Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (Too Many Chefs) (1978)

67% of critics liked it
(9 reviews)
65% of users liked it
(355 ratings)

Max (Robert Morley) is a wealthy, world-class conoisseur of fine food, who cannot stop himself from eating when the food is first-class. His doctor has given him stern warnings that he must lose over one hundred pounds, or he will die of heart failure. The presence of so many four-star chefs in… More Max (Robert Morley) is a wealthy, world-class conoisseur of fine food, who cannot stop himself from eating when the food is first-class. His doctor has given him stern warnings that he must lose over one hundred pounds, or he will die of heart failure. The presence of so many four-star chefs in Europe is a hazard for him. When many of these same chefs are found murdered in inventive ways, each related to the chef's specialty, it begins to appear that Max is the prime suspect in their deaths. Meanwhile, the ex-wife (Jaqueline Bisset) of a fast-food tycoon (George Segal) has earned the right to cook the dessert course at a dinner billed as "the world's most fabulous meal." Despite their profound disagreements, he is worried that she will be one of the murderer's victims.This film, which was loved by some critics and hated by others, is based on the best-selling novel Someone is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe by Nan and Ivan Lyons. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed By: Ted Kotcheff
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1978 Wide
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers
Slick comedy whodunit with George Segal and Jacqueline Bisset.
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
A broad and silly mystery spoof periodically salvaged by an ensemble cast.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A very funny movie with a gallery of interesting characters.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Time has been kind to this fairly inconsequential comedy/mystery -- kinder than time has been the movie theory of relativity.
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Sort of fun murdery farce. I had an okay time with it.

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Cast

            George Segal as Robby

            Jacqueline Bisset as Natasha

            Robert Morley as Max

            Jean-Pierre Cassel as Kohner

            Philippe Noiret as Moulineau

            Jean Rochefort as Grandvilliers

            Luigi Proietti as Ravello

            Stefano Satta Flores as Fausto Zoppi

            Madge Ryan as Beecham

            Frank Windsor as Blodgett

            Peter Sallis as St. Claire

            Tim Barlow as Doyle

            John Le Mesurier as Dr. Deere

            Joss Ackland as Cantrell

            Daniel Emilfork as Saint-Juste

            Jacques Marin as Massenet

            Jacques Balutin as Chappemain

            Jean Parédès as Brissac

            Kenneth Fortescue as Director

            Nicholas Ball as Skeffington

            John Carlisle as Actor

            Michael Chow as Soong

            Aimee Delamain as Old Woman

            Jean Gaven as Calpetre

            Nigel Havers as Counterman

            Caroline Langrishe as Loretta

            Struan Rodger as Assistant Director

            Eddie Tagoe as Mumbala

            Anita Graham as Blonde

            Sylvia Kay as Reporter

            Sheila Ruskin as Actress

            Derek Smith as Man in Corridor

            David Cook (XXII) as Bussingbill

            David Cook (II)
            
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