A tribute to one of bygone Hollywood's gilded night spots, where Alfred Hitchcock could count on a better table than presidents and popes, this seat-of-the-pants documentary captures the demise of Chasen's, which closed its doors in 1995 after
more than 50 years of serving butter-drenched Hobo Steaks and Flame of Love cocktails to industry movers and shakers. Directors Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer interviewed longtime staff who had spent decades catering to the rich and famous, tracked down archival footage of premiere parties and
glittering patrons (too many of whom go unidentified), and caught the hectic bustle of the faded night spot's last frantic business...
Released:
1998
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins