Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Chasen's restaurant was the place to be when Hollywood was in its golden years, and this documentary covers its last days and says goodbye to an era. Famous for its chili, which Elizabeth Taylor had shipped to Rome during the filming... Full review

This must be the WORST documentary I have ever watched. I love Hollywood legends & I love old LA restaurants. Musso & Franks and Cantors on Fairfax were favorites when I was working out there. I never got to Chasens &... Full review

I have to agree that it´s a fantastic documentary. I was very surprised to watch it on German TV, because I just stayed at Raymond Bilbool´s place in Hollywood for the second time. If you want to know him better (and... Full review

This documentary is a great fun for pop culture buffs, or anyone who loves old Hollywood. Chasen's restaurant has been a Los Angeles institution for decades, and the filmmakers interview many of the waiters, cooks, bartender, etc. who've worked there over... Full review

Raymond Bilbool, the banquet captain, was curt and exacting with his staff....Not to be outdone, cocktails were more performance than beverage.....it points to the ways in which Off the Menu could have been a very different kind of film, addressing deeper labor and racial inequalities..... ... Full Review

Instead of Gallagher, the lion's share of the interview footage is dominated by one Raymond Bilbool, an extravagantly pissy Burmese banquet coordinator. The mix of stock footage, new footage shot on film, and miscellaneous bits on grainy videotape good fine if unexceptional. ... Full Review

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The DVD packaging for Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasens boasts appearances by Quentin Tarantino, Samuel Jackson, Sharon Stone, and many more. This star-studded cast list, combined with an image of the faade of Chasens restaurant set against... ... Full Article

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OFF THE MENU: THE LAST DAYS OF CHASEN'S Rated:NR For movie details, please click here . When we think of the golden age of Hollywood, it's not only classic pictures and movie stars that we recall, but often the gathering... ... Full Article