Still Waiting... (2009) (V)

Director:

Jeff Balis

Writers (WGA):

Rob McKittrick (written by)
Rob McKittrick (characters)

Release Date:

17 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The Saucy Sequel To "Waiting ..."

Plot:

On the last night of the fiscal quarter, Dennis, Shenanigan's manager, will be promoted to district manager if they have a $9000 day...

Plot Keywords:

Manager | Restaurant | Bar | Cook | Second Part

Cast

Adam Carolla	...	Ken Halsband
John Michael Higgins	...	Dennis
Rob Benedict	...	Calvin (as Robert Patrick Benedict)
Steve Howey	...	Agnew
Rob Kerkovich	...	Mason
Andy Milonakis	...	Nick
Alanna Ubach	...	Naomi
Phillip Vaden	...	Joshua
Chris Williams	...	Chuck
Chi McBride	...	Bishop
Luis Guzmán	...	Raddimus (as Luis Guzman)
Max Kasch	...	Theo
Vanessa Lengies	...	Natasha
Kirk Fox	...	Hank
Amanda Loncar	...	Suzy
Tania Raymonde	...	Amber
K.D. Aubert	...	Trina (as KD Aubert)
Danneel Ackles	...	Sherry (as Danneel Harris)
Janet Varney	...	Haley
Erin Foster	...	Kristy
E. Ambriz DeColosio	...	Miguel (as Eduardo DeColosio)
Maggie Lawson	...	Allison
Holland MacFallister	...	White Trash Dad
Jennipher Lewis	...	White Trash Mom
Wayne Morse	...	Two Top Man
Jonathan Terry	...	Distinctive Elderly Man
Kathi Grau	...	Camper #1
Paul Taviani	...	Wine Snob
Jean-Christophe Febbrari	...	French Guy
Noah Longo	...	Eugene
John Edward Lee	...	Asshole Customer
Jennifer Howard	...	Morella Morel
J.D. Evermore	...	Exasperated Customer (as JD Evermore)
Rachel Lawler	...	Maisel Sinclair
Adin Daly	...	Billy
Cher Tenbush	...	Party Girl
Gary Wolf	...	Vladimir
Missi Pyle	...	Rocky Rhoades / Exotic Dancer
Gwen Van Dam	...	Senile Woman
Billy Beck	...	Senile Man
Rick Boggs	...	Blind Man
Rob McKittrick	...	Statt The Bartender
Paul Morquecho	...	Hector
Benjamin Burfield	...	Frat Guy (as Ben Burfield)
Franci Montgomery	...	Hot Bar Chick
Grainger Hines	...	Earl
Bob Larkin	...	Chester
Jennifer Rhodes	...	Dennis' Mom
Heather Ankeny	...	Odetta Vendetta
Angela Gollan	...	White Trash Daughter (as Angela Dezen)
Michelle Shaffer	...	Trashy Blonde
Thomas Augsberger	...	Himself
Rhoades Rader	...	Cutting Room Floor Man / Stunt Chest
Padideh Fiore	...	Fly In Soup Woman
Paul Fiore	...	Gibberish Restaurant Guest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kerry Finlayson	...	Nice Girl
David Koechner	...	Dan
Alex Spencer	...	Ta Ta's Patron
Domiziano Arcangeli	...	Junkie (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Casale	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Robb Conner	...	Cook (uncredited)
Courtney Fleming	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Jennifer Gall	...	Silhouette Dancer (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jeff Dylan Graham	...	Sleazy Waiter (uncredited)
Andrea Groener	...	Drea (uncredited)
Amber Hay	...	Ta Ta's Dream Girl (uncredited)
Todd Justin	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
Jennifer Karl	...	Tata's Dream Girl (uncredited)
Justin Long	...	Dean (uncredited)
Kyle Rankin	...	Hepatitis Guy (uncredited)
Lester G. Reynolds	...	Auto Thief (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kyle Sherman	...	Aiden (uncredited)
Mason Storm	...	Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Terrence Tatum	...	Ta Ta's Patron (uncredited)
Tricia Trotter	...	Amber Alert (uncredited)
Karmyn Tyler	...	Friend of Maisel (uncredited)
Alexander von Roon	...	Newsanchor (uncredited)
Jocelyn Wesler	...	Trixie (uncredited)

