Soup For One is a 1982

1982 in film

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 sexually-themed romantic comedy that was directed and written by Jonathan Kaufer and produced by Marvin Worth. The R-rated film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Its tagline is "When you're looking for love, you find yourself doing some very funny things."

While the film was not a box office success, mostly due to mixed reviews and the over the top sex scenes (including one involving S/M), it is best remembered for its soundtrack, which was produced by Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers

Nile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...

 and Bernard Edwards

Bernard Edwards

Bernard Edwards born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of the Funk/Disco band Chic and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan.-History:...

 of the group Chic

Chic (band)

Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...

, who performed the title track.

Overview

The movie tells the story of Allan, a cable television producer in New York City who is determined to find the perfect woman, and he would even go far as having a description of what she would look like done on an artist sketch. But before he can encounter the girl of his dreams he finds himself encountering a series of disastrous dating roadblocks. And when he does finally meet the woman, whose name is Maria, will it be happily ever after?

The Soundtrack

In addition to "Soup For One" (Pop #80, R&B #14), Chic also performed and produced four other cuts from the soundtrack: "Open Up," "Tavern on the Green," "I Work For A Living," and "Riding." "I Want Your Love" (Pop #7, R&B #5) which is also included, was a 1979 recording. Rodgers and Edwards also wrote and produced three songs for the film, one by Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass

Theodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. Pendergrass first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade...

 ("Dream Girl"; he performs this in a cameo as a night club singer), another by Sister Sledge

Sister Sledge

Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs...

 ("Let's Go On Vacation") and one for Carly Simon

Carly Simon

Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...

 ("Why

Why (Carly Simon song)

"Why", by Carly Simon, was one of a string of film-inspired singles from a less successful period in her career . Following her much publicized break-down on stage in 1980, it was recorded for the movie Soup For One in 1982. The movie flopped but the soundtrack was a success.The song, like all of...

") (UK #10). Debbie Harry contributed a song to the soundtrack as well, called "Jump Jump."
The album, released on WEA/Mirage Records, remains unreleased on compact disc.


Main article: Soup For One (soundtrack)

Soup for One (soundtrack)

Soup For One is a soundtrack album to the movie Soup For One by American R&B band Chic et al., released on the label WEA in 1982, the first Chic album not to be issued on Atlantic Records...

Trivia

• In addition to Pendergrass, another singer, Suzzy Roche
  Suzzy Roche
  Suzzy Roche , originally from Park Ridge, New Jersey, is best known for her work with the female vocal group The Roches, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre...
  
   of The Roches
  The Roches
  The Roches are a female vocal group of three songwriting Irish-American sisters from Park Ridge, New Jersey, known for their "unusual" and "rich" harmonies, quirky lyrics, and casually comedic stage performances.The Roches have been active as performers and recording artists since the mid-1970s,...
  
  , also has a cameo.
• The 2000 hit by Modjo
  Modjo
  Modjo was a French house/pop musical duo made up of producer Romain Tranchart and vocalist Yann Destagnol . It had major success with its hit single "Lady ".-Biography:...
  
  , "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
  Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
  "Lady " is the debut single by French house duo Modjo, written and performed by producer Romain Tranchart and vocalist Yann Destagnol and released in 2000. A house music song, it features a guitar sample of "Soup for One" performed by Chic, for which Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards are also...
  
  ", samples Chic's "Soup For One."
• Carly Simon's "Why" would end up becoming a underground club classic as well as a major hit in Europe.
• In 1990, A Tribe Called Quest
  A Tribe Called Quest
  A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
  
   sampled the whole instrumental version of "Why" for their hit "Bonita Applebaum".
• Writer/director Jonathan Kaufer was later briefly married to starlet Pia Zadora
  Pia Zadora
  Pia Zadora is an American actress and singer. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians , she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe...
  
   with whom he fathered a child.

Cast

• Saul Rubinek
  Saul Rubinek
  Saul Rubinek is a Canadian actor, director, producer and playwright, known for his work in TV, film and the stage.-Early life:...
  
   - Allan
• Marcia Strassman
  Marcia Strassman
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   - Maria
• Gerrit Graham
  Gerrit Graham
  Gerrit Graham is an American actor and songwriter. He's appeared in such films as Used Cars, TerrorVision, National Lampoon's Class Reunion, and Greetings, where he worked with Brian DePalma for the first time...
  
   - Brian
• Teddy Pendergrass
  Teddy Pendergrass
  Theodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. Pendergrass first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade...
  
   - Night Club Singer
• Richard Libertini
  Richard Libertini
  Richard Libertini is an American stage, film and television actor known for playing numerous character roles and his ability to speak in numerous accents....
  
   - Angelo
• Andrea Martin
  Andrea Martin
  Andrea Louise Martin is an American and Canadian actress and comedienne. She has appeared in films such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, on stage in productions such as My Favorite Year, Fiddler on the Roof and Candide, and in the television series, SCTV.-Personal life:Martin, the oldest of three...
  
