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Year: 2005
Director: Rob McKittrick
Plot: Learn why you should never send your food back and other valuable lessons in this over-the-top comedy set in the food service industry. Dean (Justin Long) and Monty (Ryan Reynolds) are two longtime friends who work as waiters as Shenanigan's, a self-consciously "fun" chain restaurant. Both have been working at the restaurant since they graduated from high school; it's only recently occurred to Dean that he has nothing to show for the last four years of his life but a community college diploma and his name tag from work, and he's developed a sudden urgency to make something of himself. Monty, on the other hand, is more interested in making time with the women on the wait staff at work than accomplishing anything, though his recent relationship with fellow employee Serena (Anna Faris) has rather dramatically crashed and burned. Over the course of an evening at Shenanigan's, Dean and Monty confront obnoxious customers and train timid new employee Mitch (John Francis Daley) while dealing with wildly eccentric chef Raddimus (Luis Guzman), control-freak manager Dan (David Koechner), and a kitchen full of crazed cooks, prep workers, and dish-washers. Waiting was the first feature film from writer and director Rob McKittrick. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:51:13 GMTWaiting...2005Rob McKittrickLearn why you should never send your food back and other valuable lessons in this over-the-top comedy set in the food service industry. Dean (<a href="/players/P___274580/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Justin Long</a>) and Monty (<a href="/players/P___232927/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ryan Reynolds</a>) are two longtime friends who work as waiters as Shenanigan's, a self-consciously "fun" chain restaurant. Both have been working at the restaurant since they graduated from high school; it's only recently occurred to Dean that he has nothing to show for the last four years of his life but a community college diploma and his name tag from work, and he's developed a sudden urgency to make something of himself. Monty, on the other hand, is more interested in making time with the women on the wait staff at work than accomplishing anything, though his recent relationship with fellow employee Serena (<a href="/players/P___277709/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Anna Faris</a>) has rather dramatically crashed and burned. Over the course of an evening at Shenanigan's, Dean and Monty confront obnoxious customers and train timid new employee Mitch (John Francis Daley) while dealing with wildly eccentric chef Raddimus (<a href="/players/P____92972/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Luis Guzman</a>), control-freak manager Dan (<a href="/players/P___268273/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>David Koechner</a>), and a kitchen full of crazed cooks, prep workers, and dish-washers. <a href=/films/287596/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Waiting</a> was the first feature film from writer and director Rob McKittrick. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide4Slightly Tagged (1-5)22143http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u41076awj2y.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Waiting/254867/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Best_movie_quotes/Best_College_Flick_Quotes/17/38308/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
Post To: Best movie quotes
Post Date: 12/12/2008 2:22:43 PM
Body: Maybe its just because I am of college age, but "college movie" quotes always seem particularly funny and memorable to me. Whether its Fandango, Old School, Animal House, Accepted, PCU or something not quite centered specifically around college like Waiting, these movies all seem to share a lot of common themes and hilarious quotes. Any favorites? I'll start it off. You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see to their show? Gutter, don't be that guy. (Jeremy Piven to Jon Favreau in PCU) Earmuffs! (Vince Vaughn, Old School) I'm going to go Waco on you! (PCU) These, Tom, are the Causeheads. They find a world-threatening issue and stick with it for about a week. (Jeremy Piven in PCU) Nick, T-Dog. You guys are so one dimensional. (Bishop, Waiting)Well @#$^ you, Whitey. (T-Dog/Andy Milanakis) You're my boy Blue! You're my boy... (Will Ferrell, Old School) Yours?
