Although veteran comedian Rodney Dangerfield looks physically frail, fans should enjoy his antics in this slight romantic comedy inspired by Dangerfield's days as a singing waiter. It opens with a sympathetic bartender, Alphonse (Charles Fleischer), comforting a lovesick customer by relating the story of his boss, Lupo (Dangerfield ), who didn't have a care in the world until he hired Gina (Annabelle Gurwitch) to sing in his restaurant, the Serenade Cafe. Lupo falls head over heels in love with tough-cookie Gina, rejects the older man's advances, insisting that she could only fall for a great opera singer. Hoping to encourage Lupo to turn his eyes elsewhere, Alphon...
Released:
2002
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
97 mins