"The Imposters" was a silly little film with Oliver Platt and Tucci as two down on their luck actors/conmen who hitch a ride on a ship in the 1930's(?) and as the title indicates end up pretending to be people they aren't. In the meantime they try to avoid their pompous actor rival Bertram (Alfred Molina) who is also on the ship and discover plots to blow up the ship and assassinate an African Prince. It's screwball comedy and is shot in black and white. It also has Hope Davis, Steve Buscemi, Tony Shalhoub, Isabella Rossellini and Woody Allen in a cameo.

"Big Night" is also humorous but more serious. It's about two Italian immigrant brothers , Primo (Shalhoub) and Secondo(Tucci) who have opened an authentic Italian restaurant in 1950's New Jersey. Unfortunately, Primo, who is the chef, is THOROUGHLY opposed to dumbing down the cuisine, even going so far as to chase away a customer who dares ask for a side of pasta with some rice. Primo thinks that if you stick to doing things the right way, sooner or later people will come around.

Secondo is the maitre'd and brains for the business side. He is more pragmatic than his brother. He knows that they can't keep the restaurant going, especially not when their cross-street competitor Pascal (Ian Holm) is stealing ALL their business with a more generic Americanized Italian style. Evidently out of the kindness of his heart Pascal offers to arrange for Louis Prima to show up at the brothers' restaurant. This will save their business. So the brothers, and their wives/girlfriends/employee put everything they have into one Big Night to either save their business or go out in a flame of glory. The arguments and silent squabbles between the brothers are familiar to anyone with a sibling.
Isabella Rossellini and Minnie Driver also star. Tucci directed this one.