Film

I Like Killing Flies

2004 · 1h 20m · Documentary

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

95%

Metacritic

71

In the cramped, cluttered confines of Shopsin’s, a legendary hole-in-the-wall diner in New York’s Greenwich Village, eccentric chef Kenny Shopsin holds court—serving up an absurdly massive menu alongside his razor-sharp wit and unfiltered philosophies on life, food, and human nature. As the family-run institution faces a forced relocation, this intimate documentary captures the controlled chaos of Kenny’s world, where every customer is a character and every meal is a performance. A love letter to stubborn individuality and the art of doing things your own way.

Kenny Shopsin

Self

Eve Shopsin

Self

Calvin Trillin

Self

Michael Fishman

Self

John A. Papa

Self

• Matt MahurinDirector

Release date

January 15, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

R

Revenue

$14,000

Genres

Documentary