Dinner Rush (2000)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Bob Giraldi

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

29 March 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | 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:

Food | Restaurant | Detective | Critic | Gangster

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 | French

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:

Louis Cropa: You know they say revenge is a dish best eaten cold.
Gary Lieberman: Served.
Louis Cropa: What?
Gary Lieberman: Yes sir. Served cold.

Soundtrack:

Angel Coming Down

Danny Aiello Hits Again

I found this gem in the bargain bin at Wal Mart. How it got there, I don't know. The film stars Danny Aiello (Do The Right Thing), Mike McGlone (The Brothers McMullen) and John Corbett (Sex and the City). Set in the fast paced New York Italian restaurant "Gigino", we follow a restaurant owner (Aiello) and his son, the head chef, on a busy Friday night. The film is comprised of witty banter from different tables in the restaurant, following a uptight art critic, a mafiosi from Queens, a food critic and a real mystery man in Corbett's character. The staff has to deal with a power outage, whiny tables and a line chef who is into a bookie 35 grand. The film carries itself with panache every second, and no matter how often I see this picture, be it on DVD or on IFC, I just can't get enough. Check it out!