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Chef

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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John Leguizamo, Sofía Vergara, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
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A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
215K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,492
204
  • Director
    • Jon Favreau
  • Writer
    • Jon Favreau
  • Stars
    • Jon Favreau
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Scarlett Johansson
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  • Director
    • Jon Favreau
  • Writer
    • Jon Favreau
  • Stars
    • Jon Favreau
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Scarlett Johansson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 564User reviews
    • 325Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    John Leguizamo, Sofía Vergara, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
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    Jon Favreau and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    Sofía Vergara, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
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    John Leguizamo and Jon Favreau in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Jon Favreau, and Roy Choi in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Jon Favreau, Emjay Anthony, and Aaron Franklin in Chef (2014)
    Sofía Vergara, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Sofía Vergara, Bobby Cannavale, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony at an event for Chef (2014)

    Top cast

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    Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau
    • Carl Casper
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Marvin
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Molly
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Riva
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Martin
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Tony
    Emjay Anthony
    Emjay Anthony
    • Percy
    Sofía Vergara
    Sofía Vergara
    • Inez
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Ramsey Michel
    Amy Sedaris
    Amy Sedaris
    • Jen
    Russell Peters
    Russell Peters
    • Miami Cop
    Chase Grimm
    • Vendor
    Will Schutze
    • Mr. Bonetangles
    Gloria Sandoval
    Gloria Sandoval
    • Flora
    Jose C. Hernandez
    • Abuelito
    • (as Jose C. Hernandez 'Perico')
    Alberto Salas
    • Band Member
    Alfredo Ortiz
    • Band Member
    Daniel Palacio
    • Band Member
    • Director
      • Jon Favreau
    • Writer
      • Jon Favreau
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Promotional events centering on the fictional Cubano-serving El Jefe proved to be so popular, that Favreau and Los Angeles-based chef Roy Choi, who consulted on the film, have opened a series of pop-up restaurants and announced that they are thinking about making the track permanent.
    • Goofs
      When Percy creates Carl's Twitter account they settle on the name @ChefCarlCasper. Yet Carl's very first tweet, which he thought was a private message to Ramsey Michel, was shown to have been posted by @CasperCarl. For the remainder of the movie his Tweets correctly identified him as @ChefCarlCasper.
    • Quotes

      Carl Casper: I may not do everything great in my life, but I'm good at this. I manage to touch people's lives with what I do and I want to share this with you.

      [trailer abridged version]

    • Crazy credits
      Near the end of the credits, there is a brief scene of chef Roi Choi teaching Jon Favreau how to make the perfect grilled cheese sandwich.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Why Is Nothing Original Anymore? (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Brother John is Gone / Herc-Jolly-John
      Written & Performed by Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolia Indians (as The Wild Magnolias)

      Courtesy of Nonesuch Records

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV licensing

    User reviews564

    Review
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    Featured review
    9/10
    Happy, Uplifting, Feel Good Movie
    I did not expect such a talented cast of actors mostly in small parts. Jon Favearu has a lot of friends. The actor who played his son is a find. He was great. Low key, sweet and very natural and believable. The story is good. It is about the chef and then the food truck, but it really is about him and his son. I liked that he was friends with his ex wife, Sofia Vergara, who did a great job. That struck home for me, because my ex and I get along well and it brought a lump to my throat to see how happy that made their son. It is special when divorced parents can get along and do things with their kids. The story moved quickly and I loved how the son used twitter and they incorporated social media into the story. Very realistic. I highly recommend this movie. Really a joy to watch.
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    • Aug 8, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 19, 2014 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Pinterest
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Siêu Đầu Bếp
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aldamisa Entertainment
      • Fairview Entertainment
      • Kilburn Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,424,003
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $204,961
      • May 11, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $48,428,048
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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