Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
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.
Release Date
June 19, 1998Runtime
90 minDirected by
Shari Springer Berman, Robert PulciniLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Sally Kellerman
SelfMartin Landau
SelfDavid Frost
SelfEd McMahon
SelfMargaret O'Brien
SelfSuzanne Pleshette
SelfDon Rickles
SelfSharon Stone
SelfRobert Wagner
SelfQuentin Tarantino
SelfJack Lemmon
SelfJay Leno
SelfSamuel L. Jackson
SelfJohn Travolta
SelfKelly Preston
SelfDonna Summer
SelfRod Steiger
SelfFay Wray
SelfMadonna
SelfYanni
SelfImages
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