Waitress! (1981)

Three lovely waitresses contend with a drunken, slovenly chef and mutinous patrons.

Directors:

Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Charles Kaufman (screenplay), Michael Stone (screenplay),

Stars:

Jim Harris, Carol Drake, Carol Bevar

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Harris	...	Jerry
Carol Drake	...	Andrea
Carol Bevar	...	Jennifer
Renata Hickey	...	Lindsey (as Renata Majer)
Hunt Block	...	Bill (as David Hunt)
Tony Denison	...	Moe (as Anthony Sarrero)
Ed Fenton	...	Mr. Bellerman
Augie Grompone	...	Piebalt
Bonnie Horan	...	Mrs. Bellerman
Fred Salador	...	Mr. Cavendish
Wendy Stuart	...	Miss Watkins, Mr. Cavendish's Assistant
William Kirksey	...	Mr. Alfred
Katya Colman	...	Mrs. Alfred
Nancy Salis	...	Ms. Cawley
Helen Perle	...	Mrs. Margolis

Storyline

Three lovely waitresses contend with a drunken, slovenly chef and mutinous patrons.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | waitress | independent film

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Taglines:

The Fun Starts as Soon as You're Seated!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Soup to Nuts

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fat Chance Films, Troma Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Scott Valentine's film debut.

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Connections

Follows Squeeze Play (1979)

User Reviews

Bad movies are their own art form--

"Waitress" is a bad movie when judged by the Hollywood standard. The technical aspects fall short of generally accepted norms, the editing sometimes makes you wonder if they resorted to using what they had instead of the best takes, the acting wavers between inspired and insipid, and the writing cannot stay on track long enough to get any single aspect of the story to the front, to allow a single thread to connect the feature.

All of the above combine to make a lurching, bumbling, lost in the dark movie that just also happens to be fun to watch. It could have been better-- but a better film would not have been as good.

Waitress is fun. Not "PC" in any form, not a glossy product, just fun in the context of the time it was made. A bad movie that is fun to watch-- another example of the contradiction of the American Dream.