Dinner for Five(2001)
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First Air Date: 2001-07-06
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 8.3
Votes: 12
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 50
Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat, drink and talk about life on and off the set and swap stories about projects past and present. The program seats screen legends next to a variety of personalities from film, television, music and comedy, resulting in an unpredictable free-for-all. The program aired on the Independent Film Channel with Favreau the co-Executive Producer with Peter Billingsley. The show format is a spontaneous, open forum for people in the entertainment community. The idea, originally conceived by Favreau, originated from a time when he went out to dinner with colleagues on a film location and exchanged filming anecdotes. Favreau said, "I thought it would be interesting to show people that side of the business". He did not want to present them in a "sensationalized way [that] they're presented in the press, but as normal people". The format featured Favreau and four guests from the entertainment industry in a restaurant with no other diners. They ordered actual food from real menus and were served by authentic waiters. There were no cue cards or previous research on the participants that would have allowed him to orchestrate the conversation and the guests were allowed to talk about whatever they wanted. The show used five cameras with the operators using long lenses so that they could be at least ten feet away from the table and not intrude on the conversation or make the guests self-conscious. The conversations lasted until the film ran out. A 25-minutes episode would be edited from the two-hour dinner.
Keywords
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 10E01
Joey Lauren Adams, Peter Berg, Kevin James, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Air Date: 2001-07-06
This episode was taped at the Atlantic in Los Angeles on March 19, 2001. Jon's guests are: Joey Lauren Adams, actr...
E02
Vince Vaughn, Garry Shandling, Cheri Oteri, Peter Falk
Air Date: 2001-11-22
This episode was taped at Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood on October 10, 2001. Jon's guests are: Peter Falk, acto...
E03
Christian Slater, Illeana Douglas, Jeff Goldblum, Fred Willard
Air Date: 2002-04-22
This episode was taped at the Pinot Hollywood on November 18, 2001. Jon's guests are: Illeana Douglas, actress, Gh...
E04
Ron Livingston, Kevin Pollack, Sarah Silverman, Rod Steiger
Air Date: 2002-04-29
This episode was taped at the Saddle Peak Lodge, Calabasas on November 19, 2001. Jon's guests are: Ron Livingston,...
E05
Andy Dick, Daryl Hannah, Marilyn Manson
Air Date: 2002-05-06
This episode was taped at the Pinot Hollywood restaurant, on January 13, 2002. Jon's guests are: Andy Dick, actor,...
E06
Sean Astin, Bonnie Hunt, Kevin James, Ray Romano
Air Date: 2002-05-13
No episode overview available.
E07
Saffron Burrows, Faizon Love, Michael Rapaport, Sarah Silverman
Air Date: 2002-05-27
No episode overview available.
E08
Jennifer Beals, Adam Goldberg, Seth Green, Dwight Yoakum
Air Date: 2002-06-03
No episode overview available.
E09
David Cross, Famke Janssen, Denis Leary, Martha Plimpton
Air Date: 2002-09-30
No episode overview available.
E10
Sean Combs, John Leguizamo, Juliette Lewis, Vincent Pastore
Air Date: 2002-10-07
This episode was taped at Dylan Prime restaurant in New York City on April 7, 2002. Jon's guests are: Sean "Puffy" C...
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