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American Waitress, New Mexico

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American Waitress, New Mexico (2002)
Documentary
This documentary examines a cross-section of women working in the food-service industry, exploring their lives on-the-job and off.This documentary examines a cross-section of women working in the food-service industry, exploring their lives on-the-job and off.This documentary examines a cross-section of women working in the food-service industry, exploring their lives on-the-job and off.
IMDb RATING
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1,529,305
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    • Director
      • Vanessa Vassar
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      • Vanessa Vassar
    • Stars
      • Lillian Beams
      • Sonya Fairbanks
      • Sherry McElwan
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      • Vanessa Vassar
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      • Vanessa Vassar
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      • Lillian Beams
      • Sonya Fairbanks
      • Sherry McElwan
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      Six songs from the CD "Craving Astonishment" by Vanessa Vassar's band PHONOROID provide the soundtrack for this documentary.
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    9/10
    Great documentary, on what it takes to be a waitress
    If you like documentaries, short films, food channel..then you will love The American waitress. I thoroughly enjoyed this short film about the world of waitresses from the 1st minute. They ask the million dollar question which is what does it take to be a waitress from different workers from all walks of life and restaurants and get funny introspective answers from them all.

    You will definitely get much more appreciation for people working in the restaurants, for me I always have high regards for them...much more even so than teachers because they serve people and have to do it with a smile regardless.

    There are many humorous accounts and tales from the waitresses that left me laughing...like one who explained the quirks and demands of some customers: " uhhmm I want a glass of water, no ice and make sure to bring a straw. And also a lemon. Then her friend says, that sounds good...I'll have one too." Like it's some kind of drink.
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    • Release date
      • April 12, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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      • Backseat Productions
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      1 hour 6 minutes
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      • 1.85 : 1

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