Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Spotlight Documentary

World Premiere

FEATURE | United States | 118 MINUTES | English | English subtitles

ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Documentary

The cultural-culinary-intellectual force that was Anthony Bourdain exploded onto the scene in 2000 with the publication of his searing restaurant memoir Kitchen Confidential. From there was an unstoppable rise to Parts Unknown, No Reservations, and a place in the American cultural canon. Bourdain’s outsize personality, insatiable curiosity, and passion for food, travel, and culture tapped into a deeper humanity that resonated with viewers who felt that they knew him. And to those who did know him, “Tony” was an uncommonly sensitive and insightful soul whose friendship left a lasting impact.

With Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, Academy Award® winner Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet From Stardom, Won’t You Be My Neighbor) brings Bourdain’s larger than life persona from the small screen to the large. Drawing on the vast catalog of Bourdain’s on-screen work, as well as never-aired moments, home movies, and insights from those who knew him best, Neville’s film celebrates Bourdain’s adventurous life and the underlying spirit that drove it all: as former President Obama said, "To make us a little less afraid of the unknown." —Cara Cusumano


CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Morgan Neville

For over 20 years, Morgan Neville has made documentaries, including the Academy Award®-winning 20 Feet From Stardom, the Emmy Award®-winning Best of Enemies, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Director
Morgan Neville
Producers
Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville
Editors
Eileen Meyer, Aaron Wickenden
Executive Producers
Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton, Lizzie Fox
Associate Producer
Chloe Simmons
Co-Producer
Victoria Marquette
US Distributor
Focus Features
Production Companies
CNN Films, HBO Max, Tremolo in association with Zero Point Zero
Consulting Producers
Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Kim Witherspoon, Laurie Woolever
Original Music by
Michael Andrews
Additional Music by
Noveller, John Lurie, Queens of the Stone Age
Associate Editor
Alannah Byrnes
Assistant Editor
Edmund Wu

CONTACTS

Press Contact
VJ Carbone
Focus Features
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 9176047329
vj.carbone@focusfeatures.com
Print Source
Sidney Jones
Focus Features
Universal City, CA 91608
Phone: 424.202.4041
Sidney.Jones@focusfeatures.com