Author, TV host and food genius Anthony Bourdain was a master in and out of the kitchen, a genuine star and a man who seemed to have it all until his life took a tragic turn at age 61 and resulted in his suicide.
Certainly that is the stuff of a highly dramatic biopic, but not at all what co-writer/director Matt Johnson was interested in pursuing with Tony. In fact, he had never read Bourdain’s bestseller Kitchen Confidential or even seen his shows, but what did spark for him was learning of a life-altering summer in 1975 Provincetown, MA (a
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