The new horror-comedy 'The Menu,' uses the allure of food to trap diners at a high-end banquet, actor John Leguizamo tells NBCNews
The "beautiful poetry about food," says the actor, does "sucker the audience in ... and then it becomes this terrifying horror thriller."Nov. 17, 2022, 8:34 PM UTCFood can be both irresistible and satisfying. The new horror-comedy “The Menu,” uses that allure to trap privileged diners at a high-end banquet, the actor John Leguizamo said in an interview with NBC News.
These guests are invited to an exclusive destination restaurant on a remote island. But their high-dining experience will come at a deadly price. And as the film raises the stakes for these fine diners, viewers may be prompted to ask: How much are you willing to pay for a good meal? In the movie, the guests were handpicked by Slowik and are parodies of a ruling class: three tech bros, an out-of-touch wealthy couple, an elitist food critic and her editor, a self-centered food aficionado and his last-minute date, and a fading actor with his assistant.
“The Menu” features four actors with connections to Hispanic culture and heritage in starring roles that are outside of the kitchen. Leguizamo also compared “The Menu” with “The Exterminating Angel,” a 1962 Mexican surrealist film directed by award-winning Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel, in which a group of affluent guests are“Food is everything in a Latin family. And the more people, the better the food tastes,” he said. “My mom’s always over-serving and then she has the homemade Latin Tupperware, which is just whatever plastic receptacle your food came in. She’s always sending people with bags full of extra food.
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