Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana

1990 0h 31m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 10

Documentary

Synopsis

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Les Blank marries his passion for spicy, down home food and his love for Cajuns and Creoles in this mouth-watering, exploration of the cooking, and other enthusiasms, of French-speaking Louisiana. Features tangy music, and food by Marc Savoy, Paul Prudhomme, and other greats.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marc Savoy
Self
Paul Prudhomme
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Les Blank
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Les Blank: Always for Pleasure" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Marc Savoy and Paul Prudhomme carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0100997 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Les Blank directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Les Blank: Always for Pleasure" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Marc Savoy and Paul Prudhomme carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0100997 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 31 min · 0h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana (1990)

Part of

Les Blank: Always for Pleasure

An uncompromisingly independent filmmaker, Les Blank made documentaries for nearly fifty years, elegantly disappearing with his camera into cultural spots rarely seen on-screen—mostly on the peripheries of the United States, but also occasionally abroad. Seemingly off-the-cuff yet poetically constructed, these films are humane, sometimes wry, always engaging tributes to music, food, and all sorts of regionally specific delights. This collector’s set provides a diverse survey of Les Blank’s vast output, including fourteen of his best-known works and eight related short films.