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Genre | Comedy, Art House & International |
Format | Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, NTSC |
Contributor | Sofía Vergara, Sergei Bespalov, Jon Favreau, Dustin Hoffman, Bobby Cannavale, Robert Downey Jr., Oliver Platt, Emjay Anthony, Amy Sedaris, Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo See more |
Initial release date | 2014-09-30 |
Language | English |
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Product Description
Jon Favreau (writer, director and producer) leads a hilarious all-star cast including Sofía Vergara, Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, Oliver Platt, Robert Downey Jr. and young actor Emjay Anthony in this deliciously entertaining comedy about starting from scratch. When gifted chef Carl Casper (Favreau) suddenly quits his demanding job at a trendy LA restaurant, he's on his own to pick up the pieces of his once promising career. Finding himself in Miami, he decides to team up with his successful ex-wife (Vergara), best friend (Leguizamo) and son (Anthony) to launch a no-frills food truck business. Taking to the road, Carl reignites his passion for the kitchen and, along the way, discovers a renewed zest for life and love.
Bonus Content:
- Deleted Scenes
- Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Jon Favreau and Chef/Co-Producer Roy Choi
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.40:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Item model number : 29466791
- Director : Jon Favreau
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 55 minutes
- Release date : September 30, 2014
- Actors : Jon Favreau, Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman
- Producers : Jon Favreau, Sergei Bespalov
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B00KQTGWPC
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,623 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #304 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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A Must Have, Fun To Watch Movie If You Enjoy Restaurant/Eatery Themed Movies!
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025I wish there were more food movies like this. A simple story that keeps you engaged while showering your brain with gorgeous images of delicious food all over the place. A lovely family movie with bits of comedy sprinkled in and the drama cooks to a perfect medium rare and gets served fresh for you right on screen. Happy watching fellow movie buffs.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2025I love this film by John Favreau!!! It is so fun, from the humor to the beautiful food preparation to the great locations and the fabulous soundtrack! My husband (who has Alzheimer’s) and I watch this film at least once a month, sometimes weekly. To see him smiling, grooving and laughing out loud is such a blessing! I could watch this film every day if he wanted to…
- Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2024Was looking for DVD movies to watch at home with restaurant/eatery-based themes. (Dinner Rush is one of our favorite movies, we watch it over and over again!) Purchased Chef, and it did not disappoint!
- Great movie to watch if you enjoy restaurant/eatery-themed movies.
- Simply a Fun To Watch movie that will make you smile and laugh!
- Great filming. The movie perfectly catches the inner workings ... and sometimes chaos ... of a food truck.
- A fabulous cast that blends together to tell the movie's story. Another great portrayal from the actor Dustin Hoffman.
- A movie you can watch over and over again.
I highly recommend this product.
5.0 out of 5 starsWas looking for DVD movies to watch at home with restaurant/eatery-based themes. (Dinner Rush is one of our favorite movies, we watch it over and over again!) Purchased Chef, and it did not disappoint!A Must Have, Fun To Watch Movie If You Enjoy Restaurant/Eatery Themed Movies!
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2024
- Great movie to watch if you enjoy restaurant/eatery-themed movies.
- Simply a Fun To Watch movie that will make you smile and laugh!
- Great filming. The movie perfectly catches the inner workings ... and sometimes chaos ... of a food truck.
- A fabulous cast that blends together to tell the movie's story. Another great portrayal from the actor Dustin Hoffman.
- A movie you can watch over and over again.
I highly recommend this product.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2025Love this movie…
- Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2024This food truck movie fires on all pistons! Takes you on a trip through core values; family, passion and real meaning of life.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2014"Chef" starts out as a rather convincing kitchen action flick, and manages to depict the high tension environment of that setting, while interspersing enough glossy images of food that one still thinks cooking might be a fun way to make a living (been there, done that, no thanks). But, passion, we soon learn, has been made submissive to profit, as the restaurant's owner (Dustin Hoffman) didn't like the way his clientele rejected the Chef's previous attempts to add sweetbreads to the menu, and won't let him change the crowd pleasing formula, even though the big time L.A. restaurant critic who'd discovered the Chef has announced he's coming to dinner. So El Jefe, as he's styled himself (he's got the Cubana bombshell wife [Sofia Vergara] but he speaks no Spanish) obediently prepares the Standards and gets roundly panned in a review that quickly goes from denouncing the food to an ad hominem rebuke of the Chef. Unfortunately, this is when El Jefe discovers Twitter. He doesn't know how it works, doesn't listen to anyone who does, and becomes an internet sensation with one tweet---and not a good one.
