Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Robert Pulcini
Ed Mcmahon
Bob Hope
Quentin Tarantino
Raymond Bilbool
Samuel L. Jackson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Capturing a behind-the-scenes look at the real life humor and drama surrounding the legendary Hollywood haunt that served the stars for 59 years. As the clock ticks toward Chasen's final day, the film captures everything from the last Oscar party to the tearful farewells of closing night. Eras collide as dozens of celebrities reminisce--from Fay Wray and Sharon Stone to Robert Wagner and Quentin Tarantino. But the film's real stars are the devoted staff: the compulsively elegant waiters. Men like the infamous Tommy Gallagher who dared to call Sinatra Frank." Or bartender Pepe Ruiz, who invented a fiery cocktail for Martini enthusiast Dean Martin. Packed with booze, flaming steaks and red leather banquettes, the documentary is an invitation into the world where the original swingers swung.
Cast
Ed Mcmahon
Bob Hope
Quentin Tarantino
Raymond Bilbool
Samuel L. Jackson
Jack Lemmon
Gerald Ford
Sharon Stone
Jackie Collins
Tommy Gallagher
Steve Allen
Johnny Mathis
Sally Kirkland
Angela Bassett
Donna Summer
Suzanne Pleshette
Pepe Ruiz
Yanni
Martin Landau
Fay Wray
Ronnie Clint
Matt Dillon
Merv Griffin
Don Rickles
Jay Leno
Crew
Steve Allen
Angela Bassett
Sandra Chandler
Sandra Chandler
Jackie Collins
Matt Dillon
Diandra Douglas
Gerald Ford
Merv Griffin
John Halaby
Bob Hope
Samuel L. Jackson
James Kimsey
Sally Kirkland
Ken Kobland
Ken Kobland
Martin Landau
Jack Lemmon
Jay Leno
Johnny Mathis
Ed Mcmahon
Suzanne Pleshette
Robert Pulcini
Don Rickles
Alicia Sams
Sharon Stone
Julia Strohm
Donna Summer
Mark Suozzo
Quentin Tarantino
Fay Wray
Yanni
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the FIPRESCI Special Mention Award at the 1997 Locarno International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States April 1997
Released in United States August 1997
Released in United States February 11, 1997
Released in United States July 1998
Released in United States June 19, 1998
Released in United States June 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States May 2002
Released in United States November 21, 1998
Released in United States October 1997
Released in United States on Video November 2, 1999
Released in United States September 18, 1996
Released in United States Spring May 15, 1998
Awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 1997 Hamptons International Film Festival.
Shown at "First Look" film series in New York City (Tribeca Film Center) February 11, 1997.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 15-19, 1997.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 6-16, 1997.
Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival (Closing Night) April 3-7, 1997.
Released in United States 1997 (Awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 1997 Hamptons International Film Festival.)
Released in United States February 11, 1997 (Shown at "First Look" film series in New York City (Tribeca Film Center) February 11, 1997.)
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 5-15, 1998.)
Released in United States April 1997 (Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival (Closing Night) April 3-7, 1997.)
Released in United States May 2002 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival, May 8-12, 2002.)
Broadcast in USA over Cinemax as part of series "Cinemax Reel Life" September 9, 1998.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival, May 8-12, 2002.
Released in United States November 21, 1998 (Shown in New York City (Donnell Media Center) as part of series "Meet the Makers" November 21, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 15-19, 1997.)
Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 2-7, 1998.)
Released in United States Spring May 15, 1998
Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 2-7, 1998.
Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 6-16, 1997.)
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 5-15, 1998.
Released in United States on Video November 2, 1999
Released in United States June 19, 1998 (Quad Cinema; New York City)
Released in United States July 1998 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.)
Released in United States September 18, 1996 (Shown in New York City (The Screening Room) September 18, 1996.)
Feature documentary directorial debut shared by husband/wife helming team Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, both of whom received their MFA's in directing and screenwriting from Columbia University in 1995 and 1996, respectively.
