Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s Directed by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini, 1997

One of the top ten movies of the year! " - USA Today

From the award-winning filmmakers behind American Splendor comes their debut film about the beloved Chasen’s restaurant, a Hollywood mainstay where everyone from Charlton Heston to Madonna was served for over fifty years. Featuring a treasure trove of interviews and appearances by some of Hollywood’s greatest legends and brightest stars, this enticing film celebrates the restaurant’s glory days and bittersweet moments leading up to its climactic final course. Paying tribute to this legendary haunt where food and love co-mingled, OFF THE MENU: THE LAST DAYS OF CHASEN’S looks at the celebrities, the romances, and the glorious food that brought them together.

In classic Sunset Boulevard style, Chasen’s pampered the biggest names of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Alfred Hitchcock and Jimmy Stewart were regulars; Ronald Reagan proposed to Nancy there; Dean, Sammy and Frank made it their second home. And when it came time to say goodbye, a new generation of celebrities bid it a fond farewell–stars like Sharon Stone, Quentin Tarantino, Jay Leno, and Madonna.

Directed with wit and panache by filmmakers Shari Berman and Robert Pulcini, OFF THE MENU offers delicious insight into the last vestige of filmdom’s glamourous past–the dining mecca of the famous and a style of living too rich even for Hollywood.

Bonus Features

Filmmaker Commentary with Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini and Special Guest Star Raymond Bilbool; Exclusive Chasen's Recipes; Filmmakers’ Biography; Chasen’s Photo Gallery; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection