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Dinner Rush
New York's hottest eatery is going to have a killer night.
Genres
DramaActionThriller
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.
Details
Budget
$2000000
Revenue
$1075504
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
2000-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
78
Vote Average
7.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Vivian Wu
Nicole Chan
Frank Bongiorno
Enrico Coventie
Lexie Sperduto
Lucy Clemente
Ajay Naidu
Ademir the Matre'd
Andre Haynes Richardson
Machine
Summer Phoenix
Marti Wellington
Jamie Harris
Sean the Bartender
Tessa Ghylin
Piper
Jimmy Shkelqim
Server
Nurul Raque
Server
John Patrick Walker
Roger
Gabriel Jiménez
Pasta Chef
Andre De Leon
Nino
Joe Gatti Jr.
Harold
John Corbett
Ken Roloff
Kirk Acevedo
Duncan
Mark Margolis
Fitzgerald
Annika Peterson
Bettina
Juan Carlos Hernández
Joseph
Luigi Celentano
Line Chef
Jonathan Chodosh
Black-Out Customer
Ted Koch
Bar Patron
Doreen Dunlap
Bar Patron
Julie Zeger
Baby's Mother
David Phillips
Baby's Father
Marcus Schenkenberg
Male Customer
Jennifer Griffin Chambers
Female Customer
Sandra Bernhard
Jennifer Freely
Sophie Comet
Food Nymph
Ellen McElduff
Ellen Drury
Minnie Giraldi
Other Female Customer
Roma Torre
NY 1 Reporter
David Diaz
News 2 Reporter
Walt MacPherson
Detective Drury
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