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When Do We Eat? (2005 film)

When Do We Eat? is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Salvador Litvak and starring Michael Lerner, Lesley Ann Warren, Jack Klugman, Shiri Appleby, Mili Avital, Ben Feldman, and Adam Lamberg.

When Do We Eat?

Salvador Litvak

Nina Davidovich
Salvador Litvak

Horatio C. Kemeny

Ben Feldman
Michael Lerner
Shiri Appleby
Max Greenfield
Adam Lamberg
Cynda Williams
Jack Klugman
Lesley Ann Warren

M. David Mullen

When Do We Eat? Inc.

THINKFilm

93 minutes

English, Hebrew

$431,513[1]

Synopsis[edit]

When Do We Eat? is the story of a dysfunctional Jewish family's Passover Seder. This is the family's first Seder in three years and the tension is high. Before the Seder, Zeke (Ben Feldman) slips his father Ira (Michael Lerner) a pill that he believes to be a combination of ecstasy and LSD. As the night continues, the family releases secrets that cause fights but bring them closer in the end.

as Zeke Stuckman, Ira and Peggy's second-youngest son and a high school student who enjoys recreational drugs.

Ben Feldman

Michael Lerner

Shiri Appleby

Victoria Justice

Max Greenfield

as Lionel, the youngest of the Stuckman family who is stated to have autism and a fascination with the number 7.

Adam Lamberg

as Grace, Jennifer's Protestant girlfriend who is attending her first Seder.

Cynda Williams

Jack Klugman

Jeremy Glazer

Lesley Ann Warren

as Jennifer Stuckman, Ira's eldest daughter from a previous marriage who types closed-captioning for a living and is estranged with her father due to her lesbian relationship.

Meredith Scott Lynn

as Vanessa, a first cousin to the Stuckmans and a celebrity publicist who previously had an incestuous affair with Ethan.

Mili Avital

as Rafi, a one-eyed Israeli and a professional tent builder invited to the Seder.

Mark Ivanir

Critical reception[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 42% of 38 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "A crass, sitcom-ish holiday comedy, When Do We Eat? presents all the over-the-top dysfunctional family hijinks one would expect from the genre."[2]

deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City: Winner - Best Narrative Feature

Napa/Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival: Winner - Best Comedy

Reno Tahoe International Film Festival: Best Pick and Winner - Best Director

: Winner - Best Screenplay (Nina Davidovich & Salvador Litvak)[3]

San Diego Film Festival

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