| Director: | Adrienne Shelly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer: | Adrienne Shelly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starring: | Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly, Andy Griffith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released: | October 25, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Runtime: | 108 minutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An audience hit at the Sundance Film Festival, "Waitress" serves up a sweet, sassy and
delicious slice of life tale -- as it reveals the power of friendship, motherhood and
the willingness to take a chance. It's the story of a small town woman who transforms
her hopeless life into a hilarious and unexpected love story. This vibrantly different
romantic comedy is the final film from writer/director Adrienne Shelly. Starring in
the title role, Keri Russell (Felicity) leads a dynamic cast as a diner waitress stuck
in a lousy marriage whose only solace is baking out-of-this-world pies. When the
awkwardly charming new OB-GYN, Dr. Pomatter (Nathan Fillion), comes to town, she's
inspired to mix-master her life into something far more satisfying.
As a favorite waitress at Joe's Diner, Jenna (Russell) is also a "pie genius," naming her tantalizing confections after the tumultuous events and emotions of her daily life. She's hoping that one of her pastries, like her "Kick In The Pants" Pie, might even change her life - if she can just win that $25,000 pie contest. But when Jenna discovers that she's pregnant, she immediately bakes an "I Don't Want Earl's Baby" Pie - a quiche of egg and cheese with a smoked ham center. After all, her husband Earl (Jeremy Sisto) is a jealous jerk who is essentially a child himself and the last thing they need to do is start a family together. But the pregnancy eventually changes the course of events in her life, giving her an unexpected and newfound confidence via letters to her unborn baby. "Waitress" also stars Emmy nominee Cheryl Hines and the late Adrienne Shelly as Jenna's quick-tongued fellow waitresses along with classic television star Andy Griffith as the curmudgeonly Old Joe of Joe's Diner. Adrienne Shelly's sunny final film is also her most artistically successful and intrinsically marketable directorial effort. An old-fashioned fairy tale that honors the transformative power of female friendship and motherhood. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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