Grecian Yearning appears in made-in-Boston flick

The Grecian Yearning, a quintessential greasy spoon that served up old-school breakfast food on Harvard Ave. in Allston before being destroyed by an electrical fire on June 10, 2008, will make a comeback of sorts next month.

The mom-and-pop diner served as a film location for the movie "The Lonely Maiden"--now called "The Maiden Heist"--a made-in-Boston film starring Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken and William H. Macy.

"The Maiden Heist" is slotted to make its world premiere at the American Film Market in Santa Monica next month--giving those yearning for The Grecian Yearning a chance to see the diner in all of its former glory.

The scene featuring the Grecian Yearning was shot in late November 2007.

Owner Nicholas Katsarikas and his wife, son and daughter all got to participate in the film shoot, playing — what else — the chef, cashier and wait staff at the diner.

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(Photo of Christopher Walken and Morgan Freeman in THE MAIDEN HEIST, a Yari Film Group release. ©2008 Yari Film Group Releasing.)