]]>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:22:43 GMTseelyBest movie quotes12/12/2008 2:22:43 PMMaybe its just because I am of college age, but "college movie" quotes always seem particularly funny and memorable to me. Whether its Fandango, Old School, Animal House, Accepted, PCU or something not quite centered specifically around college like Waiting, these movies all seem to share a lot of common themes and hilarious quotes. Any favorites? I'll start it off. You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see to their show? Gutter, don't be that guy. (Jeremy Piven to Jon Favreau in PCU) Earmuffs! (Vince Vaughn, Old School) I'm going to go Waco on you! (PCU) These, Tom, are the Causeheads. They find a world-threatening issue and stick with it for about a week. (Jeremy Piven in PCU) Nick, T-Dog. You guys are so one dimensional. (Bishop, Waiting)Well @#$^ you, Whitey. (T-Dog/Andy Milanakis) You're my boy Blue! You're my boy... (Will Ferrell, Old School) Yours? http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_1_Work_Sucks/625/34646/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 9/2/2008 1:36:45 PM
Body: There are plenty of comedies set at the workplace. The obvious mentions allready made for Office Space and Clerks. Merc mentioned Waiting... which I really didn't care for too much. I thought Employee Of The Month was much more watchable. I think a mention for Grandma's Boy is also warranted this week, (cheap laughs don't get any cheaper) There are a couple of decent dramas that center around the workplace as well. North Country and When A Woman Ascends The Stairs are primarily about women's struggles. John Turturo's first film, Mac is a good drama about three brothers that own a contruction company.
]]>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:36:45 GMTleeroy711Weekly Theme9/2/2008 1:36:45 PMThere are plenty of comedies set at the workplace. The obvious mentions allready made for Office Space and Clerks. Merc mentioned Waiting... which I really didn't care for too much. I thought Employee Of The Month was much more watchable. I think a mention for Grandma's Boy is also warranted this week, (cheap laughs don't get any cheaper) There are a couple of decent dramas that center around the workplace as well. North Country and When A Woman Ascends The Stairs are primarily about women's struggles. John Turturo's first film, Mac is a good drama about three brothers that own a contruction company. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_September_1_Work_Sucks/625/34624/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 9/1/2008 7:42:45 PM
Body: With this Labor Day Weekend (for those of us living in the United States - sorry for those elsewhere) coming to a close, I felt it apropos to dedicate this week's theme to all the films that celebrate those hardworking people out there that flat out hate their jobs. Undoubtedly the two movies that are referenced most often when one tries to relate their hatred for their work are Office Space and Clerks. Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, both films have managed to reach an almost iconic level of quotability among a relativly broad spectrum of society. For whatever reason I've been drawn to the darker side of this sub-genre of film, those films like American Psycho, Secretary, Fight Club and Waiting... (if you didn't think a movie with Dane Cook putting his pubic hair in someone's food is dark, you need to watch it again) which show the extreme lengths working a job that isn't right for you can have on your psyche. On the lighter side, The Devil Wears Prada, Empire Records, 9 to 5 , Jerry Maguire and Super Troopers are all good for a few laughs (or tears depending on your current emotional state). Lastly, I felt that The Kid Stays in the Picture was a great portrait of Hollywood and someone that managed to maintain a successful career in it without jumping out a window or going to prison. So hurry up and share you favorite work related films before you have to go to sleep in order to get your precious 7 hours before going back to the grind tomorrow where we all know you're just gonna pretend to work while you sit and browse Spout . . . or porn.
]]>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:42:45 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme9/1/2008 7:42:45 PMWith this Labor Day Weekend (for those of us living in the United States - sorry for those elsewhere) coming to a close, I felt it apropos to dedicate this week's theme to all the films that celebrate those hardworking people out there that flat out hate their jobs. Undoubtedly the two movies that are referenced most often when one tries to relate their hatred for their work are Office Space and Clerks. Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, both films have managed to reach an almost iconic level of quotability among a relativly broad spectrum of society. For whatever reason I've been drawn to the darker side of this sub-genre of film, those films like American Psycho, Secretary, Fight Club and Waiting... (if you didn't think a movie with Dane Cook putting his pubic hair in someone's food is dark, you need to watch it again) which show the extreme lengths working a job that isn't right for you can have on your psyche. On the lighter side, The Devil Wears Prada, Empire Records, 9 to 5 , Jerry Maguire and Super Troopers are all good for a few laughs (or tears depending on your current emotional state). Lastly, I felt that The Kid Stays in the Picture was a great portrait of Hollywood and someone that managed to maintain a successful career in it without jumping out a window or going to prison. So hurry up and share you favorite work related films before you have to go to sleep in order to get your precious 7 hours before going back to the grind tomorrow where we all know you're just gonna pretend to work while you sit and browse Spout . . . or porn. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_July_7_Foodie_Heaven/625/32210/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 7/7/2008 6:32:58 AM
