Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat, drink and talk about life on and off the set and swap stories about projects past and present. The program seats screen legends next to a variety of personalities from film, television, music and comedy, resulting in an unpredictable free-for-all. The program aired on the Independent Film Channel with Favreau the co-Executive Producer with Peter Billingsley. The show format is a spontaneous, open forum for people in the entertainment community. The idea, originally conceived by Favreau, originated from a time when he went out to dinner with colleagues on a film location and exchanged filming anecdotes. Favreau said, "I thought it would be interesting to show people that side of the business". He did not want to present them in a "sensationalized way [that] they're presented in the press, but as normal people". The format featured Favreau and four guests from the entertainment industry in a restaurant with no other diners. They ordered actual food from real menus and were served by authentic waiters. There were no cue cards or previous research on the participants that would have allowed him to orchestrate the conversation and the guests were allowed to talk about whatever they wanted. The show used five cameras with the operators using long lenses so that they could be at least ten feet away from the table and not intrude on the conversation or make the guests self-conscious. The conversations lasted until the film ran out. A 25-minutes episode would be edited from the two-hour dinner.
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Host Jon Favreau devotes the entire program this week to a conversation with famed director Martin Scorsese.
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This episode was taped at the Atlantic in Los Angeles on March 19, 2001. Jon's guests are: * Vince Vaughn, actor, Wedding Crashers, Dodgeball * Peter Billingsley, actor/producer, A Christmas Story, The Break-Up * Justin Long, actor, Live Free or Die Hard, Jeepers Creepers * Kier O'Donnell, actor, Wedding Crashers Rated: TV-MA for Adult Language (AL)
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This episode was taped at the Pinot in Hollywood. Jon's guests are: Frank Darabont, writer/director, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green MileAlan Cumming, actor/director, X-Men 2, The Anniversary Party Harry Shearer, actor, Spinal Tap, The SimpsonsFred Willard, actor, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind Rated: TV-MA for Adult Language (AL)
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This week Jon's guests are: * Jason Bateman, actor, Arrested Development, Dodgeball * Bonnie Hunt, actress/Director, Jerry Maguire, Return to Me * Tracy Morgan, actor/comedian, SNL, The Longest Yard * Jeffrey Tambor, actor, The Larry Sanders Show, Arrested Development Rated: TV-MA for Adult Language (AL)
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This episode was taped at Le Meridien, Beverly Hills.Jon's guests are:* David Duchovny, actor/director, X-Files, Kalifornia * Tim Blake Nelson, actor/director, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, The Thin Red Line * Stephen Root, actor, Office Space, Dodgeball * Dax Shepard, actor, Punk'd, IdiocracyRated: TV-MA for Adult Language (AL)
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This episode was taped at the Pinot Hollywood restaurant, on January 13, 2002. Jon's guests are: Andy Dick, actor, NewsRadio, Road TripDaryl Hannah, actress, Blade Runner, Dancing at the Blue IguanaMarilyn Manson, musician, Lost Highway
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This episode was taped at La Cachette restaurant in Santa Monica.Jon's guests are: * Bruce Campbell, actor, Evil Dead, Bubba Ho-tep * Roger Corman, producer/director, Death Race 2000, Carnosaur * Faizon Love, actor/comedian, Wonderland, Torque * Rob Zombie, musician/director, Rated: TV-MA for Adult Language (AL)
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