Waitress (2007)

Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.

Director:

Adrienne Shelly

Writer:

Adrienne Shelly

Stars:

Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keri Russell	...	Jenna Hunterson
Nathan Fillion	...	Dr. Jim Pomatter
Cheryl Hines	...	Becky
Jeremy Sisto	...	Earl Hunterson
Andy Griffith	...	Old Joe
Adrienne Shelly	...	Dawn
Eddie Jemison	...	Ogie
Lew Temple	...	Cal
Darby Stanchfield	...	Francine Pomatter
Heidi Sulzman	...	Exhausted Mother
Lauri Johnson	...	Nurse Norma
Sarah Hunley	...	Dr. Lily Mueller
Cindy Drummond	...	Hospital Nurse
Nathan Dean	...	Minister
Caroline Fogarty	...	Doctor's Assistant

Storyline

Jenna is unhappily married, squirreling away money, and hoping to win a pie-baking contest so, with the prize money, she'll have enough cash to leave her husband Earl. She finds herself pregnant, which throws her plans awry. She bakes phenomenal pies at Joe's diner, listens to old Joe's wisdom, tolerates her sour boss Cal, is friends with Dawn and Becky (her fellow waitresses), and finds a mutual attraction with the new doctor in town. As the pregnancy advances, life with Earl seems less tolerable, a way out less clear, and the affair with the doctor complicated by his marriage. What options does a waitress have?

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Plot Keywords:

money | waitress | doctor | diner | pregnancy | 

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Taglines:

The Year's Most Delicious Romantic Comedy

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight [United States] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 May 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor aos Pedaços

Filming Locations:

The Halfway House Cafe, Saugus, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£105,910 (UK) (10 August 2007)

Gross:

$19,067,631 (USA) (19 October 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Night and Day Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Had a 20-day shoot.

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Goofs

When the Exhausted Mother gets sprayed with silly string, the silly string changes color. As the mother and son are walking up to the porch, the silly string is blue. When the son sprays her during the first close up of her face, the silly string is pink. When the camera switches to Jenna then comes back to the mother, the silly string is blue again.

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Quotes

Jenna: Dear Baby, I hope someday somebody wants to hold you for 20 minutes straight and that's all they do. They don't pull away. They don't look at your face. They don't try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms and hold on tight, without an ounce of selfishness to it.

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Crazy Credits

There's a 'pie mistress' on the crew.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Scenes to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth (2011)

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Soundtracks

"BABY DON'T YOU CRY"
Written by Andrew Hollander and Adrienne Shelly
Published by Shelly / Wandering Rose Music (BMI)
Performed by Quincy Coleman

User Reviews

Not your typical romantic comedy

Ever since the Felicity days I've loved Keri Russell, so I was excited to see a screening of this in Santa Monica a week or so ago. I also have enjoyed Nathan Fillion in Serenity and the short-lived show Firefly that preceded that. But even with those expectations I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. It seems like in the past few years movies have become (or maybe they have always been) incredibly predictable. You go see a romantic comedy and it's almost like you can write the next line. I don't know about you, but I kind of like not knowing what is going to come next. That is part of the intrigue. The characters in this movie were diverse, funny, and completely endearing. In Waitress the dialogue is surprising and different. I really enjoyed the quirkiness of the characters. The crowd I viewed this movie with spanned many generations and it seemed to me that nearly everyone was laughing and enjoying themselves. I would recommend this to guys, girls, whoever...if you go in thinking it is going to be like every other movie you will really be happy when you leave the theater. I am definitely going to see it again when it is released this weekend.