Waitress (2007 film)

This article is about the 2007 film that inspired the stage musical. For the filmed recording of it, see Waitress: The Musical.

Waitress
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdrienne Shelly
Written byAdrienne Shelly
Produced byMichael Roiff
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Irving
Edited byAnnette Davey
Music byAndrew Hollander
Production
company
Night & Day Pictures
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • January 21, 2007 (2007-01-21) (Sundance)
  • May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million[2]
Box office$22 million[1]

Waitress is a 2007 American comedy drama film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, starring Keri Russell as a young woman trapped in a small town and an abusive marriage, who faces an unwanted pregnancy while working as a waitress. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on May 2, 2007, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Shelly's supporting role is her final film appearance before her death. In 2015, Waitress was adapted into a Tony-nominated musical of the same name.

  1. ^ a b "Waitress (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "Waitress (2007)". The Numbers.