Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998)
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.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini.
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Sally Kellerman as Self |
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Martin Landau as Self |
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David Frost as Self |
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Ed McMahon as Self |
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Margaret O'Brien as Self |
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Suzanne Pleshette as Self |
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Don Rickles as Self |
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Sharon Stone as Self |
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Robert Wagner as Self |
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Quentin Tarantino as Self |
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Jack Lemmon as Self |
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Jay Leno as Self |
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Samuel L. Jackson as Self |
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John Travolta as Self |
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Kelly Preston as Self |
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Donna Summer as Self |
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Rod Steiger as Self |
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Fay Wray as Self |
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Madonna as Self |
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Yanni as Self |
| Directing | Shari Springer Berman | Director |
| Directing | Robert Pulcini | Director |
| Production | Diandra Douglas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alicia Sams | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Mark Suozzo | Music |
