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Chef
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Chef is a 2014 American comedy drama film written, directed, and produced by Jon Favreau. The cast includes Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, and Scarlett Johansson. Kramer Morgenthau served as director of photography, while Robert Leighton was the film editor. The narrative is set in Los Angeles, with filming taking place in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Miami. The film was distributed by Open Road Flims and Netflix, with a runtime of 114 minutes.
Production companies involved include Altus Media, Fairview Entertainment, and Prescience. The film had a budget of 11000000 and generated revenue of 50440695. It was released on May 8, 2014, and is available in video on demand format. The original language is English.
Review scores vary across platforms, including 7.3 on IMDb, 7.114 on TMDb, and 6.8/10 from other sources. The film passed the Bechdel test. Its tagline is "Starting from scratch never tasted so good."
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7.1When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.
Cast
- Jon Favreau as Carl Casper
- John Leguizamo as Martin
- Bobby Cannavale as Tony
- Emjay Anthony as Percy
- Scarlett Johansson as Molly
- Dustin Hoffman as Riva
Themes
- parent child relationship
- affectation
- restaurant owner
- road trip
- food
- chef
- ex-husband ex-wife relationship
- semi autobiographical
- social media
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jon Favreau
- Written by
- Jon Favreau
- Produced by
- Jon Favreau Sergei Bespalov
- Starring
- Jon Favreau Sofía Vergara John Leguizamo Scarlett Johansson Dustin Hoffman Oliver Platt Bobby Cannavale Amy Sedaris Emjay Anthony Robert Downey Jr.
- Cinematography
- Kramer Morgenthau
- Edited by
- Robert Leighton
- Production companies
- Aldamisa Entertainment Fairview Entertainment Fetisov Teterin Films Prescience Altus Media Kilburn Media
- Distributed by
- Open Road Films (United States) Lionsgate (United Kingdom)
- Release dates
- March 7, 2014 ( 2014-03-07 ) ( SXSW ) May 9, 2014 ( 2014-05-09 ) (United States) June 5, 2014 ( 2014-06-05 ) (Russia) June 27, 2014 ( 2014-06-27 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Countries
- United States United Kingdom Russia
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $11 million
- Box office
- $49.8 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Chef is a 2014 road comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Jon Favreau. Favreau plays a celebrity chef who establishes a food truck business with his friends and young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Amy Sedaris, Emjay Anthony, and Dustin Hoffman. Robert Downey Jr. appears in a cameo.
Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go "back to basics" and to create a film about cooking. The chef Roy Choi was a co-producer and oversaw the menus and food prepared for the film. Principal photography took place in July 2013 in Los Angeles, Miami, Austin and New Orleans.
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