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Summary
Three lovely waitresses contend with a drunken, slovenly chef and mutinous patrons.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 32GoodWatch 34
IMDb4.0
Audience score23%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most comedies, −12 min on the typical 100
typical 10088Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1982
September 17, 1982
44 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more19 people
- JHJim HarrisJerry
- CDCarol DrakeAndrea
- CBCarol BevarJennifer
- RHRenata HickeyLindsey
- Hunt BlockBill (as David Hunt)
- Tony DenisonMoe
- WKWilliam KirkseyMr. Alfred
- LHLouis HomyakDimitri
- PKPatricia KaufmanPregnant Lady
- Susan Lee HoffmanKitty
- Leo Gorcey Jr.Stagehand
- JEJ.D. EllisBob Cobb
- Scott ValentineSwingdog Dope Busboy
- Elizabeth KaitanGirl in Cowley's Office
- Chris NothGuy in Cowley's Office
- Chris RyanChinese Delivery Boy
- PQPatricia QuinnMr. Cowley's Assistant #2
Robert VogelTheater Guard- WSWendy StuartMiss Watkins
Directing · 4
- Lloyd Kaufman Director, Producer, Cinematography
- Michael Herz Director, Producer
- Martha Mitchell Second Assistant Director, Casting
- Lynne Christensen Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Charles Kaufman Screenplay
- Michael Stone Screenplay, Story
Production · 6
- Tony Gittelson Associate Producer
- Stuart Strutin Production Supervisor
- Celia Hughes Production Manager
- Eileen Nad Castaldi Production Supervisor
- Ira Kanarick Associate Producer
- Kevin Dowd Unit Manager
Camera · 3
- Jim Rosenthal Assistant Camera
- James A. Lebovitz Assistant Camera
- Richard Winkler Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Daniel Loewenthal Editor
Sound · 3
- Richard W. Haines Sound Editor
- Kathleen King Sound Recordist
- Donna Catanzaro Assistant Sound Engineer
Art · 1
- Barry Shapiro Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Tony Szulc Lighting Technician
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