Taylor Mead feigns interest in the anti-war movement to get the attention of Julian Burroughs, an anti-war activist who, in real-life, was an Army deserter when he appeared in the film.
Andy Warhol shot two versions of "The Nude Restaurant" on the same day in October 1967 at the Mad Hatter restaurant. The original concept was to edit both versions into a final one. One version contained footage of an all-nude, all-male cast and was never released publicly as an independent film. The other version, with the actors and Viva wearing G-strings, was shown at the Hudson Theater on West 44th Street as one of Warhol's series of sexploitation films (or "nudies" as Warhol liked to call them).
The all male nude version is often referred to as "Restaurant" but should not be confused with the 1965 film of the same name that starred Edie Sedgwick. The nude footage may have been included in Andy Warhol's 25-hour extravaganza *** (Four Stars) as "Allen Restaurant."