Bitter Feast

Bitter Feast is an American psychological horror film directed and written by Joe Maggio.[1] It stars James LeGros as a chef pushed over the edge by food critic J.T. Franks' (Joshua Leonard) vicious review. The film also features actors Larry Fessenden, Megan Hilty, and a cameo from real life master chef Mario Batali.[2]

Bitter Feast
Teaser poster
Directed byJoe Maggio
Produced by
Written byJoe Maggio
Starring
Music byJeff Grace
CinematographyMichael McDonough
Edited bySeth Anderson
Production
company
Dark Sky Films
Glass Eye Pix
Distributed byDark Sky Films
Release date
  • June 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Peter Grey is a successful New York chef, disgruntled by caustic reviews from the food critic J.T. Franks. After Franks' bad review, Grey is fired by his boss Gordon. He kidnaps Franks, takes him to a cabin in the woods, and forces him to cook his own "perfect dinner".

Cast

Production

Bitter Feast was directed by Joe Maggio,[3] and it stars James LeGros and Joshua Leonard.[4] The film was shot in New York City and Woodstock.[5] Larry Fessenden produced the film with his company Glass Eye Pix.[6]

Release

The film premiered as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 18, 2010.[7] The DVD was released in October 26, 2010.[8]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 57% of seven surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.2/10.[9] Paul Brunick of The New York Times wrote, "Beyond its creepy back story, the horror in this morally confused and cinematically inert film is entirely nominal."[10] Mark Olsen of The Village Voice wrote, "Zesty fun for its actors, Feast is at once a sly parody of the celebrity-chef culture spawned by all the cable cooking shows and competitions, and a creepy little chamber-piece."[11]

References
  1. Indie-Tech: ‘Bitter Feast’ Takes Lo-Fi to a New Low
  2. "Indy horror comedy BITTER FEAST teases". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. Laff 2010 Exclusive Interview: Foodies! Beware This 'Bitter Feast'!
  4. LAFF '10 Review: Another Taste of 'Bitter Feast'
  5. First Two Images from Bitter Feast
  6. Teaser for Mario Batali horror comedy starrer Bitter Feast
  7. "LA Film Festival: 'Bitter Feast' is deliciously scary". Archived from the original on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  8. Dark Sky Serving a Bitter Feast in October!
  9. "Bitter Feast (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  10. Brunick, Paul (2010-10-14). "Hungry for Revenge". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  11. Olsen, Mark (2010-10-13). "The Knives Come Out in Culinary Horror Bitter Feast". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
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