Body: Moving along from the depressingly bleak visions of man struggling to survive after the apocalypse, let's spend some time examining films that revolve around humankind's love of food in all it's myriad forms. We all know at least one scene from a film that involves food (from the orgasm sandwich in When Harry Met Sally to the beggars feast in Viridiana or the Chinese restaurant Christmas dinner in A Christmas Story etcetera), but let's discuss those lesser in abundance films in which the entirety of the plot focuses primarily on food. Recently, Ratatouille seemed to bring out the gourmand in a lot of people (similar to what Big Night did more than a decade ago) while No Reservations just seemed to turn everyone's stomachs. Waitress brought about renewed interest in the realm of baking (pies in particular) and Tim Burton's re-imagined Charlie and the Chocolate Factory once again sent everyone's sweet tooth into a diabetic coma. While it could be argued that every zombie movie could be among this list, the best horror movies involving food have been Dumplings, which after watching has made the sound of someone slurping soup make my skin crawl, Blood Feast, which is a more visceral and straightforward version of Fried Green Tomatoes (without all that sappy crap), and of course Attack of the Killer Tomatoes in which food finally gets its revenge on us. On the documentary side of things we have Super Size Me and King Corn (and maybe the faux-based-on-real-events-exploitation-book-adaptation-movie Fast Food Nation). Lastly, some of my guilty pleasures have to be Waiting..., an amazing expose into the behavior of over-worked and under-paid restaurant employee's. Pieces of April, which centers around the amazingly stressful preparation of Thanksgiving dinner. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? which is surprisingly all about food when you think about it (preparing meals for his obese mother, the gentrification of small towns by Wal-Mart-like supermarkets and fast food restaurants, and the main character working in a grocery store and delivering "ice cream" to the local bored housewives). And The Last Supper which turns family dinners into Liberal Judgement Day. So now, where's the beef? I mean, what are some of your favorite foodie flicks?
]]>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:32:58 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme7/7/2008 6:32:58 AM Moving along from the depressingly bleak visions of man struggling to survive after the apocalypse, let's spend some time examining films that revolve around humankind's love of food in all it's myriad forms. We all know at least one scene from a film that involves food (from the orgasm sandwich in When Harry Met Sally to the beggars feast in Viridiana or the Chinese restaurant Christmas dinner in A Christmas Story etcetera), but let's discuss those lesser in abundance films in which the entirety of the plot focuses primarily on food. Recently, Ratatouille seemed to bring out the gourmand in a lot of people (similar to what Big Night did more than a decade ago) while No Reservations just seemed to turn everyone's stomachs. Waitress brought about renewed interest in the realm of baking (pies in particular) and Tim Burton's re-imagined Charlie and the Chocolate Factory once again sent everyone's sweet tooth into a diabetic coma. While it could be argued that every zombie movie could be among this list, the best horror movies involving food have been Dumplings, which after watching has made the sound of someone slurping soup make my skin crawl, Blood Feast, which is a more visceral and straightforward version of Fried Green Tomatoes (without all that sappy crap), and of course Attack of the Killer Tomatoes in which food finally gets its revenge on us. On the documentary side of things we have Super Size Me and King Corn (and maybe the faux-based-on-real-events-exploitation-book-adaptation-movie Fast Food Nation). Lastly, some of my guilty pleasures have to be Waiting..., an amazing expose into the behavior of over-worked and under-paid restaurant employee's. Pieces of April, which centers around the amazingly stressful preparation of Thanksgiving dinner. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? which is surprisingly all about food when you think about it (preparing meals for his obese mother, the gentrification of small towns by Wal-Mart-like supermarkets and fast food restaurants, and the main character working in a grocery store and delivering "ice cream" to the local bored housewives). And The Last Supper which turns family dinners into Liberal Judgement Day. So now, where's the beef? I mean, what are some of your favorite foodie flicks? http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/7/14/14333.aspx Post By: MovieBabe
