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| Directed by | Gurinder Chadha |
| Produced by | Jeffrey Taylor |
| Written by | Gurinder Chadha Paul Mayeda Berges |
| Starring | Mercedes Ruehl Kyra Sedgwick Joan Chen Julianna Margulies Alfre Woodard |
| Music by | Craig Pruess |
| Cinematography | Jong Lin |
| Editing by | Janice Hampton |
| Studio | Redbus Film Distribution |
| Distributed by | Trimark Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 20, 2000 (Sundance) November 17, 2000 (US: limited) August 31, 2001 (UK) |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,649,655 |
What's Cooking? is a 2000 British/American comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha and starring Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, Joan Chen, Lainie Kazan, Maury Chaykin, Julianna Margulies, Alfre Woodard, and Dennis Haysbert.
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[edit] Plot
The plot takes place on Thanksgiving, in which four ethnically diverse families -- Vietnamese, Latino, Jewish, and African American -- gather for the traditional meal. But each family has its own distinct set of problems, and hilarity ensues.
[edit] Cast
- Mercedes Ruehl as Elizabeth "Lizzy" Avila
- Kyra Sedgwick as Rachel Seelig
- Joan Chen as Trinh Nguyen
- Lainie Kazan as Ruth "Ruthie" Seelig
- Maury Chaykin as Herb "Herbie" Seelig
- Julianna Margulies as Carla
- Alfre Woodard as Audrey Williams
- Dennis Haysbert as Ronald Williams
- Gregory Itzin as James Moore
- Estelle Harris as Aunt Bea
- Kam Fong
[edit] Release
Reviews have been mixed. The movie holds a "Rotten" Rating of 52% on Rotten Tomatoes, stating "What's Cooking? is well-acted, but the scenes sometimes sink into melodrama as characters scream at each other, and the movie as a whole is too lightweight and forgettable."[1] The film grossed $1,649,655.
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