Chef
New York Premiere

Chef

Spotlight
| USA | 115 MINUTES | English
Comedy, 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

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Jon Favreau
Multi-talented director, producer, writer, and actor, Jon Favreau continues to challenge himself with a variety of eclectic projects. Notable credits as a director include Cowboys & Aliens, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Elf, and Zathura. As an actor, Favreau’s feature film credits include The Wolf of Wall Street, People Like Us, Couples Retreat, I Love You, Man, Four Christmases, The Break-Up, Something’s Gotta Give, Rudy, and the acclaimed comedy, Swingers, which he also wrote.
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
International Sales Contact
Jere Hausfater
Aldamisa Entertainment
Encino, 91436
Phone: 818 783 4084
jhausfater@aldamisa.com
US Sales Contact
Jere Hausfater
Aldamisa Entertainment
Encino, 91436
Phone: 818 783 4084
jhausfater@aldamisa.com
Press Contact
Tom Piechura
42West
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212 277 7552
tom.piechura@42west.net
Press Contact
Kate Rosenbaum
42 West for Open Road Films
New York, 10036
Phone: 212 277 7555
kate.rosenbaum@42west.net
Print Source
Richard Jordan
Open Road Films
Los Angeles, 90025
Phone: 310 696 7501
rjordan@openroadfilms.com
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