Stephen Michael Simon’s new short documentary, “Bacon ’n’ Laces,” is an intimate portrait of a well-known diner and its manager, who has been legally blind since birth. Watch here.
Diakakis’s sarcasm and comedic timing inspired Simon to make a film about him, something personal beyond the Formica countertops.
The neon mug proclaiming “Good Coffee” atop the Bendix Diner’s stainless-steel façade might look familiar even to people who have never stopped by for an omelette or a cheeseburger. The restaurant, which has been operating since 1947, sits at the intersection of Route 17 and Route 46 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, forty-five minutes west of New York City, and has been used extensively in film and television, appearing in “” and “Boys on the Side,” among others.
Diakakis and Tony have a special relationship that goes beyond their shared love of shoes. The way that the two work with and help each other is the heart of the documentary. In the kitchen at work, where he repeats back the orders his father calls out instead of passing written tickets, or at home, making sure everyone has done their homework, Tony is, as he puts it, his dad’s “right-hand man.
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