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What's Cooking? (2000) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Gurinder Chadha

Writing Credits  

Gurinder Chadha ... (written by) &
Paul Mayeda Berges ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Mercedes Ruehl ... Elizabeth Avila
Victor Rivers ... Javier Avila
Douglas Spain ... Anthony Avila
Maria Carmen ... Sofia Avila
Isidra Vega ... Gina Avila
Elena Lopez Elena Lopez ... Grandma Avila
A Martinez ... Daniel
Richard Yniguez ... Robert Avila
Lorraine Perez Lorraine Perez ... Auntie Delores
Eva Rodriguez Eva Rodriguez ... Auntie Eva
Adrian Armas ... Avila Cousin
Caz Caz ... Gordo
Joan Chen ... Trinh Nguyen
François Chau ... Duc Nguyen (as Francois Chau)
Will Yun Lee ... Jimmy Nguyen
Kristy Wu ... Jenny Nguyen
Brennan Louie Brennan Louie ... Joey Nguyen
Jimmy Pham Jimmy Pham ... Gary Nguyen
Kieu Chinh ... Grandma Nguyen
Chao Li Chi ... Grandpa Nguyen (as Chao-Li Chi)
Chad Todhunter ... Luke
Scott Nguyen ... Don
Lainie Kazan ... Ruth Seelig
Maury Chaykin ... Herb Seelig
Kyra Sedgwick ... Rachel Seelig
Julianna Margulies ... Carla
Albie Selznick ... Art Seelig
Suzanne Carney Suzanne Carney ... Sarah Seelig
Estelle Harris ... Aunt Bea
Ralph Manza ... Uncle David
Andrew Heckler ... Jerry
Marty Marty ... Max
Alfre Woodard ... Audrey Williams
Dennis Haysbert ... Ronald Williams
Eric George Eric George ... Michael Williams (as Eric K. George)
Brittany Jean Henry Brittany Jean Henry ... Kristen Williams
Ann Weldon Ann Weldon ... Grace Williams
Shareen Mitchell ... Paula Moore
Gregory Itzin ... James Moore
Mariam Parris Mariam Parris ... Monica Moore
Frank Novak ... Governor Rhodes
Margie Loomis Margie Loomis ... Woman in Airport
Gwendolyn Oliver ... TV Reporter
Charles Constant ... TV Announcer
Bruce Dobos Bruce Dobos ... Turkey Man
Darren O'Bannon Darren O'Bannon ... Student 1
Jeremy Berger Jeremy Berger ... Student 2
Alexandra Beres ... Student 3 (as Alexandra Castro)

Produced by 

Paul Mayeda Berges ... associate producer
Gurinder Chadha ... associate producer
David Forrest ... executive producer
Abe Glazer ... executive producer
David Grace ... line producer
Ethan Hurt ... executive producer (uncredited)
Steven D. Kravitz ... executive producer (uncredited)
Beau Rogers ... executive producer
Jeffrey Taylor ... producer

Music by 

Craig Pruess

Cinematography by 

Jong Lin ... director of photography

Editing by 

Janice Hampton

Casting By 

Cathy Henderson ... (as Cathy Henderson-Martin)
Dori Zuckerman

Production Design by 

Stuart Blatt

Art Direction by 

Melissa Hibbard

Set Decoration by 

Melissa Levander

Costume Design by 

Eduardo Castro

Makeup Department 

Carrie Angland ... makeup artist: Ms. Woodard
Merc Arceneaux ... makeup artist
Heather Cummings ... makeup artist
Sterfon Demings ... hair stylist: Ms. Woodard (as Sterfon Demmings)
Lori Fenton ... hair stylist: Ms. Margulies (as Lori Rozman)
Angela Johnson ... first makeup artist
Laura Kelly ... key hair stylist
Laurel Kelly ... hair department head
JoJo Myers Proud ... hair assistant
Carol Strong ... key makeup artist
Maricela Zavala ... makeup artist

Production Management 

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 (uncredited)
Addison Wright ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Teague Barto ... additional painter
Bobby Bednar ... propmaker (as Bobby Bedmar)
Treven Bedwell ... swing (as Morgan Treven Bedwell)
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 (as Greg Grgath)
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 (as Jose Merino)
Steve Mitchell ... set designer
Gay Perello ... property master
Steven Piacenza ... assistant props (as Steve Piacenza)
Garner E. Ryan ... carpenter (as Garner Ryan)
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 (as Ron Eng)
William Fiege ... production sound mixer (as William M. Fiege)
Richard C. Franklin ... sound supervisor (as Rick Franklin)
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 ... adr supervisor / dialogue editor / dialogue supervisor
Srdjan Popovic ... additional boom operator (as Srdjan 'Serge' Popovic)
Susan Pusateri ... foley artist
Paul Ratajczak ... re-recording mixer
Joan Rowe ... foley artist
Steve Sollars ... boom operator
Lee Tinkham ... foley mixer
Marc Verboys ... dialogue technical assistant
Jonathan Wales ... re-recording mixer
Christopher T. Welch ... sound editor (as Chris Welch)
Ace Williams ... additional boom operator (as Emil Ace Williams)

