Dinner Rush (2000)

Director:

Bob Giraldi

Writers (WGA):

Rick Shaughnessy (written by) &
Brian S. Kalata (written by)

Release Date:

29 March 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Plot:

Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor and bookmaker Louis Cropa in New York...

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Chef | Gambling | Mafia | Restaurant

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Danny Aiello	...	Louis Cropa
John Rothman	...	Gary Lieberman
Frank Bongiorno	...	Enrico Coventie
Lexie Sperduto	...	Lucy Clemente
Zainab Jah	...	Adrian
Alex Corrado	...	Paolo
Mike McGlone	...	Carmen
Walt MacPherson	...	Detective Drury
Polly Draper	...	Natalie Clemente
Edoardo Ballerini	...	Chef Udo Cropa
Vivian Wu	...	Nicole Chan
Manny Perez	...	Gabriel
Ajay Naidu	...	Ademir the Matre'd
Andre Haynes Richarson	...	Machine (as Andre Richardson Haynes)
Summer Phoenix	...	Marti Wellington

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38347)

Filming Locations:

Gigino Trattoria - 323 Greenwich Street, Tribeca, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Access Motion Picture Group

Trivia:

Was filmed in only 21 days.

Goofs:

Continuity: As soon as the lights come back on in the restaurant, the bartender is seen yanking his flashlight off his wrist. A few seconds later in a close-up, he is seen taking it off again and setting it behind the bar.

Quotes:

Ken: When did eating dinner become a Broadway show?

Soundtrack:

Los Gatos

Dinner Rush goes straight into my all-time Top 10

I didn't think they made movies like this anymore.

The only thing wrong with this movie is the lack of marketing. Otherwise, it's superb on so many levels, and the ending (even though I knew what was coming) was a happy surprise.

Every single performance is good, with most of them actually great. The script is faultless, as is the plot, the pacing, and the directing. Even though it's a less-flashy style than in 99% or the movies these days, it's wonderful to be able to appreciate really good camerawork, clear dialogue, perfect editing..

I don't want to go into great detail, because the movie is such a pleasure to watch. I just hope this may convince you to see Dinner Rush, because it's quite possibly the best film of the year. I am now going to pester friends & colleagues to rent it, until I can actually buy it and then force them to watch.