Restaurant (1998 film)

Restaurant
Directed byEric Bross
Written byTom Cudworth
Produced byH. M. Coakley
Shana Stein
StarringAdrien Brody
Elise Neal
Lauryn Hill
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
David Moscow
Simon Baker
Catherine Kellner
Jesse L. Martin
Sybil Temtchine
CinematographyHoracio Marquínez
Edited byKeith Reamer
Music byTheodore Shapiro
Release date
  • April 17, 1998 (1998-04-17)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Restaurant is a 1998 American independent drama film starring Adrien Brody, Elise Neal, David Moscow and Simon Baker. Written by Tom Cudworth and directed by Eric Bross, Restaurant was the follow-up to this writing–directing duo's first film, TenBenny, which also starred Adrien Brody. Restaurant premiered at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival on April 17, 1998, and garnered Adrien Brody an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead. Set in Hoboken, New Jersey, Restaurant is a romantic comedy about young waiters with big dreams, but few chances to actually succeed.