Waitress (2007)
Comedy, Drama, Romance |.
Waitress is a American comedy-drama film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, whose supporting role serves as her final film appearance before her death. It stars Keri Russell as a young woman trapped in a small town, an abusive marriage, and a dead-end job, who faces an unwanted pregnancy. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and went into limited theatrical release in the US on May 2, 2007.
Jenna Hunterson is a waitress living in the American South, trapped in an unhappy marriage with her controlling and abusive husband, Earl. She works in Joe’s Pie Diner, where her job includes creating inventive pies with unusual titles inspired by her life, such as the “Bad Baby Pie” she invents after her unwanted pregnancy is confirmed. When the receptionist at the doctor’s office notices her disappointment, she mentions Jenna can have the pregnancy “taken care of” in a city about two hours away; she decides to keep the baby nonetheless.
Jenna longs to run away from her dismal marriage and is slowly accumulating money to do so. She pins her hopes for escape on a pie contest in a nearby town, which offers a $25,000 grand prize, but her husband won’t let her go. Upon learning she is pregnant, he demands she promise never to love the baby more than him.
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Writer: Adrienne Shelly
Stars: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Jeremy Sisto, Cheryl Hines, Andy Griffith, Adrienne Shelly, Eddie Jemison
Cast:
| Keri Russell | … | Jenna Hunterson |
| Nathan Fillion | … | Dr. Jim Pomatter |
| Cheryl Hines | … | Becky |
| Jeremy Sisto | … | Earl Hunterson |
| 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 |
| Christy Taylor | … | Pregnant Woman #1 |
| Jennifer Walsh | … | Pregnant Woman |
| Hunter A. King | … | Obnoxious Toddler (as Hunter King) |
| Mackenzie King | … | Flower Girl |
| Donna Leslie | … | Char |
| Nora Paradiso | … | Ethel |
| Danny Allen | … | Jim |
| Andy Ostroy | … | Cake Man |
| Hailey Parker | … | Lulu Newborn |
| Rylee Stefanelli | … | Lulu Newborn |
| Bella Stromel | … | Lulu Newborn |
| Kira Grace | … | Lulu at 3 Months |
| Elaine Levine | … | Woman in Pie Contest #1 |
| Doreen Powell | … | Woman in Pie Contest #2 |
| Sophie Ostroy | … | Lulu as Toddler |
| Eleya Avery-Ault | … | Toddler in Diner |
| Evan King | … | Toddler in Diner |
| Jesse Schneider | … | Toddler in Diner |
| Zoe Schneider | … | Toddler in Diner |
| Henry Arthur Smith | … | Toddler in Diner |
| Holgie Forrester | … | Char, Dawn’s Mom (uncredited) |
| Athena Stamos | … | Woman in diner (uncredited) |
| April Turner | … | Nurse’s Aide / Tech (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia