Basements (1987) [The Dumb Waiter] 

This playhouse style drama is set in the dark, damp basement kitchen of a deserted house. The two central characters establish their complete contrast in character through arguments about working conditions, meaning of words, and articles in the newspaper, while they wait for instructions from their employer. In reality the difference is only age and it soon becomes apparent that they are hitmen, waiting for information on their next victim. Mysterious messages are delivered via the dumbwaiter together with orders for food from the kitchen.
The men frantically fill the time as best they can during the long wait in the basement.
John Travolta and Tom Conti are the embodiment of a Pinter theme where the characters are placed at their limits thereby acknowledging the influence of Beckett and Kafka.

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