Directed by
Jeff Balis

Writing credits (WGA)
Rob McKittrick		(written by)
Rob McKittrick		(characters)

Produced by
Thomas Augsberger	....	producer
Chris Fenton	....	co-producer
Paul Fiore	....	executive producer
Robert O. Green	....	executive producer
Ken Halsband	....	co-producer
Brian Pitt	....	production head
Rhoades Rader	....	producer
Jay Rifkin	....	executive producer
Dean Shull	....	co-producer
Haley Sweet	....	line producer

Original Music by
Adam Gorgoni

Cinematography by
Thomas L. Callaway

Casting by
Anne McCarthy
Jay Scully

Production Design by
Marla Altschuler

Art Direction by
Lori Agostino

Costume Design by
Maria Schicker

Makeup Department
Laurene Alvarado	....	key makeup artist
Mandy Danielle Benton	....	makeup department head
Michelle Ceglia	....	hair department head
Kristina Frisch	....	makeup artist
Gina Ghiglieri	....	assistant makeup artist
Kathleen Leonard	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Ken Halsband	....	unit production manager
Christopher Kulikowski	....	post-production supervisor
Don Poole	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Randin Brown	....	second second assistant director
David M. Brunsman	....	second assistant director: second unit
Morgan Elam	....	additional second assistant director
W. Alex Korp	....	first assistant director
Joseph Suarez	....	second assistant director
Michael D. Witman	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Peter Cordova	....	property master
Brady Stallings	....	prop assistant
Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Steven Avila	....	sound effects editor
Trip Brock	....	supervising sound editor
Caleb Easter	....	sound editor
Sara Glaser	....	sound mixer: second unit
Ben Jacob	....	sound mixer
Peter D. Lago	....	supervising sound effects editor
Maggie Malyn	....	post sound coordinator
Greg Mauer	....	foley mixer
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Alexander Pugh	....	foley editor
Mark A. Rozett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Sanchez	....	sound utility
Jason Shaffer	....	sound editor
Mycel Stokes	....	boom operator: second unit
Kyle Tilbury	....	sound assistant
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	adr editor
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	dialogue editor

Visual Effects by
P.J. Foley	....	visual effects producer: Dilated Pixels

Stunts
Shawn Crowder	....	stunt double
Michael Maddigan	....	stunts
Kai Nuuhiwa	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Brezovec	....	electrician
Eric C. Castro	....	electrician
Sharla Cipicchio	....	first assistant cameraperson
Dan Coplan	....	Steadicam operator
Dan Coplan	....	camera operator
Dan Coplan	....	director of photography: second unit
Jennifer Derbin	....	additional cinematographer
Cale Finot	....	key first assistant camera
Michael J. Foster	....	epk camera operator (as Mike Foster)
Michael J. Gallagher	....	director of photography: video footage
Jimmy Hammond	....	assistant camera
Harry Hope	....	key grip
Christina N. Jin	....	grip
Jay Anthony Jones	....	digital imaging technician
Maynard Mendoza	....	grip
Christian Miller	....	key grip: additional photography
Ryan Norris	....	set lighting technician
Don Presley	....	assistant camera
Andrey Prikazchikov	....	grip
Abel Soto	....	key grip: second unit
James Lawrence Spencer	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice casting
Rich King	....	extras casting
Rhiannon Wescott	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Raquel L. Jaffe	....	costume supervisor
Kanna Taniuchi	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Larry Bock	....	additional editor
Chris Reza	....	post-production assistant
Kyle Sherman	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Ted Blaisdell	....	music score mixer
Ted Blaisdell	....	music score recording engineer
Nichole Goluskin	....	music supervisor
Joel C. High	....	music consultant
Rebecca Rienks	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Bill Lopez-Arjona	....	production driver
Don Poole	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Mubarik Ahmad	....	epk team
T.J. Amato	....	assistant: Ken Halsband
Lauren Beilinson	....	assistant: director
Matt Beilinson	....	set production assistant
Lydia Fantozzi	....	production assistant
Jamie Feldman	....	production coordinator
Michael J. Foster	....	assistant: co-producer (as Mike Foster)
Oliver Garrett	....	set production assistant
Natasha Giraldo	....	location manager
Lori Grabowski	....	script supervisor
Kristine Greco	....	script supervisor: second unit
Robb Hastigan	....	production accountant
Faleshia Lo	....	first assistant accountant
Peter Lowe	....	chef
Ashleigh Nichols	....	assistant production coordinator
Scarlett Pettyjohn	....	business affairs: Element Films
Justin Reyes	....	production assistant
Kyle Sherman	....	assistant to director
Cliff Stephenson	....	epk producer
Dana Wilkey	....	product placement

