The Summer When a Young Anthony Bourdain Found the Kitchen — 《Tony》 First Look
Nineteen-year-old Anthony Bourdain enters a chaotic Provincetown kitchen during the summer that will shape the course of his life.
Director Matt Johnson
Distributor A24
Limited Release 2026-08-07
Nationwide Expansion 2026-08-21
Cast Dominic Sessa · Emilia Jones · Dagmara Domińczyk · Rich Sommer · Stavros Halkias · Leo Woodall · Antonio Banderas
The Starting Point of 19-Year-Old Anthony Bourdain
《Tony》 depicts the summer of 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain, before he became known as a world-renowned chef, writer, and television personality. Dominic Sessa plays the young Bourdain, following his arrival in Provincetown and his accidental entry into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen.
Rather than tracing one person’s entire life, the film focuses on the period when a young man who had not yet found his path encounters the space and people of a kitchen and discovers a direction for his life. A24’s official synopsis describes this summer as a turning point that changes his life thereafter.
Matt Johnson, who directed 《BlackBerry》, serves as director. Emilia Jones, Dagmara Domińczyk, Rich Sommer, Stavros Halkias, Leo Woodall, and Antonio Banderas star alongside Dominic Sessa.
The 1-minute-and-9-second first look is a promotional video that offers an early glimpse of the film’s atmosphere and key characters. The film opened in select theaters on August 7 before expanding nationwide on August 21.