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When Do We Eat?

IMDb ID: tt0392908 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 5.8 (1,604 votes)

Genres: Comedy

A family's Passover gets screwy after the patriarch unknowingly ingests a hit of Ecstasy.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: When Do We Eat?
Canada: When Do We Eat? (English)
United Kingdom: When Do We Eat?
Ireland: When Do We Eat? (English)
India: When Do We Eat? (English)
Japan: When Do We Eat? (Japanese)
New Zealand: When Do We Eat? (English)
United States: When Do We Eat?
South Africa: When Do We Eat? (English)
Argentina: ¿Cuándo comemos? (cable TV title)
Italy: Pazzo pranzo di famiglia
Brazil: Quando Comemos?
Russia: Безумная семейка
Bulgaria: Кога ще ядем? (Bulgarian)
Безумная семейка
Content RatingRRelease Date2006-04-07Runtime86 minutesMetascore37IMDb Popularity0User Reviews50Critic Reviews16Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
Hebrew
Keywordsdysfunctional family
family relationships
independent film
question in title
drug use
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesWhen Do We Eat? Inc.
Sneak Preview Entertainment
Pictures from the Fringe
Official SitesOfficial site - http://www.whendoweeat.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0392908/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0392908.jpgUpdated At2026-08-07T22:21:56

Stars

Ben Feldman
Jeff D'Agostino
Lesley Ann Warren
Michael Lerner
Oscar Nuñez
Shiri Appleby
Dan Bucatinsky
Jack Klugman
Vickilyn Reynolds
Meredith Scott Lynn

Directors

Salvador Litvak

Writers

Nina Davidovich
Salvador Litvak

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ben Feldman | Character: Zeke
Actor: Jeff D'Agostino | Character: Shaffer
Actor: Lesley Ann Warren | Character: Peggy
Actor: Michael Lerner | Character: Ira
Actor: Oscar Nuñez | Character: Santa Designer
Actor: Shiri Appleby | Character: Nikki
Actor: Dan Bucatinsky | Character: High Strung Client
Actor: Jack Klugman | Character: Artur
Actor: Vickilyn Reynolds | Character: Talk Show Host
Actor: Meredith Scott Lynn | Character: Jennifer
Actor: Cynda Williams | Character: Grace
Actor: Adam Lamberg | Character: Lionel
Actor: Mili Avital | Character: Vanessa
Actor: Max Greenfield | Character: Ethan
Actor: Mark Ivanir | Character: Rafi
Actor: Victoria Justice | Character: Young Nikki
Actor: Kane Ritchotte | Character: Young Ethan
Actor: Arman Manyan | Character: Ira as Young Boy
Actor: Jeremy Glazer | Character: Young Artur
Actor: Avshalom Katz | Character: Cantor 1
Actor: Chaim Goldberger | Character: Cantor 2
Actor: Yehuda Solomon | Character: Cantor 3
Actor: Lucca Fletcher | Character: David
Actor: Tania Godfrey | Character: Ira's Mother
Actor: Candace Zuchowski | Character: Ira's Sister
Actor: Brandon Waters | Character: Ira's Brother
Actor: Caleb Armstrong | Character: Ira as a Toddler
Actor: Shlomo Schwartz | Character: Moses
Actor: Beth Ann Warren | Character: Young Peggy
Actor: Joshua Weinstein | Character: Ira as Young Man
Actor: Jason Shaffer | Character: Hat Guy

[Directors Group]
Name: Salvador Litvak | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Nina Davidovich | Role: Writer
Name: Salvador Litvak | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Horatio C. Kemeny | Role: Producer
Name: Salvador Litvak | Role: Producer
Name: Amy Salko Robertson | Role: Producer
Name: Steven J. Wolfe | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Mark Adler | Role: Composer
Name: Eliane Delage | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: M. David Mullen | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Richard Halsey | Role: Editor
Name: Ryan Kushner | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Caroline Liem | Role: Casting Director
Name: Ronnie Yeskel | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Bernt Amadeus Capra | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Kenn Coplan | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Anna Vogt | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Carin Jacobs | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Leslie Devlin | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Cynthia P. Romo | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Leah Vautrot | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Heath Banks | Role: Production Manager
Name: Steve Gaub | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Amy Armstrong | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Annette Hobday | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: David Mendoza | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Meredith Rose | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Chris Buchinsky | Role: Art Department
Name: Tara L. Craig | Role: Art Department
Name: Laura Diamond | Role: Art Department
Name: Melissa Givens | Role: Art Department
Name: Jordan King | Role: Art Department
Name: Jacob Novak | Role: Art Department
Name: John Robertson | Role: Art Department
Name: Ryan Warren Smith | Role: Art Department
Name: Sarah Sprawls | Role: Art Department
Name: Jesse D. Vogel | Role: Art Department
Name: Peter Flynn | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Paul Drenning | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pete Elia | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adam Fike | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stephen M. Galvin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patrick M. Griffith | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kurt Kassulke | Role: Sound Department
Name: Timothy Kelley | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve McCarty | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthew Nicolay | Role: Sound Department
Name: Debby VanPoucke | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stacey A. Washer | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Leslie Allen | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Robert G. Goodwin | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: James 'Keeper' Auld | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andreas Burgess | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Dawson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keith Eisberg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brad Heiner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcus Lopez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vanessa Morehouse | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Mun | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sean Peacock | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tony Perija | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Theo Pingarelli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Caleb H. Poynter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lacey Terrell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William Rick Young | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fante Zamora | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Location Management]
Name: Stephenson Crossley | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Michael Boustead | Role: Music Department
Name: Allison Wright Clark | Role: Music Department
Name: Julie Eidsvoog | Role: Music Department
Name: Stuart Wax | Role: Music Department
Name: David Carpenter | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Francisco M. Becerra | Role: Production Department
Name: Stacie Dekker | Role: Production Department
Name: Kevin H. Law | Role: Production Department
Name: Beth J. Linden | Role: Production Department
Name: Suzanne Santos | Role: Production Department
Name: Tyler Thornberg | Role: Production Department
Name: Brian Young | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Shannon Kenny | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Stephanie Furgang Adwar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leslie Allen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zack Arnold | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bonnie Belknap | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brad Bring | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matthew Clark | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Clines | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carol A. Compton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adam Fike | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scott Hyman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Patrick H. Johnson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: A.J. Lekowski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zeev Tankus | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Mark Blazer | Role: Thanks

