Tony
Drama Comedy English
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
| Cast: | Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, Stavros Halkias, Michael Jibrin, Monica Raymund, Rich Sommer, Dagmara Dominczyk, Liam Fitch, Caroline Portu |
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| Director: | Matt Johnson |
| Writer: | Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Todd Bartels, Lou Howe |
| Editor: | Curt Lobb, Robert Upchurch |
| Camera: | Michael Bauman |
All Guild Reviews of Tony
Medium Roast
Matt Johnson’s Anthony Bourdain origin story works better without the baggage of being a biopic of the celebrated, often-mythologized chef
In 2013, five years before he died by suicide, Anthony Bourdain did a Reddit AMA session. To a question of “What kind of person were you in your twenties?” he replied, in his trademark, staccato, punch-in-the-gut style: “I was a complete asshole. Selfish, larcenous, druggy, loud, stupid, insensitive and someone you would not want to have known. I would have robbed your medicine cabinet had I been invited to your house.” In a contrast to this, for devotees of Bourdain’s no-bullshit, tough guy, masculine mythmaking, the Anthony of Tony can seem timid. He can’t mumble a retort in front of his demanding mother. The only punch he pulls is through a Bruce Lee poster on a wall. But then this is far before his celebrity chef, lunching-with-the-President days. This is an origin story.
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