Waitress

"If only life were as easy as pie."

2007 1h 45m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 586

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her life.

“If only life were as easy as pie.”

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Cast

Keri Russell
Jenna Hunterson
Nathan Fillion
Dr. Jim Pomatter
Andy Griffith
Old Joe
Cheryl Hines
Becky
Adrienne Shelly
Dawn Williams
Jeremy Sisto
Earl Hunterson
Eddie Jemison
Ogie Anhorn
Lew Temple
Cal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adrienne Shelly
Writers: Adrienne Shelly
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $22M — a 14.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Adrienne Shelly, shot by Matthew Irving. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Hollander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Annette Davey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion and Andy Griffith carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If only life were as easy as pie.".

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The take

Adrienne Shelly directs. Matthew Irving behind the camera. Andrew Hollander scores. Annette Davey cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $22M — a 14.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Directed by Adrienne Shelly, shot by Matthew Irving. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Andrew Hollander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Annette Davey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion and Andy Griffith carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "If only life were as easy as pie.".
9IMDB entry: tt0473308 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "small town", "waitress", "southern usa", "house".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Irving
Original score: Andrew Hollander
Editing: Annette Davey
Production design: Ramsey Avery
Costume design: Ariyela Wald-Cohain
Makeup / hair: Paula Jane Hamilton
Sound: Patrick Donahue
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,500,000
Box office: $22,240,529
Return: 1483% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Waitress (2007)

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Kamurai2021-01-21
★ 5/10
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't honestly recommend. Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion are always great on screen, and the movie does an excellent job of complex character writing, but it is almost entirely drama. The story is borderline depressing for the majority of the movie. I'm glad this movie exists, and I'm sure it does good things for a very particular audience, but I also feel that the ideal audience for this is very small.

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