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The Absent-Minded Waiter

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1977-07-13

Runtime: 7 mins

Director: Carl Gottlieb

Writer: Steve Martin

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: The Absent-Minded Waiter

Production Companies: Aspen Film Society, Paramount Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Steve Martin

Teri Garr

Buck Henry

Naomi Stevens

Ivor Barry

Peter Elbling

Kurt Taylor

Beans Morocco

Reviews

Geronimo1967

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.

2024-05-12

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