- Actors: Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, John Rothman, Frank Bongiorno, Lexie Sperduto
- Directors: Bob Giraldi
- Writers: Brian S. Kalata, Rick Shaughnessy
- Producers: Bob Giraldi, Louis DiGiaimo, Matt Janes, Michael Baumont, Patti Greaney
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: New Line Home Video
- Release Date: Jan 21 2003
- Run Time: 99 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00007G1YP
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Dinner Rush is gourmet cinema, served with a generous helping of culinary panache. After countless commercials, music videos (including Michael Jackson's "Beat It"), and a few obscure features, director and restaurateur Bob Giraldi casts his own New York eatery as a TriBeCa hot spot where the owner (Danny Aiello) presides over a busy night of fine dining and mob entanglements. He's been a bookmaker for 25 years but he's going legit; his son (Edoardo Ballerini) is a nuovo cuisine genius, eager to inherit the business; the sous-chef (Kirk Acevedo) is deeply in debt to mafia thugs; an art-dealer snob (Mark Margolis) is antagonizing his waitress (Summer Phoenix); a charming stranger (John Corbett) harbors a climactic surprise; and a powerful food critic (Sandra Bernhard) is ready to pounce on any wrong move. In perfect control of this bustling environment, Giraldi directs like a great chef cooks: with Altmanesque delicacy, confident that every ingredient is vital to the success of his creation. It's utterly delicious. --Jeff Shannon
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During the course of one frenzied evening, a restaurant owner and bookmaker deals with a potential hostile takeover, a snooty critic, and his attraction to his dead partner's widow. Danny Aiello and John Corbett bring the behind-the-scenes drama of a NYC Italian restaurant to life through an exciting tale of gangsters and gourmet food. Running Time: 99 min.
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I have been looking for this movie for ages. Because it's such an old title it was impossible to find at any movie store. I went on Amazon and found it right away. It was at a fantastic price and I received it within a week. I LOVE this movie and I am so glad to have found it on Amazon.
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The premise of this movie is rather simple - father/restaurant-owner/bookie wants to get out of the bookie business; son/chef who wants to take over the restaurant as part of growing up; young family friend in trouble with bookies.. BUT.. don't let that dissuade you from watching.Except for the opening scene, the events of the movie all take place during one night and largely in one place when the conflicts built into the premise converge in the restaurant. The cinematography is outstanding - the ballet of activity in the kitchen is wonderfully filmed The acting is all top-notch. Even the minor characters (waiters, cooks, guests) deliver their roles well. The only drawback here is Sandra Bernhard as a food writer - she does schtick rather than acting. The plot is simple and fairly predictable, but so was Casablanca which in some ways this movie's structure resembles. Watch and enjoy. Warning - eat a good meal first; the dinner scenes will make you hungry.
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Deliciously Entertaining,
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The characters are what drive this movie and make it fun to watch. Though I realize that last lobster dish he created for the stuck-up food critic was meant to be ridiculous, I still found myself drooling all over the couch. Danny Aiello is perfect as the low-key restauraunt owner who is not impressed with his star chef son's cuisine.The events are realistic, and I loved the pretentious, condesending "Fitzgerald" jerk who just rips his waitress to shreds with his lowbrow, rude remarks. The gay maitere D was hilarious as was the ... bartender who challenges his customers to trivia and rakes in the dough. My only semi-complaint was the ending which I found to be rather predictable and unbelievable, saw it coming a mile away. Still, this is a great indy film, and a must-see for anyone who works or has worked in a trendy restaurant.
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