Waffle Street
(2015)
★ 6.1 IMDb · 135 votes
Year: 2015
Runtime: 86 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms
Cast: James Lafferty, Дэнни Гловер, Julie Gonzalo, Дейл Дикки, Marshall Bell, Ernie Lively, Мелани Стоун, Katie Cockrell, Paul D. Hunt, Traton Nelms
Plot
The true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at a waffle shop. Amidst the greasy madness of the 24-hour diner, Jimmy befriends Edward, an ex-con grill master who serves up hard lessons about life, finance, and grits.
Waffle Street's riches-to-rags tale is an adaptation of James Adams' 2010 memoir of the same name (published by Sourced Media Books), which chronicles the financier's foray into the food industry. After being laid off at the hedge fund where he worked, and further jaded by his culpability in the crisis, Adams chose to work at a popular 24-hour diner where he claims "most of his financial knowledge has been gleaned." Offering a fresh take on the fallout of corporate greed, Adams' is a tale of the redemption and unlikely friendship found under the tutelage of Glover's character Edward, the best short-order cook in town.