Is The Absent-Minded Waiter scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Absent-Minded Waiter sad?

No. Less sad than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Absent-Minded Waiter violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Absent-Minded Waiter easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Absent-Minded Waiter end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Absent-Minded Waiter

Name: The Absent-Minded Waiter
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1977
Duration: 7 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Steve Martin, Teri Garr, Buck Henry, Naomi Stevens, Ivor Barry

Directed by Carl Gottlieb

Produced by Aspen Film Society, Paramount Pictures

19777 min6.7 / 10

A lighthearted slapstick comedy short about a hilariously incompetent waiter whose bumbling antics create absurd chaos in a restaurant setting.

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.

Clusters

Silly Comedies, No Romance Feel-Good Friendship Movies Silly Comedy Movies Underdog Friendship Stories Workplace Movies

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Restaurant Waiting Short Film

Questions people ask

Is The Absent-Minded Waiter scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is The Absent-Minded Waiter sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Is The Absent-Minded Waiter violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Absent-Minded Waiter easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Does The Absent-Minded Waiter end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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