Late for Dinner is a 1991 American science fiction drama film directed by W. D. Richter, starring Peter Berg, Brian Wimmer, and Marcia Gay Harden.

The supporting cast includes Peter Gallagher and Richard Steinmetz, with Janeane Garofalo making her film debut in a brief, comical role as a cashier at a burger joint.

Willie, in self-defense, kills a man, but Bob Freeman, a witness, frames them for kidnapping and murder, placing both men in a difficult situation.

The family is struggling financially after Willie lost his job at a local milk company, falling behind on mortgage payments.

When they learn the bank is about to foreclose, Willie confronts the banker, Bob Freeman, with a receipt showing he has caught up on payments with borrowed funds.

He manages to shoot Freeman's henchman in self-defense, but knowing they won’t be believed, Willie and Frank flee, leaving Donald behind.

Joy donates a kidney to save Frank's life, and the family starts a new chapter together, finding happiness despite the years that have passed.

During a conversation which veered toward the subject of cryonics, W. D. Richter was inspired to develop a project involving a man from the past who awakens in the 1990s.

[4] Richter enlisted Mark Andrus to write the screenplay under the working title of Freezer with the project eventually acquired by Castle Rock Entertainment.

[citation needed] It was subsequently re-released on DVD on January 15, 2011, by Willette Acquisition Corp.[6] On April 14, 2015, the film was released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber.