When Do We Eat?

2006 Comedy

An old-fashioned Jewish father vows to bring his stubborn family together after being slipped a dose of ecstasy during the annual Passover celebration in director Salvador Litvak's psychedelic Seder comedy. Family patriarch Ira Stuckman (Michael Lerner) has taken a few tips from his hard-nosed father, Arthur (Jack Klugman), when it comes to matters of the family. A strict disciplinarian with little tolerance for tomfoolery, stubborn Ira is insistent that the whole family come together for the Seder feast despite their lingering disagreements. When Ira's son, Zeke (Ben Feldman), drops a hit of ecstasy into his father's meal in hopes of opening the old man's eyes up to a "new perspective," the once curmudgeonly father turns suddenly touchy-feely before insisting upon on ushering in a new era of forgiveness among the notoriously disagreeable clan. more..

Director: Salvador Litvak

Starring: Michael Lerner, Lesley Ann Warren, Jack Klugman,Meredith Scott Lynn, Shiri Appleby

 30 Reviews  3 Awards

Reviews

  • The film turns that stale old Seder into warmed-up dinner theater.

    Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe

    20 January 2013

  • Litvak's broad comedy has novelty on its side, and though the script never rises above sitcom-style one-liners and sight gags, strong performances invest both the jokes and the syrupy moments of forgiveness and reconciliation with no small measure of, yes, heart.

    Maitland McDonagh - TV Guide

    20 January 2013

  • It's possible to achieve hilarity and pathos, but it's not easy, and Litvak isn't quite skilled enough to make the sex jokes rest easily beside the final grandiose and pat confessions. As a result, When Do We Eat? merely whets your appetite for a fresh take on family matters.

    Connie Ogle - Miami Herald

    20 January 2013

  • By the time the ending rolls around, as we watch the slow unclamping of jaws from jugulars, we feel exhausted. Imagine how the actors must have felt.

    - The Chicago Tribune

    20 January 2013

  • Surprisingly watchable because of its cast - especially Jack Klugman, who steals every scene he's in as Dad's paranoid survivor father. All he has to do to stand out is underact.

    Lou Lumenick - New York Post

    20 January 2013

Awards

  • Best Screenplay

    San Diego Film Festival (2005)

  • Best Director

    Tahoe Reno International Film Festival (2005)

  • Salvador Litvak

    dead CENTER Film Festival (2005)

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