Waitress (2007)

Director:

Adrienne Shelly

Guionista:

Adrienne Shelly (writer)

Release Date:

25 mayo 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

If only life were as easy as pie.

Plot:

Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.

Plot Keywords:

Single Mother | Dysfunctional Marriage | Female Director | Marriage Problems | Waitress

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Spontaneous Poetry

Cast

Keri Russell	...	Jenna
Nathan Fillion	...	Dr. Pomatter
Cheryl Hines	...	Becky
Jeremy Sisto	...	Earl
Andy Griffith	...	Old Joe
Adrienne Shelly	...	Dawn
Eddie Jemison	...	Ogie
Lew Temple	...	Cal
Darby Stanchfield	...	Francine Pomatter
Heidi Sulzman	...	Exhausted Mother
Lauri Johnson	...	Nurse Norma
Sarah Hunley	...	Dr. Lily Mueller
Cindy Drummond	...	Hospital Nurse
Nathan Dean	...	Minister
Caroline Fogarty	...	Doctor's Assistant

También conocida como:

Recetas de amor (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and thematic elements.

Duración:

108 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Sweden:7 | Germany:6 | UK:12A | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-7 | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | USA:PG-13 | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

The Halfway House Cafe, Saugus, California, USA

Company:

Night and Day Pictures

Trivialidades:

The toddler who plays Lulu in the movie's final scenes is Adrienne Shelley's daughter, Sophie Ostroy.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jenna puts the pie in the oven in her kitchen on her day off, the oven is switched off.

Quotes:

Jenna: Dear Baby, I hope someday somebody wants to hold you for 20 minutes straight and that's all they do. They don't pull away. They don't look at your face. They don't try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms and hold on tight, without an ounce of selfishness in it.

Movie Connections:

References Modern Times (1936)

Soundtrack:

IF YOU LEAVE

Spontaneous Poetry

Greetings again from the darkness. Very personal and intimate story from the very talented Adrienne Shelly. Ms. Shelly was tragically murdered before the film was released, but what a legacy and gift she left for her husband, daughter and film lovers.

Keri Russell ("Felicity") stars as Jenna, a fabulous pie maker who is a lost soul married to the world's worst husband - played brilliantly by Jeremy Sisto. She works at a diner with her two friends played wonderfully by the bubbly Cheryl Hines and the film's writer and director, Adrienne Shelly. The relationship between these three is very realistic, touching and entertaining. They love and cherish each other.

Outstanding support from Eddie Jemison ("Ocean's Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen"), Nathan Fillian ("Serenity") and the great Andy Griffith, who has some great lines and definitely should work more often!! Jemison's spontaneous poetry capture the heart of Ms. Shelly's character and Fillian's Dr. Pomatter shows Russell what it is like to be adored, rather than abused.

This is not slick Hollywood film-making. It is quirky ... just like real life. These are characters, who for the most part, make the best of their situations. Every now and then, if we are lucky, we capture a moment of pure bliss ... whether it is in the selfless hug from another, or the miracle of childbirth. The script analyzes loneliness and bad relationships with a twist of humor and much insight.

While it is heart-breaking that Ms. Shelly did not live to see the final product, we see her heart and soul on screen. And don't miss her real daughter (Sophie Ostrey) as Ms. Russell's 3 year old LuLu. This is a wonderful little film with some terrific moments and a nice message to enjoy your life.