Waiting... (2005)

Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.

Director:

Rob McKittrick

Writer:

Rob McKittrick

Stars:

Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, John Francis Daley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan Reynolds	...	Monty
Anna Faris	...	Serena
Justin Long	...	Dean
David Koechner	...	Dan
Luis Guzmán	...	Raddimus
Chi McBride	...	Bishop
John Francis Daley	...	Mitch
Kaitlin Doubleday	...	Amy
Rob Benedict	...	Calvin (as Robert Patrick Benedict)
Alanna Ubach	...	Naomi
Vanessa Lengies	...	Natasha
Max Kasch	...	T-Dog
Andy Milonakis	...	Nick
Dane Cook	...	Floyd
Jordan Ladd	...	Danielle

Storyline

It's the dinner shift at Shenanigan's. Dan, the clueless boss, assigns Mitch, 22, a trainee, to Monty, the smooth talker who chases girls for one-night stands. Dean, a waiter, also 22, feels that life is passing him by. Dan offers him the assistant manager job and gives him until midnight to decide. Other waiters, cooks, and bus boys have their issues and personalities. Bishop, the dishwasher, is their counselor. During this shift, Monty may learn something, Dean makes his decision, Dan makes a play for the not-yet-18 hostess, customers get their comeuppance, the guys all play the in-house homophobic flashing game, the gals demonstrate why they won't, and Mitch gets the last word.

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Plot Keywords:

waiter | dishwasher | cook | restaurant | male frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

A comedy of massive portions

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude and sexual humor, pervasive language and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dane Cook improvised all his character dialogue and name. There was no script given his total screen time of about three minutes, a cameo basically.

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Goofs

During the first party sequence Monty walks in and greets Serena, who is in the black chair. The camera cuts and pans over and Serena is sitting on the end of the couch farthest away from the black chair.

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Quotes

[to employees]
Dan: Oh, uh, push the fish, it's about to turn.

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Crazy Credits

Credits include a music video starring Andy Milonakis and Max Kasch.

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Alternate Versions

As far as the unrated cut goes, the 'unrated' portions mostly concern the testicles and vagina shots near the end of the movie that had to be changed for the MPAA. For the vagina shot, the camera is slightly closer than it was theatrically. For the testicles shot in the theatrical, they were just hanging out of the boxers; this take is used on Disc Two during 'The Works' at the beginning of the Luis Guzman casting section. Another unrated change is that the rap video during the credits is uncensored, while the theatrical had words bleeped very arbitrarily.

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Connections

Referenced in Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks: Spider Baby (2014)

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Soundtracks

Operate
Written by Peaches and Rebecca Henderson
Performed by Peaches
Courtesy of XL Recording Ltd.
Published by Bug Music/Copyright Control
Copyright 2004 XL Recording Ltd.

User Reviews

Hilarious

This movie is a fun, comedic romp. It's has dick jokes, sexy Ryan Reynolds and teaches the lesson of respecting the people who serve you food. What else could you want?

Details

Official Sites:

Vidio [Indonesia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

7 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Waiting...

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,021,106, 9 October 2005

Gross USA:

$16,124,543

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,637,690

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eden Rock Media, Element Films, L.I.F.T. Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1