Post To: MovieBabe Blog
Post Date: 7/14/2007 2:32:00 PM
Body: By Tricia Olszewski Let me tell you from experience: When restaurant workers struggle to find the humor in their soul-sucking jobs, they’re not thinking about genitals. Yet those are the primary obsession of writer-director Rob McKittrick’s debut, Waiting..., a behind-the-kitchen-door comedy as funny in concept as it is painful in execution. The film takes place in the chain restaurant Shenaniganz, a clear Bennigan’s ripoff, as Monty (Ryan Reynolds), a sarcastic longtime server, trains Mitch (John Francis Daley, also in TV’s similarly themed Kitchen Confidential) on his first day. The most important thing Monty teaches Mitch isn’t about customer service, though the newcomer does get to watch the team treating a bitchy customer’s steak with dandruff, snot, and groin sweat. No, instead Mitch learns about “the Game,” a pastime of male Shenaniganz employees (who, horrifyingly, include Luis Guzmán) that involves getting another dude to look at your package, then kicking him in the ass. Strategies of how to accomplish this—as well as frequent actual attempts—dominate the script, along with Monty’s obsession with underage girls. Alas, there’s also some heart to go with all the balls, as community-college-student Dean (Justin Long) gets depressed about his employment and starts rethinking his immediate future, which not-so-tantalizingly includes the possibility of becoming the restaurant’s assistant manager. Dean’s quandary is handled with surprising sensitivity, but most of Waiting...’s 93 minutes are spent on predictable stupidity and raunch. Staffers continuously dropping food on the floor? Check. Busboys getting high all day? Yup. A cook screwing the hostess in the bathroom? But of course. Reynolds, who quirkily embodied another underemployed restaurant staffer in the short-lived ABC series Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, is (as usual) wasted on the big screen. Ditto for Scary Movie vet Anna Faris, stuck in the role of Monty’s bitchy ex. To be fair, McKittrick at least gets some of the details right: the lingo, the jaded veterans, the binge drinking that tends to take place after long, breakless, physically punishing shifts. But spend some time with his crew and it won’t be long before you’re thinking about the booze, too.
]]>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:32:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog7/14/2007 2:32:00 PM By Tricia Olszewski Let me tell you from experience: When restaurant workers struggle to find the humor in their soul-sucking jobs, they&rsquo;re not thinking about genitals. Yet those are the primary obsession of writer-director Rob McKittrick&rsquo;s debut, Waiting..., a behind-the-kitchen-door comedy as funny in concept as it is painful in execution. The film takes place in the chain restaurant Shenaniganz, a clear Bennigan&rsquo;s ripoff, as Monty (Ryan Reynolds), a sarcastic longtime server, trains Mitch (John Francis Daley, also in TV&rsquo;s similarly themed Kitchen Confidential) on his first day. The most important thing Monty teaches Mitch isn&rsquo;t about customer service, though the newcomer does get to watch the team treating a bitchy customer&rsquo;s steak with dandruff, snot, and groin sweat. No, instead Mitch learns about &ldquo;the Game,&rdquo; a pastime of male Shenaniganz employees (who, horrifyingly, include Luis Guzm&aacute;n) that involves getting another dude to look at your package, then kicking him in the ass. Strategies of how to accomplish this&mdash;as well as frequent actual attempts&mdash;dominate the script, along with Monty&rsquo;s obsession with underage girls. Alas, there&rsquo;s also some heart to go with all the balls, as community-college-student Dean (Justin Long) gets depressed about his employment and starts rethinking his immediate future, which not-so-tantalizingly includes the possibility of becoming the restaurant&rsquo;s assistant manager. Dean&rsquo;s quandary is handled with surprising sensitivity, but most of Waiting...&rsquo;s 93 minutes are spent on predictable stupidity and raunch. Staffers continuously dropping food on the floor? Check. Busboys getting high all day? Yup. A cook screwing the hostess in the bathroom? But of course. Reynolds, who quirkily embodied another underemployed restaurant staffer in the short-lived ABC series Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, is (as usual) wasted on the big screen. Ditto for Scary Movie vet Anna Faris, stuck in the role of Monty&rsquo;s bitchy ex. To be fair, McKittrick at least gets some of the details right: the lingo, the jaded veterans, the binge drinking that tends to take place after long, breakless, physically punishing shifts. But spend some time with his crew and it won&rsquo;t be long before you&rsquo;re thinking about the booze, too. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/restaurant/MemberTagFilms.aspxrestaurant
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