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:

Udo Cropa: There are only three proper responses when I say something to you: "Yes chef," "No chef," "I don't know chef."

Soundtrack:

Another B

A brilliant film!

This film crackles with authenticity. Danny Aiello is great in the lead role as the owner of this eatery, rushed off its feet in the evening rush after the day leading to it. He plays ironically opposite to his oft gangster roles. Well structured with an interesting mix of characters, showing their chemistry with each other, the boss, the son, the dish hands, the restaraunts patrons, and food critic, the lust, and the great character John Corbett plays.

Dinner Rush is well worth a look. I am sure you won't be disappointed if you like films that simmer at a medium temperature so it becomes cooked nicely at the end with a good surprise in the end how it turned out.