Waitress

Name: Waitress
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2007-05-25
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto, Andy Griffith

IMDb ID: tt0473308 · Year: 2007 · Rating: 7.0 (50,425 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Romance

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Waitress
Canada: Waitress (English)
France: Waitress
United Kingdom: Waitress
Greece: Waitress
Ireland: Waitress (English)
India: Waitress (English)
New Zealand: Waitress (English)
Philippines: Waitress (English)
Singapore: Waitress (English)
United States: Waitress
South Africa: Waitress (English)
Argentina: Recetas de amor
Mexico: Recetas de amor (Alternative Title)
United States: Recetas de amor (Spanish)
Portugal: Amor aos Pedaços
Estonia: Ettekandja
Brazil: Garçonete
Turkey: Garson kız (Turkish)
Germany: Jennas Kuchen - Für Liebe gibt es kein Rezept
Poland: Kelnerka
Serbia: Konobarica
Spain: La camarera
Canada: La serveuse (French)
Slovenia: Natakarica
Lithuania: Padavėja
Hungary: Pincérlány - Édesen is csípős
Croatia: Recept za život
Finland: Unelmien resepti
Italy: Waitress - Ricette d'amore
Russia: Официантка
Ukraine: Офіціантка
Bulgaria: Сервитьорка (Bulgarian)
Japan: ウェイトレス　おいしい人生のつくりかた (Japanese)
Taiwan: 女侍情緣
China: 女侍情缘 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
China: 女侍者 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
China: 女招待 (Mandarin)
China: 女服务生 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
China: 情迷窝心批 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Recetas de amorContent RatingPG-13Release Date2007-05-25Runtime108 minutesMetascore75IMDb Popularity4533User Reviews235Critic Reviews144Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordspregnancy
waitress
small town
unwanted pregnancy
abusive husbandFilming LocationsHalfway House Cafe - 15564 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, California, USAProduction CompaniesNight and Day PicturesOfficial SitesFox Searchlight (United States) - http://www.foxsearchlight.com/waitress/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473308/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0473308.jpgUpdated At2025-06-23T14:42:04

Directors

Adrienne Shelly

Writers

Adrienne Shelly

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Keri Russell | Character: Jenna
Actor: Nathan Fillion | Character: Dr. Pomatter
Actor: Cheryl Hines | Character: Becky
Actor: Jeremy Sisto | Character: Earl
Actor: Andy Griffith | Character: Old Joe
Actor: Adrienne Shelly | Character: Dawn
Actor: Eddie Jemison | Character: Ogie
Actor: Lew Temple | Character: Cal
Actor: Darby Stanchfield | Character: Francine Pomatter
Actor: Heidi Sulzman | Character: Exhausted Mother
Actor: Lauri Johnson | Character: Nurse Norma
Actor: Sarah Hunley | Character: Dr. Lily Mueller
Actor: Cindy Drummond | Character: Hospital Nurse
Actor: Nathan Dean | Character: Minister
Actor: Caroline Fogarty | Character: Doctor's Assistant
Actor: Christy Taylor | Character: Pregnant Woman
Actor: Jennifer Walsh | Character: Pregnant Woman
Actor: Hunter A. King | Character: Obnoxious Toddler
Actor: Mackenzie King | Character: Flower Girl
Actor: Donna Leslie | Character: Char
Actor: Nora Paradiso | Character: Ethel
Actor: Danny Allen | Character: Jim
Actor: Andy Ostroy | Character: Cake Man
Actor: Hailey Parker | Character: Lulu Newborn
Actor: Rylee Stefanelli | Character: Lulu Newborn
Actor: Bella Stromel | Character: Lulu Newborn
Actor: Kira Grace | Character: Lulu at 3 Months
Actor: Elaine Levine | Character: Woman in Pie Contest #1
Actor: Doreen Powell | Character: Woman in Pie Contest #2
Actor: Sophie Ostroy | Character: Lulu as Toddler
Actor: Eleya Avery-Ault | Character: Toddler in Diner
Actor: Evan King | Character: Toddler in Diner
Actor: Jesse Schneider | Character: Toddler in Diner
Actor: Zoe Schneider | Character: Toddler in Diner
Actor: Henry Arthur Smith | Character: Toddler in Diner
Actor: Athena Stamos | Character: Woman in Diner
Actor: April Turner | Character: Nurse's Aide, Tech

