History Film / Waiting

Meet [[RyanReynolds Monty]]. Monty works [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything as a server at a restaurant called Shenaniganz]]. This morning he found out that the 17-year-old hostess, Natasha, will be turning 18 in exactly one week. Since Monty is a [[MrViceGuy proud pervert]], he proclaims that he [[RefugeInAudacity doesn't have much time left]]. But first, he has a special job today.

Waiting... is a 2005 film starring Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/JustinLong, Anna Faris, David Koechner, Luis Guzmán, and Chi [=McBride=] as the employees of a restaurant called Shenaniganz while they fight boredom and adulthood with their antics. The film depicts an [[TruthInTelevision only slight exaggeration]] of what working in a restaurant is like, as all restaurant employees will admit. [[InJoke Unless they have become]] [[WasOnceAMan managers]].

Waiting... is a 2005 film starring RyanReynolds, Justin Long, Anna Faris, David Koechner, Luis Guzmán, and Chi [=McBride=] as the employees of a restaurant called Shenaniganz while they fight boredom and adulthood with their antics. The film depicts an [[TruthInTelevision only slight exaggeration]] of what working in a restaurant is like, as all restaurant employees will admit. [[InJoke Unless they have become]] [[WasOnceAMan managers]].

* RecycledInSpace: It's ''Film/{{Clerks}}''... IN A RESTAURANT!

[[caption-width-right:288:[[{{Clerks}} Just because they serve you, doesn't mean they like you...]] ]]

** Although the scene he has with Raddimus shows him playing this trope willingly. Since it's generally a run down of "The Game", [[spoiler: Mitch]] is too freaked out to talk.

* HeyItsThatGuy: In addition to RyanReynolds and the Mac guy, you have [[Series/PushingDaisies Emerson]] [[Series/BostonPublic Cod]], [[BeakmansWorld Josie]], [[Series/{{Bones}} Sweets]], and DaneCook.

* AudienceSurrogate: Mitch

* CoolBigBro: Raddimus is a rather odd version of this to [[spoiler: Mitch. As a result Ramddimus isn't called out in Mitch's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.]]

* NaiveNewcomer: Mitch again.

A direct-to-video sequel entitled ''Still Waiting...'' was made in 2009. About half the principals of the first movie returned; they lost Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, David Koechner, and Justin Long (apart from an uncredited cameo which he [[CreatorBacklash later admitted to being "truly embarrassed" for doing"]]), but added Adam Carolla.

A direct-to-video sequel entitled ''Still Waiting...'' was made in 2009. About half the principals of the first movie returned; they lost Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Justin Long, and David Koechner but added Adam Carolla.

* HeyItsThatGuy: In addition to RyanReynolds and the Mac guy, you have [[PushingDaisies Emerson]] [[BostonPublic Cod]], [[BeakmansWorld Josie]], [[Series/{{Bones}} Sweets]], and DaneCook.

A direct-to-video sequel entitled ''Still Waiting...'' was made in 2009. About half the principals of the first movie returned; Ryan Reynolds wasn't one of them, and Adam Carolla replaced him.

* RecycledInSpace: It's {{Clerks}}... IN A RESTAURANT!

** A young guy named Mitch being taken under a veteran's wing...perhaps a ''DazedAndConfused'' reference? Or ''Film/RealGenius''?

* HeyItsThatGuy: In addition to RyanReynolds and the Mac guy, you have [[PushingDaisies Emerson]] [[BostonPublic Cod]], [[BeakmansWorld Josie]], [[{{Bones}} Sweets]], and DaneCook.

** A young guy named Mitch being taken under a veteran's wing...perhaps a ''DazedAndConfused'' reference?

** Although the scene he has with Ramirez shows him playing this trope willingly. Since it's generally a run down of "The Game", [[spoiler: Mitch]] is too freaked out to talk.

* CoolBigBro: Ramirez is a rather odd version of this to [[spoiler: Mitch. As a result Ramirez isn't called out in Mitch's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: In addition to RyanReynolds and the Mac guy, you have [[PushingDaisies Emerson Cod]], [[BeakmansWorld Josie]], [[{{Bones}} Sweets]], and DaneCook.

** The notion that if you piss off your waitstaff they will mess with your orders is all too true. A 20/20 special titled "True Confessions" has a segment about waitstaff messing with orders of customers who piss them off. With one instance of the waitstaff playing hockey with a peice of meat that was later served to a customer. The segment even makes reference to this movie.

* JailBaitWait: Something that Monty does ''not'' adhere to. [[spoiler:At least until the end of the film.]]

* JailBaitWait: Something that Monty does ''not'' adhere to.

* RefugeInAudacity:
** Monty, his mother (played by Wendie Malick in a {{Cameo}}), and Dean eating dinner.
** Also, "The Game", where the guys try and make the other guys inadvertently look at their exposed junk.