A mobbed-up, behind-the-scenes drama of a day or so at a trendy Manhattan eatery. Louis Cropa (Danny Aiello, in a role that suits him to a T), owner of the Tribeca trattoria Gigino, longs for the simple days when his late wife served good old-fashioned Italian fare. While his monstrously moody, star-chef son, Udo (Edoardo Ballerini), now gets raves for his nouvelle creations, Louis still insists on sausage and peppers cooked-up by sous-chef Duncan (Kirk Acevedo), a surrogate son and, to Louis's dismay, a compulsive gambler. For years Louis has done a little bookmaking on the side, and on this particular day, his longtime partner, Rico (Frank Bongiorno), gets whacked ...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
98 mins