Trailers

When Do We Eat? | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi989659417/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi989659417/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563569113566.mp4?Expires=1788389317&Signature=i77NzD9ZFga1Modqxh6T4d6oKLA-1XovbAJLVUjjy5yUVySNe9L6IWzKRpIM7CGt44ksHAEMk9GID9FxTLLnfecEhk2LFm1u~rNTM2JDKvaPAa8To~Nq7d~cJSF-EFlbbvbg47AZIn8X61-8mQ68PJ7gcPbBMmH-ePG5uYPfycgPrLci1QQvSHei8aGf0tBjUx4qkiXlaY8CEnj5LPaYKRCTrJclAiqaYZGpk5ziZ4DwuOL7P4J05vuxtonz07EUt4kFjEa6l81O4UcsM~qKqMZIi57h7eYSpcKHrvXYahTR65ab38NN1ecNH3ZGUl51-VINh8hqaQeL36tJmfXexA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: April 14, 2005 (Palm Beach International Film Festival)
United States: June 11, 2005 (Dead Center Film Festival)
United States: August 14, 2005 (Wine Country Film Festival)
United States: August 27, 2005 (Tahoe International Film Festival)
United States: September 10, 2005 (Boston Film Festival)
United States: September 24, 2005 (San Diego Film Festival)
United States: October 1, 2005 (World Film Festival)
United States: October 11, 2005 (Scottsdale Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 9, 2005 (UK Jewish Film Festival)
United States: December 4, 2005 (Anchorage International Film Festival)
United States: December 11, 2005 (Washington Jewish Film Festival)
Israel: December 26, 2005 (Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival)
United States: January 26, 2006 (Atlanta Jewish Film Festival)
United States: February 11, 2006 (Denver Jewish Film Festival)
United States: April 5, 2006 (Dayton Jewish Film Festival)
United States: April 7, 2006
United States: April 7, 2006 (limited)
Argentina: September 5, 2007 (TV premiere)
Italy: March 4, 2008 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Winner | 2005 | deadCenter Film Festival | Best Feature | Salvador Litvak, When Do We Eat?
Winner | 2005 | Tahoe Reno International Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Director | Salvador Litvak, When Do We Eat?
Winner | 2005 | San Diego Film Festival | Festival Award | Best Screenplay | Nina Davidovich, Salvador Litvak, When Do We Eat?

Box Office

Domestic: USD 431513
Period: May 19 – 21, 2006 | Rank: 95 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 428432 | Interval gross: USD 3918 | Per theater average: USD 979
Period: May 12 – 14, 2006 | Rank: 93 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 423073 | Interval gross: USD 4600 | Per theater average: USD 1150
Period: May 5 – 7, 2006 | Rank: 72 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 416379 | Interval gross: USD 9367 | Per theater average: USD 780
Period: Apr 28 – 30, 2006 | Rank: 60 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 19 | Gross to date: USD 400604 | Interval gross: USD 21474 | Per theater average: USD 1130
Period: Apr 21 – 23, 2006 | Rank: 46 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 39 | Gross to date: USD 362889 | Interval gross: USD 52652 | Per theater average: USD 1350
Period: Apr 14 – 16, 2006 | Rank: 39 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 41 | Gross to date: USD 281583 | Interval gross: USD 104338 | Per theater average: USD 2544
Period: Apr 7 – 9, 2006 | Rank: 30 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 48 | Gross to date: USD 134006 | Interval gross: USD 134006 | Per theater average: USD 2791