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Iron Chef USA: Showdown in Las Vegas

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  • 20012001
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4.2/10
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Iron Chef USA: Showdown in Las Vegas (2001)
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Based upon the Japanese cult sensation, Iron Chef USA carries on the legend of the famed "secret ingredient." Watch the Gourmet Academy, Iron Chef French Jean-Francois Meteigner, Iron Chef I... Read allBased upon the Japanese cult sensation, Iron Chef USA carries on the legend of the famed "secret ingredient." Watch the Gourmet Academy, Iron Chef French Jean-Francois Meteigner, Iron Chef Italian Alessandro Stratta, Iron Chef Asian Roy Yamaguchi, Iron Chef American Todd English,... Read allBased upon the Japanese cult sensation, Iron Chef USA carries on the legend of the famed "secret ingredient." Watch the Gourmet Academy, Iron Chef French Jean-Francois Meteigner, Iron Chef Italian Alessandro Stratta, Iron Chef Asian Roy Yamaguchi, Iron Chef American Todd English, take on challengers in the Kitchen Arena. William Shatner presides over the culinary clas... Read all
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
93
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    • Bud Schaetzle
    • James Yukich
    • Jay Falk
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Alessandro Stratta
    • Todd English
    • Bud Schaetzle
    • James Yukich
    • Jay Falk
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Alessandro Stratta
    • Todd English
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    • 13User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Chairman
    Alessandro Stratta
    • Self - Iron Chef French
    Todd English
    Todd English
    • Self - Iron Chef American
    Jean Francois Meteigner
    • Self - Iron Chef French
    Roy Yamaguchi
    Roy Yamaguchi
    • Self - Iron Chef Asian
    Sissy Biggers
    • Self - Field Reporter
    Loretta Devine
    Loretta Devine
    • Self - Judge
    Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    • Self - Judge
    Ron Popeil
    • Self - Judge
    Brande Roderick
    Brande Roderick
    • Self
    Steve Schirripa
    Steve Schirripa
    • Self - Judge
    Joss Gomez
    • Self - Chef
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      • Bud Schaetzle
      • James Yukich
      • Jay Falk
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    Iron Chef USA is entirely too...American
    The original Iron Chef was a great thing to behold, both because of the competition and the intertwining of Japanese culture. In the original "Iron Chef" two chefs - usually Japanese - would compete using the main ingredient specified by the eccentric gourmet authority Chairman Kaga. Kaga was a warlord-like character that had specially constructed a cooking arena called "Kitchen Stadium" in his castle where visiting chefs would compete against his Gourmet Academy, led by his several master Iron Chefs. Chairman Kaga himself was a showpiece in flamboyant, heavily decorated coats and jackets. The show had a campy charm that evoked memories of the English-dubbed kung fu movies of the 1970s.

    Iron Chef USA is entirely too....American. In typical us-versus-them fashion (Note- everyone who is not "me" is "them") competitors will stoop to anything. The judges seem more like competitors in "The Hollywood Squares" game show of yesteryear than the dignified characters of the original Iron Chef. The Japanese judges would do anything to keep the competitors from losing face in the original, and it was quite comical to see them wrinkle up their faces and try to find something to complement about dishes they obviously found hard to swallow. Making fun of the dishes seems to be the point for the judges in the U.S. version.

    In short, skip this entry and hold out for the original "Iron Chef" to come out on DVD some day. It was truly a unique and fun show.
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    • Dec 31, 2016

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      • November 16, 2001 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Garden Arena, MGM Grand Hotel - 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Larry Thompson Organization
      • Lions Gate Television
      • Lionsgate Television
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