeque in Marshall, Texas because the sauce is just KICKING!).

I'm looking forward to the comments! And don't worry about the types of food (I would LOVE Escargot and Caviar! Of course, this may gross some people out!), cause I am not hear to judge ya!

"Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?"

[–] 19 years ago

[deleted]

[–] HoneyBronzeX 19 years ago

I, too, am a huge fan of this film. I can always watch it when it's on. Sadly, I'm the only one I know who has seen it, so I never get a chance to talk about it :( This movie is the closest thing I've seen to how I would like to picture the "afterlife".

Anyway, about my favorite foods...

1. I'd love to have tons of shrimp and lobster from where ever it's good.
2. Old-fashioned buttery pound cake, southern-style, from these old ladies
out of South Carolina.
3. McDonald's French fries
4. Prime rib from Monty's Steakhouse in Westwood, Calif.
and
5. Naked Orange Juice, from Costco. I LOVE that juice.

Fun question!!!

Russell Crowe is the exception, but Bobby Brown is the rule!?

[–] My_Name_Is_Lydia 19 years ago

I love, love, love this movie! Why are there so few of us who have even heard of it?

My five foods:

1. Mashed potatoes and gravy (just a little lumpy)
2. Penne pasta with vodka sauce topped with parmesan
3. Cheeseburgers from Taxi's
4. Oriental chicken salad from Applebee's
5. Hot fudge sundae from the Outback Steakhouse

And I'd want to enjoy all this with Julia and Daniel! :-)

...and that's all I have to say about that.

[–] 19 years ago

[deleted]

[–] loislane490 19 years ago

1. Shrimp - any kind
2. Strawberry Shortcake
3. Delmonico steak w/ mashed potatos
4. Burger King whopper
5. Pringles chips

[–] bbenson-4 19 years ago

Same here. I haven't seen all of Defending Your Life, but I'd like to contribute.

1. Definitly, Sushi from Japan
2. Prime rib made at home (I make the best)
3. Atomic chicken wings from Cluck U chicken
4. Ripe pears
5. Deep fried turkey

Keep 'em comin'.

[–] domino1003 19 years ago

Hey, I had to personally reply to bbenson-4 as I was looking at the list.

Atomic Chicken Wings from Cluck U Chicken!

I have never tried their chicken, but I saw their spot on the Top 10 places to Pig Out on Travel Channel. My God, are you brave! I see that they are HOOOOOOTTTTTT!!!!

You understand Captain that this mission does not exist, nor will it ever exist. "Apocalypse Now"

[–] PaladinMarineWarrior 19 years ago

Cluck U has great chicken and some of the HOTTEST in the world. When I worked in San Jose, CA. There was a Chuck U there. If you ever get a chance to eat some, I recommend it very much.

"Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but worse is the nation that has and FORGETS THEM!"

[–] jonathan-guido 19 years ago

What the *beep* is orange pie; and what the *beep* is powder sauce?

[–] palelittlespider 19 years ago

I love this movie and have watched it tons, too. I hope heaven is like this. I don't mind having to come back again as long as I get the entire food thing and past life pavillion. :)

1. Sweet and Sour Chicken from Chinatown (the one I grew up near)
2. My mother's fajitas with guac on the side
3. My grandmother's chopped liver pate
4. Ribs from Outback
5. Carmelized Catfish from Pho Pasteur..mmmmmm.

There would be so much more, but that's just the top five. I would never leave the restaurant!!

[–] p_malia 19 years ago

I adore this movie, and untill I met my boyfriend, the only other person I knew who had watched this was my brother.

1-Seared Ahi and rice from Harrington's in Hilo, Hawaii
2-Raw Oysters from the Brooklyn in Seattle
3-Creme Brule with Baileys and Kahlua (the way I make it)
4-Thin and Crispy Pizza from Pizza Hut (I am allergic to wheat, so this is a BIG no no on earth-but in the afterlife I ought to be able to eat it!)
5-Onion Rings from any pub in London(they practiclly pulvarize the onions before they deep fry them so when you take a bite, you get a bite of everything, no pulling the entire onion out and leaving an empty bread ring-plus the whole "no wheat on earth thing")

[–] 19 years ago

[deleted]

[–] geoisfat 19 years ago

gourmet dog *beep* heard it's the best there!

[–] 19 years ago

[deleted]

[–] 19 years ago

[deleted]

[–] dazie3 19 years ago

Hard choice! I'd really go for it up there- I am a food lover (thank goodness for metabolism, will power and exercise down here)!

Pasta- cheese ravioli with white sauce (made at a restaurant named Chi chi's) (the way Meryl's character Julia desribes enjoying food made me we want pasta alfredo even though that's not always my favorite)
Creme brulee OR cake from the Madonna Inn. OR pretty much any dessert from wherever the best is
Most breakfast food (whole wheat pancakes w/ butter & syrup, scrambled eggs w salt & pepper, bacon, sausage- with a little bit of the syrup to dip the eggs, bacon in OR crepes/ swedish/ french/ german style pancakes especially with like a lemony sauce and grits w/ milk, butter and sugar.
Movie theater popcorn with butter and salt, candy like Junior Mints or french truffles, and a diet coke (yes diet coke)
Crab legs with drawn butter and mashed potatoes.

