# There's a biopic of Anthony Bourdain coming out Aug 2026 - "Tony" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** documentary-bio\ **Created:** [July 30, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016 "2026-07-30T10:24:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/1 "2026-07-30T10:24:06Z")
[To be released August 2026.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1MVnzd2aVc) I’m not sure how I feel about this. Like someone said in the comments to the trailer, I’m not ready to be sad about him again. I can’t even watch reruns of _Kitchen Confidential_. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/2 "2026-07-30T10:43:51Z")
I agree with you completely on that. I liked him so much. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/3 "2026-07-30T11:41:27Z")
I edited the title to include the date. Kinda like a breaking news thread, that’s relevant to opening the thread. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/4 "2026-07-30T13:58:32Z")
Early reviews are very good: [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tony\_2026](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tony_2026) Although it’s not really a biopic. It’s specifically a story of young Bourdain. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/5 "2026-07-30T16:05:24Z")
I don’t know if I care to see it, honestly. I still don’t watch any of Bourdain’s shows since the day he died. I was very shocked and saddened by his death and he is just one of those people I have never returned to because of his death. I still can’t believe he ended his own life. He seemed to be very much a person who wants to live life and live it fully and for as long as possible. The only other example I can think of is Robin Williams, who I also have never gone back to watch any of his stuff since he died. I know he had a disease, but it is just too painful to think that Robin, who made everyone laugh, died by his own hand. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/6 "2026-07-30T17:18:20Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > He seemed to be very much a person who wants to live life and live it fully and for as long as possible. His personal life was in turmoil and he was a serial depressive that had purportedly been having occasional suicidal ideation since forever. He seems like one of those fairly difficult and variably high maintenance people that could love life hugely one moment and be in a bleak pit of despair the next. His suicide seems to have been absolutely spontaneous, which is the worst. Had he not quite gone through with it in another hour he might have been kicking himself about what he had almost done. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/7 "2026-07-30T18:11:14Z")
Food & Wine had a screening of this film on July 13th, and it received a positive reaction from the attendees, who were all restaurant industry people. If they liked it, I’m willing to give it chance. [Chefs React to Anthony Bourdain’s Raw, Relatable Biopic](https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs-react-to-anthony-bourdain-biopic-12018890) Eric Ripert was also at the premiere. If he can stand to watch it, well … The way I deal with watching Bourdain is to go back to the old _No Reservations_ series and watch the ones where I know he was happy, like the Sardinia episode where he visits Ottavia’s family, and early ones in France. There was a time when everything was good in his world and it’s good to be reminded of that. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/8 "2026-07-31T20:48:43Z")
I enjoyed his memoir _Kitchen Confidential_ very much, but saw only a few of his TV appearances over the years. The movie sounds interesting, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/9 "2026-07-31T21:20:43Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Eric Ripert was also at the premiere. If he can stand to watch it, well … True, true. I know they were close and Ripert found him dead when he didn’t respond to his calls/texts. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016/10 "2026-07-31T21:37:46Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I don’t know if I care to see it, honestly. I still don’t watch any of Bourdain’s shows since the day he died. I was very shocked and saddened by his death and he is just one of those people I have never returned to because of his death. I get where you are coming from, and I admit I have stayed away from watching any of his shows. But I question that decision - I mean, I don’t avoid the music of musicians who died by their own hand: Brad Delp, Ronnie Montrose, Naomi Judd, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Michael Hutchence, etc. So maybe I can give this biopic a chance now. It’s been a while, and I really enjoyed Bourdain’s shows where one could experience a small slice of life in some far away place.