Dinner Rush

"New York's hottest eatery is going to have a killer night."

2000 1h 39m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 86

DramaActionThriller

Synopsis

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One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food critic, Louis must fend off a hostile takeover from a pair of gangsters, to whom his sous-chef is in debt. Further, Louis has an argument with his son, the star chef, whose culinary creativity has brought success to the business.

“New York's hottest eatery is going to have a killer night.”

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Cast

Danny Aiello
Louis Cropa
Polly Draper
Natalie Clemente
Alex Corrado
Paolo
Zainab Jah
Adrian
John Rothman
Gary Lieberman
Michael McGlone
Carmen
Edoardo Ballerini
Chef Udo Cropa
Manny Perez
Gabriel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bob Giraldi
Writers: Brian S. Kalata, Rick Shaughnessy
Languages: Italian, French, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bob Giraldi, shot by Tim Ives. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alex Lasarenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Allyson C. Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Danny Aiello and Polly Draper and Alex Corrado carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bob Giraldi directs. Tim Ives behind the camera. Alex Lasarenko scores. Allyson C. Johnson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
326 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.
5Directed by Bob Giraldi, shot by Tim Ives. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Alex Lasarenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Allyson C. Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Danny Aiello and Polly Draper and Alex Corrado carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "New York's hottest eatery is going to have a killer night.".
10IMDB entry: tt0229340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.