Fresh
Fiery energy, swift, character-driven chitchat and a tough, upbeat sense of how the world works.
F.X. Feeney, L.A. Weekly
Dinner Rush
New York's hottest eatery is going to have a killer night.
2000 · 1h 39m · R
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Bob Giraldi
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Bob Giraldi Director
- Danny Aiello as Louis Cropa
- John Rothman as Gary Lieberman
- Frank Bongiorno as Enrico Coventie
- Lexie Sperduto as Lucy Clemente
- Zainab Jah as Adrian
- Alex Corrado as Paolo
- Edoardo Ballerini as Chef Udo Cropa
- Michael McGlone as Carmen
- Manny Perez as Gabriel
- Walt McPherson as Detective Drury
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There are enough plots here to challenge a Robert Altman, specialist in interlocking stories, but the director, Bob Giraldi, masters the complexities as if he knows the territory.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Benefits enormously from Aiello's down-to-earth magnificence.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
It's not Big Night, but there's much worth tasting here.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Dinner Rush has the attention to frantic detail and hustling spirit that adds necessary sizzle to restaurant films.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
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