Whether you've ever worked in a restaurant for a day, a week, a month, or a year – or have ever eaten in a restaurant – there’s something in this movie that will strike a chord with you.
The bulk of the movie centers on a single day at a restaurant called Shenaniganz (that has a somewhat striking resemblance to the Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern chain). The central characters are Monty (Ryan Reynolds – The Amityville Horror, Van Wilder) and Dean (Justin Long – Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Galaxy Quest), two best friends who haven’t really found a purpose and have settled in to waiting tables and partying every night after work with all their friends from work, along with anyone else who may show up.
Rounding out the restaurant staff is Serena (Anna Faris – Brokeback Mountain, Scary Movie series), Raddimus (Luis Guzmán – Punch Drunk Love, Traffic), Bishop (Chi McBride – Boston Public, Undercover Brother), Mitch (John Francis Daley – Boston Public, Freaks and Geeks), Amy (Kaitlin Doubleday – Catch Me If You Can), Calvin (Robert Patrick Benedict – Felicity, Not Another Teen Movie), Naomi (Alanna Ubach – Meet The Fockers, Legally Blonde), Natasha (Vanessa Lengies – American Dreams), and Dan (David Koechner – The Dukes of Hazzard, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy).
Monty is saddled with the task of training a new employee, Mitch. Monty takes the task to heart and gives Mitch the full tour of the restaurant, including the dumpsters and stock areas, and fills him in on all of the nuances of working at Shenaniganz, as opposed to just any other restaurant. You see, to work at Shenaniganz, you have to be willing to expose your genitalia. But, not just random exposure – there is a specific art and technique that must be applied. Monty turns Mitch over to Raddimus for the specific details of "The Game."
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1 - Susan Reno-Gilliland
I'm rather hesitant to visit any restaurants after seeing this movie. It will take some time for that hesitation to pass.