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Comedy

The Absent-Minded Waiter

User Score20 votes
65%6.5/10
Release1977
Runtime0H 7M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

Bernie Cates requests the services of the most absent-minded waiter he's ever seen, who pours water before setting the glasses, endlessly repeats questions, brings wrong orders, and ruins everything- but the bill.

Principal Cast8

Full Cast & Crew (12)

Media3

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Director

Carl Gottlieb

Carl Gottlieb

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Certification

NR

Keywords

restaurantwaitingshort film

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Reviews1

CinemaSerf6/10

A couple arrive at a fine dining establishment and specifically ask for the table serviced by "Steven" (Steve Martin). This man can barely hold his pencil up the right way and the ensuing service is shambolic at best. Not unreasonably, she (Teri Garr) isn't very impressed with her husband (Buck Henry) for suggesting this place but he's clearly got a plan - and it could be the gift that keeps on giving. We had a slew of compendium sketch shows in the UK in the 1970s and this would have fitted easily within one of them, only not at what seemed quite a long seven minutes. It's just too ridiculous on just about every level, and isn't really very funny either. Not really for me, sorry.

May 12, 2024

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