Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998•1h 30m•7.5•Released
DocumentaryDrama
In 1995, Chasen's closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and the Pope. During its two final weeks, Chasen regulars (actors and producers), staff, and management sat for interviews. There's an Oscar party for 1500, footage and photos of famous diners, and time with Tommy Gallagher, the ebullient head waiter until retirement in 1994, his son Patrick, catering head Raymond Bilbool, general manager Ronnie Clint, hat check girl Val Schwab, ladies' room attendant Onetta Johnson, and foreign- born waiters, including Jaime. When he started in 1970, like other Latins, he wasn't allowed out of the kitchen. It's a family farewell.
Director
Robert Pulcini
Languages
English
Studio
lobos grande
Cast
Sally Kellerman
Self
Martin Landau
Self
David Frost
Self
Ed McMahon
Self
Margaret O'Brien
Self
Suzanne Pleshette
Self
Don Rickles
Self
Sharon Stone
Self
Robert Wagner
Self
Quentin Tarantino
Self
Jack Lemmon
Self
Jay Leno
Self
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
John Travolta
Self
Kelly Preston
Self
Production
Company
lobos grande
Company
a la carte entertainment
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