Special Effects by 

Andre G. Ellingson ... special effects coordinator (as Andre Ellingson)

Stunts 

Julius LeFlore ... stunt coordinator
Mitch Toles ... precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Eddie Avila ... camera loader
Anthony Cady ... grip (as Tony Cady)
Ricky Carrillo ... additional electrician (as Ricardo Carrillo)
Sooduk Chung ... grip (as SooDuk Chung)
Steve Colgrove ... electrician
Matthew J. Curry ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Matthew Curry)
Greg Davis ... second assistant camera
Dawn Fleischman ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Gulbin ... additional grip (as Michael Gublin)
Michael Britt Hamby ... still photographer (as Michael Britt)
Colin Hudson ... steadicam operator
Jody Hutchins ... grip
Courtney G. Jones ... key grip (as Courtney Jones)
Dan Kneece ... camera operator: "b" camera
Giovani Lampassi ... gaffer
Stuart T. Lillas ... first assistant camera (as Stuart Lillas)
Bruce D. McDonald ... additional electrician (as Bruce McDonald)
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
Geoffrey Wing Shotz ... additional electrician (as Geoff Shotz)
Andy Shuttleworth ... steadicam operator
Charles Simons ... dolly grip
Scott E. Steele ... camera operator (as Scott Steele)
Shannon Summers ... additional grip
Scott R. Todd ... rigging gaffer (as Scott Todd)
Chris Walden ... generator operator
Kelly Way ... additional electrician
Laurie White ... camera operator: "b" camera (as Laurie White Hayball)

Casting Department 

Betsy Glick ... casting assistant
Rebecca Quiroz ... casting assistant
Debe Waisman ... extras casting (as Debe Waismann)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Kimberly Green ... wardrobe supervisor
Helen Monaghan ... wardrobe supervisor
Hans Georg Struhar ... set costumer (as Hans Strurhar)

Editorial Department 

Mato ... color timer
Sean Thompson ... first assistant editor

Location Management 

Eric Fierstein ... location manager
Ed Meeken ... assistant location manager

Music Department 

Michael Creighton Rogers ... music supervisor (as Michael Rogers)
Jerry Gilbert ... music editor
Gregory Hobson ... music editor
Craig Pruess ... music coordinator
Basil Moore ... music supervisor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Tasha Oldham ... script 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 (as Mike Locke)
Rick Locke ... driver
Carina Moore ... driver: honeywagon
Danny Nelson ... driver
Hugo R. Ocana ... driver (as Hugo Ocana)
Ben Rivera ... driver: honeywagon (as Benny Rivera)
Manuel Ruiz ... driver
Lew Strong ... driver
Chris Walden ... driver: production van

Additional Crew 

David Abbitt ... production accountant
Scott Adams ... chef: Silver Screen Catering
Conan Castro Jr. ... additional production assistant (as Conan Castro)
Jose Chavez ... additional production assistant
Therese Clinton ... craft service assistant
Rhoda Fine ... teacher
Neil Fischer ... legal services
Rick Ghaly ... additional production assistant
Kevin Haskins ... additional production assistant
Annette Hobday ... additional production assistant (as Annette Hawley)
Matt Holloway ... key set production assistant (as Matthew Holloway)
Ethan Hurt ... presenter: BeCause Entertainment
Paul Kapellas ... office production assistant (as Paul Cloeka Kapellas)
Jason Z. Kemp ... set production assistant (as Jason Kemp)
Melissa Kinnicutt ... additional production assistant
Carol Kitinski ... craft service
Steven D. Kravitz ... presenter: BeCause Entertainment
Kerry Lane ... additional production assistant
Ean Meving ... additional production assistant
Dana M. Michaelsen ... assistant production accountant
Susan Mieras ... assistant: Ms. Sedgwick
Tony Nahar ... additional production assistant
Nelson O. Noguera ... chef: Silver Screen Catering (as Nelson Noguera)
Nathaniel Rundle ... set production assistant
Jeffrey Taylor ... presenter: BeCause Entertainment
Chantal Nightingale Thomas ... assistant production coordinator (as Chantal Thomas)
Matthew A. Thomas ... additional production assistant (as Matthew 'Stretch' Thomas)
Jacob Whitmore ... office production assistant
Wendy Wilhite Chatley ... teacher (as Wendy Wilhite)
Anthony Woods ... set medic
Danijela Zakic ... set production assistant
Ava DuVernay ... publicity consultant (uncredited)
Leah Jediny ... stand-in: Kyra Sedgwick (uncredited)
Chris Swinney ... craft service (uncredited)

Thanks 

David Azzoto ... special thanks (as Dave Azzoto)
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 (as Marty Fink)
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 ... special thanks
Kathy Nanez ... special thanks: Imperial Bank
Billy Pollina ... special thanks (as Bill Pollina)
Janice Sakamoto ... special thanks
Michelle Satter ... special thanks
Momita SenGupta ... special thanks
Zak Taylor ... special thanks
Paul A. Wyckoff ... special thanks
Crew verified as complete

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