Chef

2014
15
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.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

238K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,848

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations

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Trailer 2:46

Official Trailer

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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, opened a series of pop-up restaurants and thought 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

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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.