What's Cooking? (2000)
| Release Date | 20 January 2000 |
| US Box Office | $1,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Yiddish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Domestic Comedy, Family Drama, Americana |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Pick-Me-Ups |
| Themes | Race Relations, Family Gatherings |
| Tones | Sweet, Talky, Warm, Reflective |
| Tags | African American, Cultural Diversity, Culture Clash, Family Dynamics, Family Feud, Latino/Latina, Race Relations, Thanksgiving |
What's Cooking? is a 2000 British/American comedy-drama film. It was directed by Gurinder Chadha and starred Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, Joan Chen, Lainie Kazan, Maury Chaykin, Julianna Margulies, Alfre Woodard, and Dennis Haysbert.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Maria Carmen
Sofia Avila
Elena Lopez
Grandma Avila
Lorraine Perez
Auntie Delores
Eva Rodriguez
Auntie Eva
Adrian Armas
Avila cousin
Caz
Gordo, the Avila's dog
Brennan Louie
Joey Nguyen
Jimmy Pham
Gary Nguyen
Scott Nguyen
Don
Albie Selznick
Art Seelig
Suzanne Carney
Sarah Seelig
Andrew Heckler
Jerry
Marty
Max, the Seelig's dog
Eric George
Michael Williams
Brittany Jean Henry
Kristin Williams
Ann Weldon
Grandma Grace Williams
Shareen Mitchell
Paula Moore
Mariam Parris
Monica Moore
Frank Novak
Governor Rhoads
Margie Loomis
Old woman in airport
Gwendolyn Oliver
TV reporter
Charles Constant
Announcer
Bruce Dobos
Turkey man
Darren O'Bannon
Student #1
Jeremy Berger
Student #2
Alexandra Castro
Student #3
Director
Writer
Paul Mayeda Berges
Producer
Paul Mayeda Berges
associate producer
David Forrest
executive producer
Abe Glazer
executive producer
David Grace
line producer
Beau Rogers
executive producer
Jeffrey Taylor
producer
Ethan Hurt
executive producer
Steven D. Kravitz
executive producer
Original Music
Craig Pruess
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Cinematographer
Jong Lin
Editor
Janice Hampton
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Casting Director
Cathy Henderson
Dori Zuckerman
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Production Designer
Stuart Blatt
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Art Director
Monique Williams
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Set Decorator
Melissa M. Levander
Costume Designer
Eduardo Castro
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Makeup Department
Carrie Angland
makeup artist: Ms. Woodard
Merc Arceneaux
makeup artist
Heather Cummings
makeup artist
Sterfon Demings
hair stylist: Ms. Woodard
Angela Johnson
first makeup artist
Laura Kelly
key hair stylist
JoJo Myers Proud
hair assistant
Lori Rozman
hair stylist: Ms. Margulies
Carol Strong
key makeup artist
Maricela Zavala
makeup artist
Production Manager
David Grace
post-production supervisor, unit production manager
Karen R. Sachs
production supervisor
Addison Wright
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Athena Alexander
second assistant director
Paul Mayeda Berges
second unit director
Sam Hill
first assistant director
Wendy Palmer
second second assistant director
Michael Shea
assistant director: second unit
Nancy Youngblood
second assistant director
Mark C. Smith
assistant director
Addison Wright
assistant director
Art Department
Teague Barto
additional painter
Bobby Bednar
propmaker
Treven Bedwell
swing
Brian Berkel
propmaker
Holly Brand
on-set dresser
Laura Branosky
art department assistant
Jesse Brown
propmaker
Dorene Chavez
additional painter
James Clausman
propmaker
Emily Dixon
painter
Mark Emerson
additional painter
Michael Furster
carpenter
Greg J. Gregath
propmaker
Brian Hahn
swing
Guy Herman
propmaker
Susan Hutchinson
additional painter
William Johnson
carpenter
Susan King
additional prop assistant
Michael Klingerman
lead person
Christian Lopez
additional painter
Chris Marneus
foreman
Matthew Martin
carpenter
Paula Maslowski
art department shopper
Peter Mathus
painter
Takashi Matsubara
additional painter
Sean Maytum
additional painter
Kevin McCown
propmaker
Joe Merino
additional painter
Steve Mitchell
set designer
Gay Perello
property master
Steven Piacenza
assistant props
Garner E. Ryan
carpenter
Chris Santini
construction coordinator
Rik Sciacca
propmaker
Michael Spitaletto
painter
Eric Steinway
swing
Suzette Stotts
lead scenic
Don Stroud
additional painter, additional prop assistant
Macie Vener
art department assistant
Paul Walton
additional painter
Sound Department
Ryan Davidson
adr recordist
Ken Dufva
foley artist
Ronald Eng
dialogue editor
William Fiege
production sound mixer
Richard C. Franklin
sound supervisor
Emily Gaydos
dialogue editor
Doug Jackson
sound editor
Greg Mauer
foley mixer
Ronnie Morgan
technical assistant
Chuck Neely
sound editor
Howard Neiman
sound editor
Donal Nelson
additional boom operator
Bruce Nyznik
dialogue supervisor, dialogue editor, adr supervisor
Srdjan 'Serge' Popovic
additional boom operator
Susan Pusateri
foley artist
Paul Ratajczak
sound re-recording mixer
Joan Rowe
foley artist
Steve Sollars
boom operator
Lee Tinkham
foley mixer
Marc Verboys
dialogue technical assistant
Jonathan Wales
sound re-recording mixer
Christopher T. Welch
sound editor
Ace Williams
additional boom operator
Special Effects
Andre G. Ellingson
special effects coordinator
Stunts
Julius LeFlore
stunt coordinator
Mitch Toles
precision driver
Camera and Electrical Department
Eddie Avila
camera loader
Tony Cady
grip
Ricky Carrillo
additional electrician
Sooduk Chung
grip
Steve Colgrove
electrician
Matthew J. Curry
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Greg Davis
second assistant camera
Dawn Fleischman
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Gulbin
additional grip
Michael Britt Hamby
still photographer
Colin Hudson
Steadicam operator
Jody Hutchins
grip
Courtney Jones
key grip
Dan Kneece
camera operator: "b" camera
Giovani Lampassi
gaffer
Stuart T. Lillas
first assistant camera
Bruce D. McDonald
additional electrician
Eric Moore
best boy electric
Jerry Mundy
electrician
Floyd Olson Jr.
