Waiting... (2005)
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 7, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $16,101,109
Synopsis: A hilarious comedy about frustrated waiters, stingy tippers and dicey food, Lions Gate Films' WAITING… stars Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris and Justin Long as young employees battling boredom at Shenanigan's, a generic chain restaurant. A waiter for four years since high school, Dean... A hilarious comedy about frustrated waiters, stingy tippers and dicey food, Lions Gate Films' WAITING… stars Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris and Justin Long as young employees battling boredom at Shenanigan's, a generic chain restaurant. A waiter for four years since high school, Dean (Justin Long) has never questioned his job at Shenanigan's. But when he learns that Chett, a high school classmate, now has a lucrative career in electrical engineering, he's thrown into turmoil about his dead-end life. Dean's friend Monty (Ryan Reynolds) is in exactly the same boat, but he couldn't care less. More concerned with partying and getting laid by underage girls, Monty is put in charge of training Mitch (John Francis Daley), a shy new employee. Over the course of one chaotic shift, Mitch gets to know the rest of Shenanigan's quirky staff: Monty's tough-talking ex-girlfriend, Serena (Anna Faris), Shenanigan's over-zealous manager, Dan (David Koechner), and head cook Raddimus (Luis Guzman), who's obsessed with a senseless staff-wide competition known only as "The Game"... Featuring stoned busboys, unsanitary kitchen antics, and lots of talk about sex, WAITING… is a hysterical, behind-the-scenes look at the restaurant industry, and an affectionate ode to those lost, and thoroughly unproductive, days of youth. -- © Lions Gate Films [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Anna Faris, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Long, Luis Guzman, David Koechner
Screenwriter: Rob McKittrick
Producer: Adam Rosenfelt, Stavros Merjos, Jeff Balis
DVD Info
Release:
Jul 17, 2007
Blu-ray Disc Features:
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
- PCM 7.1 Uncompressed - English
- Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Additional Footage - Going To The Movies With Rob And Andy: THE WAITING Premiere
- Alternate Takes
- Audio Commentary - 1. New Cast & Crew Commentaries
- 2. Expanded Telestrator Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Documentary - THE LITTLE EXTRA - Producer's Documentary
- Trailer - Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
- THE WORKS: All Access Interactive Video Commentary
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Reviews
Some jokes hit their mark, but mostly in "Waiting%u2026," what you're really waiting for is inspiration.
For what's essentially a raucous, gross-out comedy, this is a surprisingly tame film.
Despite its flaws, it really is a funny, witty, and suprisingly charming slob comedy
McKittrick neglects to realize that his target audience (males, ages 18-25) presumably aren’t interested in seeing or hearing about the male genitalia at any time...
We have to watch [the cast] struggle and squirm just to make each scene not as horrible as the last.
Subplots include a running gag where the guys all compete at flashing their dicks. You know it's a 21st century movie because the characters are self-conscious about their sexism and homophobia.
If this movie had a brain, it would take it out and scribble graffiti of the 'for a good time call...' variety on it.
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