[Directors Group]
Name: Adrienne Shelly | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Adrienne Shelly | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Robert Bauer | Role: Producer
Name: Danielle Renfrew Behrens | Role: Producer
Name: Todd King | Role: Producer
Name: Brigitte Mueller | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Roiff | Role: Producer
Name: Jeff Rose | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Andrew Hollander | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Matthew Irving | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Annette Davey | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Sunday Boling | Role: Casting Director
Name: Meg Morman | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Ramsey Avery | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Jason Baldwin Stewart | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Susan Lynch | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Lia Thompson Roldan | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Ariyela Wald-Cohain | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Paula Jane Hamilton | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tanja Hrast | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Ralis Kahn | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lesley Poling | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jamie Taylor | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Erick de la Vega | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Scott Fort | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Mark G. Mathis | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ryan Ramos | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jon Recher | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Megan J. Baptiste | Role: Art Department
Name: Rick Belosic | Role: Art Department
Name: Phillip Bouchard | Role: Art Department
Name: Jonathan Buchanan | Role: Art Department
Name: Dianne Chadwick | Role: Art Department
Name: Jim Dultz | Role: Art Department
Name: Justin Fisher | Role: Art Department
Name: Stephanie Furr | Role: Art Department
Name: Matthew Gerovac | Role: Art Department
Name: Matt Hausmann | Role: Art Department
Name: Melanie Hubbard | Role: Art Department
Name: Glenn Jacinto | Role: Art Department
Name: Brandon Jay | Role: Art Department
Name: Eddie Jimenez | Role: Art Department
Name: Eric LaBonte | Role: Art Department
Name: Theodore Liscinski | Role: Art Department
Name: Ryan Lorie | Role: Art Department
Name: Nikolai Loveikis | Role: Art Department
Name: Greg Manke | Role: Art Department
Name: Stephanie Mann | Role: Art Department
Name: David Moultrie | Role: Art Department
Name: Glenn Relphs | Role: Art Department
Name: Samantha Seigelman | Role: Art Department
Name: Sean Stack | Role: Art Department
Name: Sofia Strehlow | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Timman | Role: Art Department
Name: Adam Tyler | Role: Art Department
Name: Jim Jerome | Role: Art Department
Name: Miriam Showers | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Neil Cedar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patrick Donahue | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Foster | Role: Sound Department
Name: Samuele Grippo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Detlef Halaski | Role: Sound Department
Name: Fredrick Helm | Role: Sound Department
Name: Larry Hopkins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bill Ivie | Role: Sound Department
Name: James P. Nichols | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthew Nicolay | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian O'Hara | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Offin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jared Seidman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Trevor Sperry | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Vancho | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stacey A. Washer | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Soukup | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Akemi Abe | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tim Montijo | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Michael Druez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jennifer Gingery | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amos James | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rex Kenney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcos O Lopez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Markfield | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wes Meilandt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Mucha | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Darby Newman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Olsen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martine Pourner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Roy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Grant Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christopher Vinopal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Craig Wadlin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tyler Anderson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shaun Drees | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kelly C. Gallamore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Kubas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Conan Mastrangelo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Matysiak | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Torner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Raul Vasquez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Susanne Klein | Role: Costume Department
Name: Cynthia Obsenares | Role: Costume Department
Name: Erin Tanaka | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Susan Bliss | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Leslie King | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rob Mead | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Robert Mead | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Jesse H. Rivard | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Gerry Cueller | Role: Music Department
Name: Greg Danylyshyn | Role: Music Department
Name: Annette Davey | Role: Music Department
Name: Francis Garcia | Role: Music Department
