New York Premiere
Chef
Spotlight
| USA | 115 MINUTES | EnglishComedy, Relationships, NY Director(s), Food
After talented and dynamic chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) isn't given the space he needs to shine at his L.A. restaurant due to the owner's (Dustin Hoffman) rigid traditional ways, he launches on a social media-fueled tirade against his nemesis food critic (Oliver Platt), which lands him without any job prospects. With a new lease on life, Chef Casper takes to the road with his son and his sous chef (John Leguizamo) to build a brand new food truck business. This smart take on food and chef culture contains poignant messages about the media-driven world we live in and the real meaning of success.
With real heart, Jon Favreau plays a man who must find common ground between his passion for cooking and his love for his son. His direction of an ensemble cast including Sofia Vergara, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Amy Sedaris, and perhaps, most notably, up-and-coming Emjay Anthony, is refreshingly honest and rings true.
-Mallory Lance
With real heart, Jon Favreau plays a man who must find common ground between his passion for cooking and his love for his son. His direction of an ensemble cast including Sofia Vergara, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Amy Sedaris, and perhaps, most notably, up-and-coming Emjay Anthony, is refreshingly honest and rings true.
-Mallory Lance
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Jon Favreau
Director
Jon Favreau
Screenwriter
Jon Favreau
Producer
Jon Favreau
Sergei Bespalov
Editor
Robert Leighton
Cinematographer
Kramer Morgenthau
ASC
Executive Producer
Karen Gilchrist
Molly Allen
Mark C. Manuel
Ted O'Neal
Gleb Fetisov
Oleg Teterin
Marina Bespalov
James D. Brubaker
Jere Hausfater
Philip Elway
Tim Smith
Paul Brett
Anne Sheehan
Jerry Fruchtman
Peter Fruchtman
Craig Chapman
Boris Teterov
Scott Steindorff
Dylan Russell
Jason Rose
Co-Producer
Roy Choi
Cast
Jon Favreau
Sofia Vergara
John Leguizamo
Scarlett Johansson
Dustin Hoffman
Oliver Platt
Contacts
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Press Contact
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Phone: 212 277 7555
kate.rosenbaum@42west.net
42 West for Open Road Films
New York, 10036
Phone: 212 277 7555
kate.rosenbaum@42west.net
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