So now he's got some time off...
It's here that El Jefe finally realizes (with some help from his ex wife---Vergara) that he needs to be a father to his son (Emjay Anthony) and for once, he starts listening. It is here that the movie changes course---his relationship with his son becomes the center of the film, and the cooking becomes the vehicle, literally, as they buy a food truck in Miami. It turns out that the kid is a whiz with social media and now the internet starts working for El Jefe, instead of against him. Of course, by now the savory element of the film has been completely replaced with dulces and we're bombing for the exit like the Giant Dipper coming off the top of its big hill, and the movie has been about as much fun as said roller coaster, albeit with out most of the twists and drops.
This film is pure entertainment, it's not meant to be taken too seriously. We could ask why there are only two women of note in the film and both are Barbie dolls, and both are meant to be ornaments to El Jefe, who gives us no reason to understand why (in real life) either would want such a physically unattractive, and self centered, guy. We could point out that, like the food in the restaurant that starts the plot rolling, the soundtrack is pure crowd pleaser too, nothing unusual, or challenging. Or that, for the millionth time, Los Angeles' Mexico/Central American latin culture is shoved aside and ignored for a Caribbean centric culture that isn't nearly so prevalent there, and it's not like Mexican Food lacks color or is dominated by tofu and wheat grass... We could, but at this point, why bother?
What this film offers is rarely seen in a Hollywood product: A father who fathers. Once the relationship scenes get going, the kid stays a kid, not some precocious brat; and the hitherto self absorbed Dad morphs into someone who sees what he has to do, and does it, and does it well. Thus, when we get to the scene with the Chef's knife, and the burnt Cubano; when Dad gives his talk, it really works. That alone scored points with me.
I'll definitely be watching this again, it was fun right out of the gate and managed to stay fun all the way back home.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024A great film, written, directed by, and starring Jon Favreau.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2024
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Guerrero AztecaReviewed in Mexico on December 2, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Audio LATINO is missing...!!!
Aún cuando hay latinos trabajando en la película, no existe el audio latino en la película...🤨
- G.M.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!!
'Chef' is one of those movies... A totally unexpected gem that I now clutch right up there with 'It's A Wonderful Life', 'both versions of 'Miracle On 34th Street', 'Mr Smith Goes to Washington' and 'The Hundred-Foot Journey'. You cannot help watch this film and not feel good about yourself, your friends and the world when you come out the other side. Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo and young Emjay Anthony are a brilliant mix. Buy this movie - you will not be disappointed.
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Canada on July 9, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and delectable!
It's Jon Favreau! 'nuf said.
Actually, it is a fun movie with a gastronomic journey that is a joy to wander through. I haven't seen Oliver Platt for quite some time on the screen, so it was a delight to watch him again. As usual, although in a brief cameo, Robert Downey Jr. was his usual witty and obnoxious self. He's great! Robert is so versatile, from the varied roles that he's played over the years, and his music... Scarlett Johansson was marvelous... as was Dustin Hoffman's brief appearance - an enjoyable ensemble cast of a who's-who of familiar faces. Jon's direction of this journey of self-actualization and realization, and re-discovery left me with a positive after-taste. I totally enjoyed the movie when I first watched it on Netflix; leading me to purchase a copy for myself. Watching all the food, and getting some meal ideas from the movie was a bonus.
- ChristosReviewed in Australia on March 17, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars The reason the art of cinema was created
The very definition of kino. Written, directed, produced, and starring Jon Favreau, this culinary masterpiece of cinema will leave your mouth watering for more. A must watch for any m*vie fan.
- grizzeldaReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars A charming, feel-good story
A fun film- showing a stressed out chef starting over and re-connecting with his family. Traditional stuff- but fun just the same.