Name: Andrew Hollander | Role: Music Department
Name: Leigh Hurwitz | Role: Music Department
Name: Sean John | Role: Music Department
Name: Brigitte Mueller | Role: Music Department
Name: Jeff Slutz | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert L. Smith | Role: Music Department
Name: Rachelle Way | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas Cavanaugh | Role: Music Department
Name: Gil Garcia | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Anatole Brattson Jr. | Role: Production Department
Name: Greg Cooper | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael J. Escobar | Role: Production Department
Name: Alex Farrington | Role: Production Department
Name: Mathew Ferrante | Role: Production Department
Name: Paul Gebeau | Role: Production Department
Name: Nick Principe | Role: Production Department
Name: Brent Sandrock | Role: Production Department
Name: Jennifer Stoefen | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Susan Buliavac | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Mitchell Bergman | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Dorian England | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jeff Freitas | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Charles Gatson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Gabriel Shub | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Billy Acquaviva Jr. | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Billy Acquaviva Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laura Donnelly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jessica Drake | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erin Eagleton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Farrington | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marion Grau | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Herwitz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Myisha Jimerson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Lazarus | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George W. Lee Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mike Mertens | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Osborne | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Todd Colby Pliss | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Irwin M. Rappaport | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Velo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aquil Fudge | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christina Hwang | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Luis Aguilar | Role: Thanks
Name: Bobbi Anschutz | Role: Thanks
Name: Edward Avery | Role: Thanks
Name: Elizabeth Benjamin | Role: Thanks
Name: Conor Duffy | Role: Thanks
Name: Sasha Eden | Role: Thanks
Name: Sophie Estella | Role: Thanks
Name: Ben Guzman | Role: Thanks
Name: Joshua Newman | Role: Thanks
Name: Milan Popelka | Role: Thanks
Name: Reid Rosefelt | Role: Thanks
Name: Adrienne Shelly | Role: Thanks
Name: Andrew Tennant | Role: Thanks
Name: Gary Warshaw | Role: Thanks
Name: Elaine Zita | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Waitress | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2902130969/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2902130969/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563546225302.mp4?Expires=1788478444&Signature=MXcWLVBnT1WDG1ESMbIupqc~Hgl9czPtDZpIGt-FpEc998JgbuA3qUVMeitQbSbKysQOgDFcB1UgGv271qkkKjqrMnD-zFa2MMRtAendCYFfM6WDb5oDm2aEYl0H9qVPy9kzaihvmn6BRifXe06IpgxWAYdNBTL6l680kk2wEZuH0mGBRtdtP1cJmSJXZbY5QX9X8URk54sP3JrtM58-eVvXAZNmmylL7M7KCuW2mdD4rVpVlrUyiK1DgDjOuLqNEJkdxgo-BnukRnJ4yxRYoxAy-t3du8DuprBhhJBxrfIKdvN~i9tcWrbPKOuy8qBvxLjW4cCPHMFSHNJfNf8Cpw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Waitress | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi736166169/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi736166169/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563968815838.mp4?Expires=1788478444&Signature=WigZ7HYUQDMy--MnjF3jEzUA68~rAkMVjdJGwyyh6YQYbuRVRDBN~bkhgy3xuhRpGs31bgAkPAAvp1Lg~aZBkcZ8fUS7Sto5fHoaZU00F00i~4rErVEVDmBOpU7Z-VWUVXq-n4G37AJpwRoJn3AwD5j-9Bs9GyR6OS5BzdW71BPeU8U54VwnPPUWheQsiswGiRY4NAANvNinhw15~f2bRZwvYEIwMVGWKJF-lys7-vjLGCjCQyZwD7~IsoK2o2SesL~~JLDoZKxP6WYGaFh0NP8YNsqJtFWw6~9ZoP07~422b9T1gC1nSS8mjQCAI6fUMGBZmtMpi3UoKo-Ss0-2JQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 21, 2007 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: February 28, 2007 (US Comedy Arts Festival Aspen)
United States: March 29, 2007 (Method Fest Independent Film Festival)
United States: April 14, 2007 (Phoenix Film Festival)
United States: April 18, 2007 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
United States: April 20, 2007 (Sarasota Film Festival)
United States: April 21, 2007 (Newport Beach Film Festival)
United States: May 2, 2007 (limited)
United States: May 25, 2007
United States: June 15, 2007 (Nantucket Film Festival)
Australia: June 24, 2007 (Sydney Film Festival)
United Kingdom: July 14, 2007 (Cambridge Film Festival)
United Kingdom: August 10, 2007
Ireland: August 10, 2007
Philippines: August 22, 2007
Greece: September 2007 (Athens Film Festival)
France: September 5, 2007
Israel: September 6, 2007
New Zealand: September 6, 2007
Singapore: September 13, 2007
Russia: September 19, 2007 (American Film Festival)
Estonia: September 21, 2007
Russia: September 27, 2007
Norway: September 28, 2007
Brazil: September 30, 2007 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
Lithuania: October 5, 2007
Slovenia: October 11, 2007
Brazil: October 12, 2007
Italy: October 12, 2007
Poland: October 14, 2007 (Warsaw International FilmFest)
Australia: October 25, 2007
Poland: October 26, 2007
Germany: November 1, 2007
Japan: November 17, 2007
Spain: November 23, 2007
Canada: November 27, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: November 30, 2007
Netherlands: December 13, 2007 (Amsterdam)
Argentina: February 27, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Greece: March 3, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Iceland: March 19, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Finland: April 25, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Turkey: May 9, 2008 (Flying Broom International Film Festival)
China: June 15, 2008 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Hungary: June 20, 2009 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office