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Chef

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 54m
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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
213K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
575
162
  • 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
    • 556User 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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    John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Jon Favreau, and Roy Choi in Chef (2014)
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    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 Casperas Carl Casper
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Marvinas Marvin
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Mollyas Molly
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Rivaas Riva
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Martinas Martin
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Tonyas Tony
    Emjay Anthony
    Emjay Anthony
    • Percyas Percy
    Sofía Vergara
    Sofía Vergara
    • Inezas Inez
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Ramsey Michelas Ramsey Michel
    Amy Sedaris
    Amy Sedaris
    • Jenas Jen
    Russell Peters
    Russell Peters
    • Miami Copas Miami Cop
    Chase Grimm
    • Vendoras Vendor
    Will Schutze
    • Mr. Bonetanglesas Mr. Bonetangles
    Gloria Sandoval
    Gloria Sandoval
    • Floraas Flora
    Jose C. Hernandez
    • Abuelitoas Abuelito
    • (as Jose C. Hernandez 'Perico')
    Alberto Salas
    • Band Memberas Band Member
    Alfredo Ortiz
    • Band Memberas Band Member
    Daniel Palacio
    • Band Memberas Band Member
    • Director
      • Jon Favreau
    • Writer
      • Jon Favreau
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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 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 reviews556

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    Top review
    8/10
    A Great Father and Son Movie
    I guess some people thought this movie was long and boring. Even some said acting was kind of bad. Well I think the total opposite of this. And I cannot see why anyone would think otherwise. This movie as basic as the plots and story lines were, totally kept my interest. I think it's Jon Favreau's best movie ever. It's a masterpiece. This could be a cult classic for Father's Day, like It's A Wonderful Life is for Christmas. Of course the general sway of Hollywood shun's on a great family life. However Jon Fav didn't give a crap and he decided to celebrate how to celebrate living again. Yeah not much going on but if you don't feel good after watching this then you have a crusty heart and your problems have deep rooted issues.

    I thought this was probably one of the better movies I have seen all year. Personally. I believe we really - really need more movies like this to remind us about how precious life really is and how to enjoy special moments just eating a real beignet from New Orlean's French Quarter, and in search of the perfect Cuban sandwich recipe, and perfecting the ultimate beef brisket slider. I totally was impressed by this movie for it's full hour and fifty minutes. I loved a great - feel good - movie - - I recommend for any dad and most everyone to see it This will surely restore a sense of how important a support group of family and good friends can be. Great job Jon Favreau! I kind of thought you were like Hollywood stuck up before seeing this movie. Now I know you are a real guy and cool ass family man.
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    • Release date
      • May 30, 2014 (United States)
    • 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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