Chef
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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.
Released: 2014-05-08114 minDir: Jon FavreauComedy
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
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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
Key dates
- Published
- 12 June 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Screenwriter
- Jon Favreau
- Cast member
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Producer
- Jon Favreau
- Cinematographer
- Kramer Morgenthau
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
Article
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.