Dinner Rush

– Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor and bookmaker Loui..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Dinner Rush (2000)

Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor and bookmaker Louis Cropa in New York? Anything but as tonight's guests include; a local police detective and his wife specially invited by the owner; on the balcony rival bookmaker gangsters from Queens who want to become partners in the restaurant; in the corner renowned food critic 'the food nymph' is her usual demanding self; and at the bar, seemingly unnoticed, is Ken. As the evening continues enter Duncan, inveterate gambler and sous-chef on-the-line in the frenetic kitchen downstairs, who acts as the catalyst that causes the evening to draw to its inevitable, explosive, deadly conclusion.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Dinner Rush (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

29 Mar 2002

Language:

English, Italian, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Bob Giraldi

Writer:

Rick Shaughnessy, Brian S. Kalata

Main Actors:

Danny Aiello, John Rothman, Frank Bongiorno, Lexie Sperduto

Plot:

Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor and bookmaker Louis Cropa in New York? Anything but as tonight's guests include; a local police detective and his wife specially invited by the owner; on the balcony rival bookmaker gangsters from Queens who want to become partners in the restaurant; in the corner renowned food critic 'the food nymph' is her usual demanding self; and at the bar, seemingly unnoticed, is Ken. As the evening continues enter Duncan, inveterate gambler and sous-chef on-the-line in the frenetic kitchen downstairs, who acts as the catalyst that causes the evening to draw to its inevitable, explosive, deadly conclusion.

Awards:

2 wins.

Production:

Access Motion Picture Group

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
Metacritic:
79%