Jerry’s Deli
NR, 9 min.
Directed by Tom Palazzolo, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring .

Chicago filmmaker Tom Palazzolo’s films, which were made in the Seventies, continue to be shown in anthropology classrooms. “Marquette Park” focuses on the reactions of white residents to a black march in their neighborhood. “Jerry’s Deli” examines a Soup Nazi-type character. “Ricky and Rocky” captures a surprise wedding shower, and “Enjoy Yourself ­ It’s Later Than You Think” takes place in a retirement home.

This article appears in November 24 • 2000.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.