Production Companies

• Eden Rock Media
• Heavy Duty Entertainment
• Waiting II

Distributors

• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment
• Dilated Pixels  titles
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll (uncredited)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• HALA Lighting & Grip  grip and lighting equipment
• Monkeyland Audio  post-production sound services
• Monkeyland Audio  sound re-recording
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content throughout including graphic dialogue, and for language, nudity and drug use

Runtime:

88 min | 90 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Eden Rock Media

Goofs:

Continuity: Position of glasses of milk in the beginning of the movie when Dennis is talking to his mother at breakfast.

Movie Connections:

References The Butterfly Effect (2004)

Soundtrack:

Still Waiting Rap

A re-heated meal that is surprisingly enjoyable.

If you've ever worked in a restaurant, then you probably already know that "Waiting..." was perhaps one of the best stress relievers for the job. From the rude, dehumanizing customers, to the sick-minded line-cooks, right down the melodramatic wait-staff, it covered all the bases. And most importantly, it was hilarious front to back and was good for many a repeat viewing. What you may or may not be aware of, though, is that a direct-to-DVD sequel has just been released, simply titled "Still Waiting..."

Written by Rob McKittrick, who also wrote and directed the first film, "Still Waiting..." is really just more shenanigans at the fictional "Shenaniganz" restaurant. Like your typical food-service job, the faces always change, which is convenient, because for this installment, big names like Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris and Dane Cook couldn't be pulled. Aside from a wealth of cameos and bit parts from the rest of the cast of the original flick, this one is filled with all new characters. The film walks a fine line, trying to service it's original audience by cramming as many characters from the previous film in, as well as establishing and developing a whole new cast. Unfortunately, in the case of the new cast, it doesn't pan out so well. Some of the characters work, but are under-developed, such as Tania Raymonde in the role of Amber, or even the slightly larger role of John Michael Higgins as Dennis. Elsewhere, though, the characters serve either a cheap punchline, or are otherwise recycled from the first film. It's sad that a new film with an all-new cast is only enjoyable when players from the last one drop by for a visit. This new cast of characters is, for the most part, bland, unlikeable, unfunny and just plain useless.

Thankfully, the film is still enjoyable, if not a bit redundant. Luis Guzman, Chi McBride, David Koechner, Rob Benedict, Andy Milonakis, Max Kasch and Vanessa Lengies all return, but it is Alanna Ubach -- reprising the role of the in-conquerable Naomi -- who really steals the show. Thankfully, she's a big character in the film, and if it weren't for her return, this movie wouldn't be half as great as it is. Justin Long, pops in briefly to drag down the mood, but to also take a jab at the character he played in the first film, as well as any other film he's been in. Think his character in "Zack & Miri Make A Porno" but more depressed. No doubt, the film is filled with plenty of food-service in-jokes and enough gross-out humor to satisfy, even if it drops the ball on telling an interesting story with it's new characters. Thanks to a returning cast, as well as solid direction by Jeff Balis (who served as a producer for the first film), "Still Waiting..." is a worthy refill. It's nowhere near as potent as "Waiting..." but in comparison to other DTV fair, it's worth watching, if not owning. There's still enough on the menu for those who crave a nice, nasty story revolving around a restaurant, and to that end, it holds up. Definitely in the spirit of the first one, just missing a few crucial elements to make it a classic.