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2005 "What happens in the kitchen ends up on the plate."
6.7| 1h34m| R| en| More Info
Released: 07 October 2005 Released
Producted By: Lions Gate Films
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Employees at a Bennigan's-like restaurant (called, creatively enough, Shenanigan's), kill time before their real lives get started. But while they wait, they'll have to deal with picky customers who want their steak cooked to order and enthusiastic managers who want to build the perfect wait staff. Luckily, these employees have effective revenge tactics.

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pbehan-01740 If you have ever worked in a restaurant you know these characters. I have worked in restaurants for 18 years and I have worked with every character in this movie. I have been half the characters. Everything except the remake steak scene is completely accurate. I have never seen anyone messs with someone's food. I have done whip-its in the cooler, have preyed on young hostesses, partied every night and slept my way through an entire serving staff. I don't trust anyone that works or has ever worked at a restaurant that hasn't seen this movie.
David Sperling This movie was very hard to watch and it is certainly not worth of your 104 minutes. The "humor" was really childish and I actually felt really bad for the actors. The story itself is uneventful and non-realistic. This title is boring, unoriginal and cheesy. I am very surprised that it rated 6.8 on IMDb as I was really just waiting for it to end and was so sad about my decision to watch this film.
John Brooks This is a comedy that sets one tone immediately, and stays true to its motto throughout while consistently delivering the humor from start to finish: from the first seconds, to the very last drop of footage, even during credits. It's very silly, and some rare parts are a bit forced, but if one would just go along and enjoy the ride as a whole, surely there's some good to be found and not just in patches but throughout. At least a few characters will make you laugh just for who they are, and as a gang there at Shenanigans restaurant, they're quite a troop of awful fiends. The interesting thing here is the main plot is actually completely camouflaged into the various and constant developments in the story; mostly insignificant but hilariously at that; and it only comes out clear and unleashes with a fury divine at the very end, and serves as almost a sort of twist on the entire movie itself like a meta-thing, like the movie craps on itself. All in all, there's a special feel to this film, it is surely NOT like its neighbors and brethren however similar to them it may look on the outside. Lots of good laughs, tons of diverse funnily written characters each with a comedic angle, a bit of life lessons even - and that sort of a casual, cozy feeling, like we know those Shenanigans idiots. A good, funny, easy comedy that you might find becomes a personal favorite. It grows on you.
ivan2012 Don't watch this! This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It is filled with attempts at crude sexual humor. However, none of it is funny. I didn't laugh even once. It was so bad I stopped watching after about 45 minutes, and spent another minute fast forwarding through the remainder of this poor excuse for a comedy. The film is so slimy and repulsive that I lost respect for certain actors who played a role in this film such as Ryan Reynolds and Luis Guzman. Justin Long was also in it, but I'll give him a pass since his character wasn't as sleazy as the others. Ignore the 6.9 rating given to this film by IMDb users and avoid wasting 1.5 hours of your life on this. If you want something that's actually funny, watch the Naked Gun or Austin Powers.