American Cuisine is a French Movie directed by Jean-Yves Pitoun, released in 1998 in France, in 2001 in USA.

Plot

After a conflict with an officer, Loren Collins got fired from the US Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

, where he was learning to be a Chef. Too poor to pay for cooking studies he went to Dijon

Dijon

Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....

 and got hired by Louis Boyer, the bad tempered owner of a prestigious restaurant.

Cast

• Jason Lee
  Jason Lee (actor)
  Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and skateboarder known for his role as the title character on the NBC television series My Name is Earl, his portrayal of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, his role as Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin...
  
   : Loren Collins
• Eddy Mitchell
  Eddy Mitchell
  Eddy Mitchell is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires , taking his name from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine...
  
   : Louis Boyer
• Irène Jacob
  Irène Jacob
  Irène Marie Jacob is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition and acclaim through her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, who cast her in the lead role of The Double Life of Véronique...
  
   : Gabrielle Boyer
• Isabelle Petit-Jacques : Carole
• Sylvie Loeillet : Suzanne
• Thibault de Montalembert : Vincent
• Anthony Valentine : Wellington
• Isabelle Leprince : Agnès
• Laurent Gendron : Bruno
• Gérard Chaillou : Roger
• Lyes Salem : Karim
• Linda Powell : Miller
• Skipp Sudduth
  Skipp Sudduth
  Robert Lee Sudduth IV , generally known by his stage name Skipp Sudduth, is an American theater, film, and TV actor. Sudduth is perhaps best known for his role in the movie Ronin and his lead in the TV drama Third Watch....
  
   : Wicks
• David Gabison : Fredet
• Keith Hill
  Keith Hill
  Trevor Keith Hill is a politician in the United Kingdom who served in a variety of Government roles as a Whip and a junior minister....
  
  : Germaine