Dinner Rush (2001)
90%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins
With the aid of a witty script and a well-acted ensemble, Dinner Rush is a tasty dish.
Dinner Rush” is a movie that’s as delicious as a plate of pasta, according to Marrit Ingman from Austin Chronicle. With a cast that includes Danny Aiello, this quintessentially New York film is a character-driven drama that takes place in a downtown restaurant. It’s a well-paced movie that shares the heady, dizzying atmosphere that turns great meals into memorable events. While it’s not “Big Night,” there’s much worth tasting here. So, grab some popcorn and get ready to be entertained by this ensemble filmmaking masterpiece that’s perfect for foodies and movie lovers alike!
Production Company(ies)
Lurker
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Gigino Trattoria – 323 Greenwich Street, Tribeca, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality
Year of Release
2002
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English, Italian, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2000 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2003
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, Vivian Wu, Mike McGlone, Sandra Bernhard, John Corbett, Kirk Acevedo, Summer Phoenix, Polly Draper, Jamie Harris, Mark Margolis, directed by Bob Giraldi, written by Brian Kalata, Rick Shaughnessy, Comedy, Drama, R, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Marrit Ingman, Jamie Russell, Roger Ebert, Mick LaSalle, Moira MacDonald, Chris Vognar, Betsy Bozdech, Emanuel Levy, Mark R Leeper, Gabriel Shanks, Joshua Tanzer, Tom Grealis, MPAA rating, Louis Cropa, Chef Udo Cropa, Nicole Chan, Carmen, Duncan, Jennifer Freely, produced by Louis DiGiaimo, Patti Greaney
Worldwide gross: $933,740
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,548,666
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,488
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 168,884
US/Canada gross: $634,566
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,052,467
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,180
US/Canada opening weekend: $110,000
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $182,442
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,701
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Edoardo Ballerini – Chef Udo Cropa
Vivian Wu – Nicole Chan
Michael McGlone – Carmen
Kirk Acevedo – Duncan
Sandra Bernhard – Jennifer Freely
Director – Bob Giraldi
Producers – Louis DiGiaimo, Patti Greaney
Writers – Brian Kalata, Rick Shaughnessy
Director(s)
Bob Giraldi
Writer(s)
Brian Kalata, Rick Shaughnessy
Producer(s)
Louis DiGiaimo, Patti Greaney
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins
Academy Awards
All Critics (45) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (4)
March 10, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
It’s as insubstantial as a plate of linguini, but very, very tasty.
March 18, 2002 | Rating: 4/5
Jamie Russell
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
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.
January 18, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
Benefits enormously from Aiello’s down-to-earth magnificence.
December 28, 2001
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
It’s not Big Night, but there’s much worth tasting here.
December 21, 2001
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
Dinner Rush has the attention to frantic detail and hustling spirit that adds necessary sizzle to restaurant films.
December 20, 2001
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
TOP CRITIC
Bob Giraldi’s tight, well-paced movie is an example of what ensemble filmmaking can be when it’s done correctly.
November 6, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
Betsy Bozdech
DVDJournal.com
Set in a downtown restaurant, this is a small, well-acted (particularly by Danny Aiello) quintessentially New York film that recalls indie movies of the 1980s.
June 20, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
March 31, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Shares the heady, dizzying atmosphere that turns great meals into memorable events.
October 29, 2003 | Rating: B-
Gabriel Shanks
Mixed Reviews
A genre film, but it tries to tell a story from a different angle – not through tough guys and excessive violence but through a character-driven drama with several different perspectives.
March 11, 2003 | Rating: 3/4
Joshua Tanzer
Offoffoff
This is an unusually patient and composed feature – it’s solidly scripted, it knows where it’s going and arrives there with a minimum of fuss.
February 13, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Tom Grealis
RTÉ (Ireland)…
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.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Sandra Bernhard plays a whiny food critic in Dinner Rush.
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