The Chinese Restaurant 

Jerry, Elaine and George stop for a quick Chinese dinner before seeing "Plan 9 From Outer Space," but circumstances at the eatery make them miss the movie.

Director:

Tom Cherones

Writers:

Larry David (created by), Jerry Seinfeld (created by)

Stars:

Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jerry Seinfeld	...	Jerry Seinfeld
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Elaine Benes
Michael Richards	...	Kramer (credit only)
Jason Alexander	...	George Costanza
James Hong	...	Bruce
David Tress	...	Mr. Cohen
Judy Kain	...	Lorraine
Kate Benton	...	Woman on Phone
Michael Mitz	...	Phone Guy
Kendall McCarthy	...	Man

Storyline

Waiting for a table at a Chinese restaurant where they've been told it'll be 5 or 10 minutes, Elaine, George and Jerry find people arriving after them being seated ahead of them. Elaine is starving and Jerry dares her to walk to a table and eat someone's food. He also sees someone who he can't place. George meanwhile is desperate to call Tatiana and gets upset when others in the restaurant lobby hogs the pay phone.

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Plot Keywords:

chinese restaurant | dare | cannibalism | hungry | apology | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 1991 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shapiro/West Productions, Castle Rock Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The waiter repeatedly announces a phone call for "Cartwright" (instead of "Costanza"). James Hong, the actor who plays the waiter, appeared on "Bonanza" in the 1960s as the cousin of Hop Sing, houseboy to the Cartwright family.

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Goofs

When Jerry says, "How much longer is this going to take?" Bruce's hands are raised. In the next shot, they are resting on the podium.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Bruce: Seinfeld, four!

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Connections

References Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

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Soundtracks

Seinfeld Theme Song
Written by Jonathan Wolff

User Reviews

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(1) How much do I like this episode? 5/5. (2) Directing: 3/3. (3) Editing: 2.5/3. (4) Plot/Story: 5/5. (5) Dialogue: 3/3. (6) Memorability/Uniqueness: 3/3. (7) Quality of characters: 2/2. (8) Acting: 5/5. (9) Cinematography: 3/4. (10) Style/Art Direction/Wardrobe/Make-up & Hair: 2/3. (11) Emotion/Experience of watching it/Comedy: 5/5. (12) Entertainment value: 4/4. (13) Overall quality: 5/5.

Overall rating: 47.5/50, which is 95% and so a 10/10.