Hawthorn's angel investor Doug Verrick, to whom Slowik relinquished ownership during the COVID-19 pandemic, is drowned in front of the guests.

When Richard tries to leave, the staff cuts off his left ring finger as a warning to stay. During the fourth course, sous-chef Jeremy kills himself. For the third course, uncomfortable truths about each guest are exposed via images laser-printed on tortillas. The group is given an island tour by maître d'hôtel Elsa, who notes that Margot is not Tyler's designated guest.ĭinner begins, and Slowik introduces a series of courses, during which he delivers increasingly unsettling monologues. The other guests are Lillian Bloom, a food critic her editor Ted wealthy regulars Richard and Anne Leibrandt a washed-up movie star and his personal assistant Felicity Lynn business partners Soren, Dave, and Bryce and Slowik's alcoholic mother Linda. The film grossed over $79 million worldwide on a budget of $30 million and received positive reviews from critics.įoodie Tyler Ledford and his date, Margot Mills, travel by boat to Hawthorn, an exclusive restaurant on a private island owned by celebrity chef Julian Slowik. The Menu had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, and was released in the United States on November 18, 2022, by Searchlight Pictures.

The film stars Ralph Fiennes as a celebrity chef with Hong Chau playing his assistant and Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Janet McTeer, Reed Birney, Judith Light, Aimee Carrero, and John Leguizamo playing diners who attend his exclusive restaurant. The Menu is a 2022 American comedy horror film directed by Mark Mylod, written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, based on an original story created by Tracy, produced by Adam McKay, Betsy Koch and Will Ferrell.

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