I must mention that I am a type 1 diabetic down here so up there I have a ton of catching up to do on the carbs :o)

I own this movie on VHS and for some reaon I feel like it is meant to be watched in that format over DVD...

[–] 19 years ago

[deleted]

[–] cjk1976 19 years ago

1. BBQ RIBS

2. MUSHROOM SWISS BURGERS

3. PORK LO MEIN

4. CANNOLIS

5. PRIME RIB

[–] domino1003 19 years ago

God, this message board gets me more and more hungry whenever I read it! BBQ Ribs! And summer's coming!

You understand Captain that this mission does not exist, nor will it ever exist. "Apocalypse Now"

[–] 19 years ago

[deleted]

[–] jasonstokes777 19 years ago

1.peanut butter out the jar
2.biltong
3.sausage and mash in a yorkshire pudding the size of a bin lid
4.sea salt and crushed black pepper kettle chips
5.a vat of raw kentucky friend chicken coating

[–] domino1003 19 years ago

All of the foods on this list sound so YUMMY! I do want to add one more to my list:

There was a place in Chinatown in San Francisco (Closed now, unfortunately)that had the most wonderful stuffed chicken wings! I would just LOVE to munch on them!

You understand Captain that this mission does not exist, nor will it ever exist. "Apocalypse Now"

[–] bbenson-4 19 years ago

I wish to amend my previous post due to BCShynumber1's. Not just sushi, but eel sushi, salmon sushi(raw, not smoked)and definitely yellow tail sushi. Also, someone else talked about a vat of breading mix. I would like to just have the skins.........like most honest people.

"but those weren't chips, they were toenail clippings!"
Dr. Zoidberg: "A feast is a feast."

[–] kaisermom2000 19 years ago

They may have called it Judgement City, but to me it would be heaven...

1. Chicken Marsala - Very good from either Macaroni Grill or Buco Di Beppo,
but I am not that choosey.
2. The full on Turkey dinner w/excellent stuffing and cranberry sauce
3. Dim Sum - Line up the dumplings, egg rolls and Fried Won Tons - and don't
forget the sauce!
4. Cheesecake - a really good one that is creamy and rich with a buttery
graham cracker crust
5. Onion Rings - In a loaf from Tony Roma's, A blossom from Outback, or the
big pile that comes from the local charbroiler house.

and now back to my diet:(

[–] blteigen 18 years ago

1. Anything from Margie's Diner in SLO, California - but especially the big bowl of sauteed mushrooms....mmmm
2. A filet mignon from the Packing House in Milwaukee
3. A malt cup (or two or three) of frozen ice milk at any ball park
4. The most delicious salad dressing I ever tasted - at Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii
5. Hershey's Hugs....

[–] pulp fiction 18 years ago

1. My moms pancakes
2. My dad's hotdogs, right off the grill.
3. My Grandmother's Enchiladas
4. Pizza from Boston House of Pizza in I belive it was Hanford, CA.
5. Nabisco Nutter Butter cookies.

And to wash it all down, either Vanilla Coke, or A&W Cream Soda.

[–] murderXmayhemXmadness 17 years ago

I am so with you on the dim sum.

The future is just a f-ing concept that we use to avoid being alive today.

[–] outofafrica 18 years ago

I read all of these posts and now I'm SO hungry. I haven't seen DYL yet, but I'm expecting to get in it the mail from Netflix soon. I saw this post and it sounded interesting, so I thought I'd put my two cents in.

1.)Papa John's pizza- regular crust with pepperonis, green peppers, and sausage
2.)Chicken fingers and French fries from pretty much anywhere
3.)Cheesecake from the Basil Leaf, a little family ran restaurant in my town
4.)Pasta with marinara sauce and fresh shrimp
and
5.)Dr. Pepper or a chocolate milkshake to wash it all down with

. . . Now I'm going to raid the kitchen

"That's all" -Miranda Priestly

[–] seifer_linx 18 years ago

I'll just have that Omellete that Daniel is eating as his first meal. Everytime I see it I think "God I wanna eat that".

[–] BCShynumber1 18 years ago

1.Pizza with my all favorite toppings
2.Godiva White Chocolate Ice Cream
3.Boneless BBQ chicken from KFC
4.Stuffed Grilled quesidellas from Taco Bell
5.Loads of eel sushi baby
6.Chicken sandwich from Burger King with a side of fries
7.Reilly Burger from Eagles Deli
8.Primanti Brothers sandwiches
9.Crave cases from White Castle
10.Cheddar biscuits from Red Lobster

[–] jonathan-guido 16 years ago

"5.)Dr. Pepper or a chocolate milkshake to wash it all down with"

What the f do you mean "or"? This is your last bloody meal. You have them both. Hell mix 'em together if you like.

[–] Danierob 18 years ago

What wouldn't I eat?

My top 5

1. Baked macaroni and cheese
2. Mango gelato
3. My Grandma's spaghetti. I miss it and I don't even care for spaghetti that much!
4. I am a vegetarian, but it wouldn't be killing an animal up there would it? I want to add hickory farm cheese hot dogs to the list. I think I had my last one when I was 7.
5. Creamy pesto pasta.

OK, now I am hungry!