American Cuisine (Cuisine américaine) is a 1998 French film directed by Jean-Yves Pitoun and starring Jason Lee, Eddy Mitchell, Irène Jacob, and Isabelle Petit-Jacques. It was released in the United States in 2001.
| Cuisine américaine | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Yves Pitoun |
| Written by | Jean-Yves Pitoun |
| Produced by | Michael Johnson |
| Starring | Jason Lee Eddy Mitchell Irène Jacob Isabelle Petit-Jacques |
| Cinematography | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
| Edited by | Monica Coleman |
| Music by | René-Marc Bini |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | PolyGram Film Distribution[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French English |
| Budget | $6.6 million |
| Box office | $1.9 million[2] |
Premise
After a conflict with an officer, Loren Collins got fired from the US Navy, where he was learning to be a chef. Too poor to pay for cooking studies, he went to Dijon and got hired by Louis Boyer, the bad tempered owner of a prestigious restaurant.
Cast
- Jason Lee : Loren Collins
- Eddy Mitchell : Louis Boyer
- Irène Jacob : Gabrielle Boyer
- Isabelle Petit-Jacques : Carole
- Sylvie Loeillet : Suzanne
- Thibault de Montalembert : Vincent
- Anthony Valentine : Wellington
- Isabelle Leprince : Agnès
- Laurent Gendron : Bruno
- Gérard Chaillou : Roger
- Lyes Salem : Karim
- Linda Powell : Miller
- Skipp Sudduth : Wicks
- David Gabison : Fredet
- Keith Hill : Germaine
