I Like Killing Flies

[excerpted from Daily Candy]

Fly on the Wall
If you’ve ever been denied from Shopsin’s, the quirky Greenwich Village diner (legendary for its rigid no-parties-of-five policy and 900-item menu), now’s your chance to see life on the inside.
In his new documentary, I Like Killing Flies, director Matt Mahurin puts owner Kenny Shopsin in the hot seat during the days leading up to his emotional shuttering of the eatery’s original WV location.
Viewers get the full Shopsin’s experience, which is as much about the grub (mac and cheese pancakes, 300 made-to-order soups) as it is about the owner’s eccentric takes on capitalism, politics, and sex.
Not to mention customer service. A potential patron asking directions on the phone is told “Don’t come.” Sweet nothings like “You’re an asshole” are hollered across the room.
Next time you have a hankering for Blisters on My Sisters or Postmodern Pancakes, indulge at your own risk. As one customer says in the film, “You never know what’s gonna come out of his mouth.”
Or, once you sneak a peek, what’s going to come out of yours.
I Like Killing Flies, opens Friday, July 28, at Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, between University Place and Fifth Avenue (212-924-3363 or cinemavillage.com).