Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. This unflinching look at Anthony Bourdain reverberates with his presence, in his own voice and in the way he indelibly impacted the world around him.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Documentaries
- Stars: Anthony Bourdain, Nancy Bourdain, Joel Rose, Karen Rinaldi, Kim Witherspoon, Philippe Lajaunie, Tracey Westmoreland, Lydia Tenaglia, Christopher Collins, Eric Ripert, Chris Bourdain, Ottavia Bourdain, David Chang, Tom Vitale, Morgan Fallon, Helen M. Cho, Diane Schutz, Zach Zamboni, Michael Steed, Doug Quint, Joshua Homme, David Choe, Alison Mosshart, Iggy Pop, Asia Argento, John Lurie, Christopher Doyle
- Director: Morgan Neville
Comments
- connordean - 1 February 2023
Our own worst enemy.
Excellent writing that gave me an depth perspective into the mind of Anthony Bourdain. Being a fan for so long and hearing about the news I was shocked at first. Someone like him seemed to be so in tune with his world and his emotions. After rewatching a bunch of "No Reservations", especially the Haiti episode, you can sense his lack of joy.
One thing that upset me in this documentary was when he was speaking with the Argentinian therapist and she seemed to be laughing at some of his responses which felt extremely uncomfortable.
Something that I took away from this story is how much family and loved ones mean to us. - priceayars - 21 June 2022
Well done
Really well done. I've seen it twice and appreciated it more after the second viewing, the first time through is pretty heavy. I've loved and lost someone who suffered from drug addiction and depression, and this story of Anthony Bourdain rings true. I think he would approve of it too, as someone who when he was thinking straight seemed to have thought it was pretty messed up that he turned into a celebrity put on a pedestal. - patrickjharkins - 27 February 2022
Very One Dimensional
The first 30 minutes or so were great and then it dies off fast. Tony's life is certainly filled with highs and lows but this documentary really harps on the doom and gloom theme. Of the couple hundred episodes between Parts Unknown and No Reservations, this documentary only references the poverty stricken or war torn episodes. What about the majority of the amazing happy episodes that inspired me to travel the world? Why not feature Tony talking about his favorite episodes and favorite places? This documentary presents him as a sad pathetic victim of not handling his famousness but I will always think of him of being a shining ray of light that positively changed how the world hungers for amazing travel and food.
