What's Cooking? 24 years old
Thanksgiving. A celebration of food, tradition and relative insanity.
In LA's Fairfax district, where ethnic groups abound, four households celebrate Thanksgiving amidst family tensions. In the Nguyen family, the children's acculturation and immigrant parents' fears collide. In the Avila family, Isabel's son has invited her estranged husband to their family dinner. Audrey and Ron Williams want to keep their own family's ruptures secret from Ron's visiting mother. In the Seelig household, Herb and Ruth are unwilling to discuss openly their grown daughter's living with her lover, Carla. Around each table, things come to a head. A gun, an affair, a boyfriend, and a pregnancy precipitate crises forcing each family to find its center.
Credits
What's Cooking? Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kyra Sedgwick She was 34, now 58 years old | as Rachel Seelig |
| Mercedes Ruehl She was 51, now 76 years old | as Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Avila |
| Alfre Woodard She was 47, now 71 years old | as Audrey Williams |
| Dennis Haysbert He was 45, now 69 years old | as Ronald Williams |
| Estelle Harris She was 71, now 96 years old | as Aunt Bea |
| Joan Chen She was 38, now 62 years old | as Trinh Nguyen |
| Julianna Margulies She was 33, now 57 years old | as Carla |
| Victor Rivers He was 44, now 68 years old | as Javier Avila |
| Lainie Kazan She was 59, now 83 years old | as Ruth 'Ruthie' Seelig |
| Douglas Spain He was 25, now 50 years old | as Anthony 'Tony' Avila |
| Maury Chaykin He was 50, 61 years old when he died | as Herb 'Herbie' Seelig |
| A Martinez He was 51, now 75 years old | as Daniel 'Danny' |
What's Cooking? Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Paul Mayeda Berges as Writer. He was 31 (now 55) years old | Writing |
| Craig Pruess as Music. He was 49 (now 73) years old | Sound |
| Jong Lin as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Melissa Hibbard as Art Direction. | Art |
What's Cooking? (24 years)
Thanksgiving. A celebration of food, tradition and relative insanity.
- Release day: Thursday, January 20, 2000
- Runtime: 110 minutes