French Cuisine Is Haughty: Difference between revisions

* In a very famous example, ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]'' features a scene where Ferris and his friends attempt to dine at an upscale French restaurant but the stuck-up maître d’ tries to turn them away. When Farris successfully convinces the maître d’ that he's a very wealthy and powerful customer, the embarrassed maître d’ quickly shows them to a table.

* ''[[L.A. Story]]'' has a very snooty French restaurant called l'Idiot, where the lead has to show his bank balance and several other references even to get a reservation. Snooty character played to [[Large Ham]] perfection by [[Patrick Stewart]].

* In ''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation]]'' the Griswolds go to a French restaurant and are served by an incredibly rude and insulting waiter who tells them (in French, a language that none of the Griswolds speak) that he'll serve them dishwater rather than what they actually ordered because they won't be able to tell the difference, then he makes lewd remarks about Helen and Audrey before telling Clark "go fuck yourself."

* In the otherwise rote Burt Reynolds film ''Paternity'', Burt tries to impress his date by quizzing the French waiter:

'''Acidulous waiter''': "Soup of the Day." }}

* In the second ''[[Trinity (film)|Trinity]]'' movie, the two borderline-illiterate outlaw brothers suddenly find themselves really rich, buy smart suits and go to an expensive French restaurant. [[Hilarity Ensues]].