   - Concord Seductress
• Mordecai Lawner - Furniture Salesman
• Lewis J. Stadlen
  Lewis J. Stadlen
  Lewis J. Stadlen is an American stage and screen character actor.-Career:Born in Brooklyn, New York to voice actor Allen Swift, Stadlen studied acting with Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler...
  
   - Allan's Father
• Joanna Merlin - Allan's Mother
• Christine Baranski
  Christine Baranski
  Christine Jane Baranski is an American stage and screen actress, and is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award winning portrayal as "Maryanne Thorpe" in the sitcom Cybill, and her Emmy nominated portrayal of "Diane Lockhart" in The Good Wife...
  
   - Blonde in Bar
• Ellen March - Blind Date
• Maury Chaykin
  Maury Chaykin
  Maury Alan Chaykin was an American-born Canadian actor. Best known for his portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe, he was also known for his work as a character actor in many films and on television programs.-Personal life:...
  
   - Dr. Wexler
• Deborah Offner - Girl in Neon Bedroom
• Michael Jeter
  Michael Jeter
  Michael Jeter was an American actor.- Early life :Michael Jeter was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. His mother, Virginia , was a housewife...
  
   - Mr. Kelp
• Anna Deavere Smith
  Anna Deavere Smith
  Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is currently the artist in residence at the Center for American Progress.-Early life:...
  
   - Deborah
• Laura Dean
  Laura Dean
  Laura Dean is a dancer, choreographer and composer.Dean is the recipient of many awards including the 2008 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance. She has also received a "Bessie" New York Dance Award for her work with composer Steve Reich...
  
   - Linda
• Marley Friedman - Zak
• Andrew Friedman
  Andrew Friedman
  Andrew Friedman is the Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Tampa Bay Rays franchise in Major League Baseball. In that position, he acts as the team's General Manager.-Early life:...
  
   - Zak
• Jessica James - Miss Farr
• Kate Lynch
  Kate Lynch
  Kate Lynch is a Genie Award-winning actress whose career spans four decades. In 1980 she won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Meatballs...
  
   - WPCP Receptionist
• Suzzy Roche
  Suzzy Roche
  Suzzy Roche , originally from Park Ridge, New Jersey, is best known for her work with the female vocal group The Roches, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre...
  
   - Girl #1
• Claudia Cron
  Claudia Cron
  Claudia Cron is an American artist who, while attending Parson's School of Design was discovered by Eileen Ford and signed to Ford Models. She appeared in Vogue, and from 1979-1986 was under contract with Estee Lauder as the face of their line, Prescriptives...
  
   - Girl #2
• Cheri Jamison - Girl #3
• Hilary Shepard - Girl #4
• Libby Boone - Girl #5
• Catherine Lee Smith - Girl #6
• Marisa Smith - Concord Dental Assistant
• Jaime Tirelli - WPCP Announcer
• Cristina San Juan - WPCP Weathergirl
• James Rebhorn
  James Rebhorn
  James Robert Rebhorn is an American character actor who has appeared in over 100 television shows, feature films and plays.-Personal life:...
  
   - Lawyer
• Ron Faber - Man with Video Tapes
• Gloria Cromwell - Mrs. Franken
• Thomas Quinn
  Thomas Quinn
  Thomas Quinn may refer to:* T. Vincent Quinn, U.S. Representative from New York*Thomas Quinn , Irish Nationalist politician and builder*Thomas Quinn...
  
   - Police Officer
• Rick Lieberman - Sketch Artist
• Ellie Covan - Concord Registration Woman
• Bo Rucker - Man in Washington Sq. Park
• Jack Chandler - Stoned Cameraman
• Michael Pearlman
  Michael Pearlman
  Michael Pearlman , was an actor who appeared in Charles in Charge with Scott Baio. He also appeared in One Trick Pony, a feature film starring Paul Simon that was released in 1980. He now lives in Sheridan, Wyoming, where he works as a freelance writer and maintains a personal blog covering sports...
  
   - Young Allan
• Lauren Sautner - Young Rhonda
• Karen Werner - Receptionist
• Maggie Wheeler
  Maggie Wheeler
  Maggie Wheeler is an American actress, best known for her role as Janice on the TV show Friends.-Personal life:Wheeler was born Margaret Emily Jakobson in Manhattan...
  
   - Nurse
• Max Gulak - Italian Waiter
• William Cuellar - Chief Running Brook
• Mitchell Jason - Judge
• Sherrie Bender - Topless Girl at Door
• Kim Chan
  Kim Chan
  Kim Chan also known as Kim S. Chan, was a Chinese-American actor and producer. He was most notable for his role as The Ancient in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.-Early life:...
  
   - Harold the Cook
• Linda Ray - Sally in Pool
• Lisa Parker - A Girl in Pool
• Merwin Goldsmith - Mr. Blum
• Olivia K. Le'Aauanae - Fire Knife Dancer
• Victor Truro - Man at Cellmates
• Anthony Cesare - Man at River Cafe
• Marvin Beck - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• Jennifer Delora - Girl at Bar (uncredited)