additional electrician
Andre Ramirez
additional grip
David Reese
best boy grip
Trace Schneider
additional electrician
Geoff Shotz
additional electrician
Andy Shuttleworth
Steadicam operator
Charles Simons
dolly grip
Scott E. Steele
camera operator
Shannon Summers
additional grip
Scott R. Todd
rigging gaffer
Chris Walden
generator operator
Kelly Way
additional electrician
Laurie White
camera operator: "b" camera
Casting Department
Betsy Glick
casting assistant
Rebecca Quiroz
casting assistant
Debe Waisman
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Green
wardrobe supervisor
Helen Monaghan
wardrobe supervisor
Hans Georg Struhar
set costumer
Editorial Department
Mato
color timer
Sean Thompson
first assistant editor
Music Department
Michael Creighton Rogers
music supervisor
Jerry Gilbert
music editor
Gregory Hobson
music editor
Craig Pruess
music coordinator
Basil Moore-Asfouri
music supervisor
Transportation Department
Ben Barsky
driver
Ken Day
driver: camera car
Paul Feddersen
transportation captain
Frederick Johnston
driver
Curt Larson
transportation co-captain
Michael Locke
transportation coordinator
Rick Locke
driver
Carina Moore
driver: honeywagon
Danny Nelson
driver
Hugo Ocana
driver
Benjamin Rivera
driver: honeywagon
Manuel Ruiz
driver
Lew Strong
driver
Chris Walden
driver: production van
Other Crew
David Abbitt
production accountant
Scott Adams
chef: Silver Screen Catering
Conan Castro Jr.
additional production assistant
Jose Chavez
additional production assistant
Therese Clinton
craft service assistant
Eric Fierstein
location manager
Rhoda Fine
teacher
Neil Fisher
legal services
Rick Ghaly
additional production assistant
Kevin Haskins
additional production assistant
Annette Hobday
additional production assistant
Matt Holloway
key set production assistant
Ethan Hurt
presenter: BeCause Entertainment
Paul Kapellas
office production assistant
Jason Z. Kemp
set production assistant
Melissa Kinnicutt
additional production assistant
Carol Kitinski
craft service
Steven D. Kravitz
presenter: BeCause Entertainment
Kerry Lane
additional production assistant
Ed Meeken
assistant location manager
Ean Meving
additional production assistant
Dana Michaelson
assistant production accountant
Susan Mieras
assistant: Ms. Sedgwick
Anthony J. Nahar
additional production assistant
Nelson O. Noguera
chef: Silver Screen Catering
Tasha Oldham
script supervisor
Nathaniel Rundle
set production assistant
Jeffrey Taylor
presenter: BeCause Entertainment
Chantal Thomas
assistant production coordinator
Matthew A. Thomas
additional production assistant
Jacob Whitmore
office production assistant
Wendy Wilhite
teacher
Anthony Woods
set medic
Danijela Zakic
set production assistant
Ava DuVernay
publicity consultant
Leah Jediny
stand-in: Kyra Sedgwick
Chris Swinney
craft service
Thanks
David Azzoto
special thanks
Leslie Belzberg
special thanks
Janis Mayeda Berges
special thanks
Jody Berges
special thanks
Ronald Berges
special thanks
Balwant Kaur Chadha
special thanks
Sardar Bhajan Singh Chadha
dedicatee: my father
Bradford Craig
special thanks
Steve Dontanville
special thanks
Martin Fink
special thanks
Marcus Hu
special thanks
Sally Hunter
special thanks
Alkarim Jivani
special thanks
Timothy Khan
special thanks: Merlins Energy Source
Doug MacLaren
special thanks
Komiko Mayeda
special thanks
Toshio Mayeda
special thanks
Jonathan Merrison
special thanks
Basil Moore-Asfouri
special thanks
Kathy Nanez
special thanks: Imperial Bank
Billy Pollina
special thanks
Janice Sakamoto
special thanks
Michelle Satter
special thanks
Momita Sengupta
special thanks
Zak Taylor
special thanks
Paul A. Wyckoff
special thanks
Production Company
Because Entertainment
Flashpoint (I)
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Hope and Gravy Inc.
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Stagescreen Ltd.
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Distributor
Cipa
Civite Films
Europafilm AS
Lions Gate Films
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Redbus Film Distribution
Trimark Pictures
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Miscellaneous
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance provided by
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes, camera dollies
E=mc²
video playback
Eastman Kodak
film stock provided by
Entertainment Partners
payroll services provided by
Feature Creatures
animals provided by
Hollywood Camera Cars
camera car provided by
Isaacman, Kaufman & Painter
legal services by
J.L. Fisher
camera dollies
Keslow Cameras
cameras and lenses provided by
Leonetti Company
production equipment provided by
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA)
special thanks
Optical Nerve
special thanks
Pacific Time Entertainment
soundtrack published by
Rennie Johnson & Associates
negative cutting
Silicon Valley Bank
financing arranged by
Silver Screen Caterers
catering
Sundance Institute, The
developed with the assistance of
Title House
titles and opticals
Top Notch Security
security provided by
Worldwide Film Completion
bond company
ZAP Entertainment
electronic press kit
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