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Sad that the pre-renovated 331 Club (now a Drinking Liberally hangout) didn't make the cut of locations for the movie. It would have been perfect.
Sounds watchable. I'll look for it in February.
»» Submitted by just plain Bob at 1:19 PM on December 23
My friend's car is in the Movie! It's Matt Dillon's Characters car.
»» Submitted by Mpls Simpleton at 2:27 PM on December 23
I think Mayslack's still has that old-time patina that you just can't fake.
in south minneapolis, Westrum's is truly horrifying contemporary ugly, lots of TVs and bad wallpaper and blonde veneer tables. it would take guts to make a film there. literally no charm at all.
similar would be all those high-volume downtown joints with no real character at all, Loon, Urban Wildlife, Donovan's-- these places are just designed to move as many drunk people in and out as possible. Places where you just can't get comfortable for the long haul. i think cuzzy's is just about perfect, but Bunkers down the street works pretty good too.
didn;t Grumpy Old Men shoot inside Mayslack's? I thought I remebered that.. and what was the bar in Feeling Minnesota? i thought that was a nordeast bar. Hey, what other bars have beein in Minnesota-based films?
»» Submitted by Dumb Hick at 4:51 PM on December 23
The King of Clubs was in Fargo, of course.
»» Submitted by »»» alexis at 5:01 PM on December 23
No, Hick, I think it was the 331 Club that was used for GOM. I defer to Alexis, our lovely Girl Friday, for confirmation. You are right about Mayslacks, it DOES have an honest dive patina.
»» Submitted by just plain Bob at 5:18 PM on December 23
Huh, I really don't know. 1993 was 3 years before I moved to Northeast. I did some searching, but came up with nothing. Oh, except this little fact on IMDb:
"After filming this movie in Minnesota in freezing temperatures, Walter Mattheau was hospitalized with double pneumonia."
»» Submitted by »»» alexis at 5:41 PM on December 23
I was living across from Nye's when they were filming. All I ever saw was Matt Dillon's canvas chair. I was just happy it didn't say Matt Damon.
»» Submitted by rew at 9:50 AM on December 24
So,
Speaking of dive bars and Mayslack's... I heard they are going to remove the garlic roast beef from the menu. Girl Friday Alexis was saying similiar on the chowhounds show. What is the story behind all this?
-shogunmoon
»» Submitted by »»» sh-moon at 4:16 PM on December 27
There was a bar called Spanky's on St. Paul's east side near where I grew up. They filmed a scene from "That Was Then This Is Now" with my next door neighbor in a cameo with no speaking lines. The pub has since been torn down.
»» Submitted by Henry Hormann at 5:35 PM on December 27
Also - from what I've heard, a lot of Grumpy Old Men was also filmed on the east side of St. Paul, so the bar could've been one of the ones over there, too.
»» Submitted by Henry Hormann at 5:37 PM on December 27
sh-moon... you can't be serious.
Isn't that the only thing anyone orders there? That's the only thing I order there aside from booze. No offense to the rest of their menu but I'd sleep in a bed of that roast beef.
»» Submitted by Mantenna at 6:09 PM on December 27
There's some menu tweaking going on over at Mayslack's. As I said on Chowhounds, I don't think the new kitchen manager is going to eliminate the roast beef sandwich altogether, but he is bringing in a flavor-of-the-week pot roast. This may occasionally replace the garlic beef, or it may be a choice in addition to it.
He also says his new breakfast menu -- which includes traditional huevos rancheros and Grand Marnier french toast -- will be the best in Minneapolis. Hey, I'll try anything once.
»» Submitted by »»» alexis at 7:16 PM on December 27
Henry Hormann, was Spanky's the bar that Charlie (Morgan Freeman) owned in "That Was Then .... This Is Now"? I've always wondered where that bar (and the druggie flophouse) were located.
For those of you who haven't seen that movie, it's far from spectacular but it makes great use of the Twin Cities. There are some great scenes in East Saint Paul, Uptown, beneath the Washington Avenue Bridge, around the old Historical Society (now the MN Judicial Center), and so on.
»» Submitted by mike s at 3:03 AM on December 28
GOM was filmed in the Half Time on Front Street in St Paul. They have the pictures up still, 12 years later. + a few good live shows every Tuesday
»» Submitted by Joe at 3:25 AM on December 28
Mike S - yes, you are correct. I agree with you, too, not a brilliant movie but decent enough (I think it's based on an S.E. Hinton book, the author of "The Outsiders." It does make great use of the Cities'. I remember being all excited to see it when it came out, my buddies and I went to the theater and saw it on the big screen. It was when I was 17, so I thought every movie ruled.
»» Submitted by Henry Hormann at 2:44 PM on December 28
Re mayslacks:
Ah, cool. So, panic will probably not ensue.
That is interesting to hear. I am certainly willing to try the Mayslack's breakfast... maybe the new kitchen manager is a decent chef as well. Deserved or not, that roast beef is known the world over.
Flavor of the week pot roast? Interesting. Maybe they can duke it out with the Modern over who has the best in NE.
-shogunmoon
»» Submitted by »»» sh-moon at 5:10 PM on December 28
He was one of the creators of the original Sample Room menu, so judge for yourself as to whether he's got skills or not. I'm definitely willing to drag my hangover a few blocks over to Mayslack's to check out the weekend breakfast.
»» Submitted by »»» alexis at 12:15 AM on December 28
Hmmm yea. Now that I think if it, NE doesn't really have a good breakfast hotspot, outside of the modern. Nothing like Hell's Kitchen, Victor's, or the Sunnyside up. The one exception is the Modern.
I am really liking where that 13th and University area is going. Moderen, 331, Erte, the revamped theatre, and now, around the corner, 'slacks is ramping up a little.
My next question is this: What happens when the 22nd Avenue gets a chef?
»» Submitted by »»» sh-moon at 9:46 AM on December 29
Don't forget about Erte's Peacock Lounge. A great little bar that provides a nice escape when you find yourself not so into the band playing over at the 331.
»» Submitted by »»» alexis at 7:58 PM on December 29
Actually, the movie "The Wrestler" had scenes shot at Mayslack's in 1972 or 1973. They closed the place down for a couple of weeks and replaced all of the booths with balsa wood booths so when they had the "destroy the bar" scene it could really be affective.
I think Ed Asner was the star of the movie and Verna Gagne at that time of champion of the AWA.
»» Submitted by jaqt at 11:29 PM on March 10
I have a copy of that movie. Ed Asner and Verne Gagne, yes. Also, The Crusher.
It's funny, that bar scene is set in Texas.
»» Submitted by »»» hipmn at 11:36 PM on March 10
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Anemoni and The Bad Waitress: Check out this MNStories video of Chuck and Lori having breakfast at The Bad Waitress. I myself give the restaurant 3 out of 4 eyebrows. I went there for lunch with my cousin one day and had one of their grilled sandwiches with tomatoes ...
Strange Tidings UPDATE: MN Speak Dive Bar post. —[Shogun’s Log, supplemental: Rumors of a possible demise of the famed Garlic Roast Beef Sandwich, pride of Stan Mayslack himself, have been somewhat exaggerated (mostly by me.) The situation is nominal. ...
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