It’s April and the Movies that Make Us team has caught a case of spring

fever! We’re excited to spend the month talking about films that deal with

growth, change, and that make you feel good.

Our first selection is the 2014 film Chef that was written, co-produced,

starring, and directed by Jon Favreau. Favreau plays a chef who, after a

public altercation with a food critic, loses his job at a popular Los Angeles

restaurant and begins to operate a food truck with his young son. The script

was semi-autobiographical, incorporating parts of Favreau's life into the

main character, such as being a father while having a busy career and

coming from a "broken home"; Favreau also drew a comparison between

his career as a director and Carl's career as a chef; he stepped down from

directing major studio films to go "back to basics" and create Chef on a

smaller budget, much like Carls resignation from a popular restaurant to

work in a food truck.

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