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Chili Finger Premiere: Dark Comedy Unleashes Culinary Chaos

3/15/2026

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The dark comedy Chili Finger, directed by Edd Benda and Stephen Helstad, premiered at SXSW.
Judy Greer (actor) stars as Jess, a struggling divorce lawyer who finds a severed finger in her chili and triggers a chaotic series.
Jess and her husband Ron negotiate a payout for their silence, drawing the restaurant owner John Goodman (actor) and his ex-Marine friend Bryan Cranston (actor) into the plot.

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Story summary

The dark comedy Chili Finger, directed by Edd Benda and Stephen Helstad, premiered at SXSW.
Judy Greer (actor) stars as Jess, a struggling divorce lawyer who finds a severed finger in her chili and triggers a chaotic series.
Jess and her husband Ron negotiate a payout for their silence, drawing the restaurant owner John Goodman (actor) and his ex-Marine friend Bryan Cranston (actor) into the plot.