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The Waiting Game (1999) -- A group of aspiring young actors wait tables at a New York City restaurant.

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5.5/10   86 votes
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Ken Liotti (screenplay)
Ken Liotti (story)
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Plot:
A group of aspiring young actors wait tables at a New York City restaurant. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Will Arnett ... Lenny

Debbon Ayer ... Merris

Dwight Ewell ... Joe
Eddie Malavarca ... Derek
Terumi Matthews ... Andi

Michael Raynor ... Franco
Daniel Riordan ... Dan
Taylor Stanley ... Shannon
Donald Williams ... Nick the Cook

Alice Spivak ... Customer from Hell

Christopher Lawford ... Barfly (as Chris Lawford)

Howard Spiegel ... L.A. Director
Amy Marcs ... Casting Director
Leslie Lyles ... Therapist
Scott Wojcik ... Cliff
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85 min
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Not Just a Waiter more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
High Aspirations, 23 November 2005
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Author: jotix100 from New York

Manhattan's restaurants are the mecca for a lot of aspiring actors, a route most young thespians follow before they are discovered, because these eateries provide them with an income to help them pursue their goals. The city could be cruel to those that are starting in a highly competitive environment of the performing arts. The disappointments of the actors are at the center of Ken Liotti's account about the lives of some of these people as they balance dreams with reality.

Mr. Liotti gathered a nice cast of basically unknowns that make this film a bittersweet experience as one follows the different friends he presents to us. While the movie gives us an account of these people's lives, it keeps the viewer interested in this sunny indie film.

Will Arnett, Debbon Ayer, Dwight Ewell, Eddie Malavarca, among the young cast, are actors that, hopefully, will make it big in their own mark in films.

The film will delight viewers of indie films thanks to the inspired direction by Mr. Liotti and his sunny performers.

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