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Waitress

Waitress

Released: May 2, 2007

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Song Credits

  • "MIDAS TOUCH"
    Written by Simon T. Scott, Richard Davis, Dan Trilk
    Published by Golden Gods Music (BMI)
    Performed by The Gold Gods
    Courtesy of The Control Group, LLC
  • "IF YOU LEAVE"
    Written by Jay Buchanan
    Published by Locust and Wild Money Music (ASCAP)
    Performed by Jay Buchanan
  • "OVERTURE, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO"
    Written by Mozart
    Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Appears courtesy of Extreme Production Music USA
  • "EVERY KINDA EVERYTHING"
    Written by Brian B. Henneman
    Published by Bug Music, Inc. o/b/o Koog Town Music, Ray Farm Music, Seven Shades Music, Shakey Bean Music (BMI)
    Performed by The Bottle Rockets
    Courtesy of Undertow Music
  • "SUGAR CANE"
    Written by Charley Turner and Andreas Lederer
    Published by Chaciturn Music
    Performed by Charley & Elvis
  • "CHRISTINE"
    Written by Thomas Gardocki Jr
    Published by Haulin' Ass Music (ASCAP)
    Performed by Soda And His Million Piece Band
  • "BLACK COFFY"
    Written by Stuart/Gorra/Gollin
    Published by Halfwaytogone/ Small Stone
    Performed by Halfway To Gone
    Courtesy of Small Stone Records
  • "THE ELECTRIC LOVE LETTER"
    Written by Langhorn Slim
    Performed by Langhorn Slim
    Courtesy of Narnack Records
  • "SLIPPIN' THE MICKEY"
    Written by David Biller/ Bobby Horton
    Published by Tele Roy Music
    Performed by Billy & Horton
    Courtesy of Vinylux Records, Inc. by arrangement with PEN Music Group, Inc.
  • "TEXAS TWILIGHT"
    Written by David Biller/ Bobby Horton
    Published by Tele Roy Music
    Performed by Billy & Horton
    Courtesy of Vinylux Records, Inc. by arrangement with PEN Music Group, Inc.
  • "AMEN (FROM MESSIAH)"
    Written by Handel
    Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Appears courtesy of Extreme Productions Music USA
  • "DIRTY OLD TOWN"
    Written by Thomas Gardocki, Jr.
    Published by Haulin' Ass Music (ASCAP)
    Performed by Soda And His Million Piece Band
  • "RIDE OF THE VALKRIES"
    Written by Wagner
    Performed by The London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Appears courtesy of Extreme Production Music USA
  • "SORRY"
    Written by Jim Bianco
    Published by Jim Bianoc (BMI)
    Performed by Jim Bianco
  • "SHORT SKIRT / LONG JACKET"
    Written by J. McCrea
    Published by Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. o/b/o Stamen Music (BMI)
    Performed by Cake
    Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment
  • "DON'T MAKE ME BEG"
    Written by James Sutton and Joel Paterson
    Published by Samovar Groovathon Music and Pennybark Music
    Performed by Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms
    Courtesy of Pravda Music by Arrangement with PEN Music Group, Inc.
  • "MIDNIGHT AT THE MILL"
    Written by James Suton, Joel Paterson and Jonathan Doyle
    Published by Samovar Groovathon Music and Pennybark Music
    Performed by The Four Charms
    Courtesy of Pravda Music by arrangement with PEN Music Group, Inc.
  • "LAKESHORE (LETTER FOR EARLY)"
    Written by Thomas Gardocki, Jr
    Published by Haulin' Ass Music (ASCAP)
    Performed by Soda And His Million Piece Band
  • "NO ONE IS TO BLAME"
    Written by Howard Jones
    Published by Kobalt Muisc Publishing Ltd.
    Performed by Emile Millar
    Courtesy of Soundfile Productions, Inc.
  • "HONEY BEE BOP"
    Written. by Paul Crayton, Joel Paterson and James Sutton
    Published by Samovar Groovathon Music
    Performed by Slink Moss
    Courtesy of Pravda Music by arrangement with PEN Music Group, Inc.
  • "YOU'RE GONNA GET IT"
    Written by Bosco Man
    Published by Boscosound Music (BMI)
    Performed by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
    Courtesy of Daptone Records
  • "GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH"
    Written by Robert J. Walsh
    Published by First Digital Music (BMI)
    Courtesy of FirstCom Music, a unit of Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
  • "GIVE IT AWAY"
    Published by 71142 Music (ASCAP)
    Performed by Quincy Coleman
    Courtesy of House Fire Records
  • "BABY DON'T YOU CRY"
    Written by Andrew Hollander and Adrienne Shelly
    Published by Shelly/Wandering Rose Music (BMI)
    Performed by Quincy Coleman

Review: Waitress

by Dan Goldwasser April 11, 2007
3 / 5 Stars

Waitress is a small indie flick (distributed by Fox Searchlight) directed by Adrienne Shelly, a promising writer/director/actress who was tragically murdered by an illegal immigrant. Yes I know that\'s a rather morbid way to start any movie review, but it needed to be stated.

The film is about Jenna (Keri Russell), a waitress in a loveless abusive marriage who finds out that she\'s pregnant. She doesn\'t want to be pregnant - she just wants to make pies, which she does amazingly well. Jenna\'s co-worker gal-pals Becky (Cheryl Hines) and Dawn (Adrienne Shelly) agree to help keep her pregnancy a secret as long as possible, so that Jenna can enter a pie competition, win the money, and get away from her husband Earl (Jeremy Sisto) without him ever finding out about the baby. But when Jenna meets her new doctor (Nathan Fillion), she enters into an affair and things start to get... complicated.

Subplots in the story involve Earl\'s needy-yet-abusive relationship with Jenna, Becky\'s big secret, and Dawn\'s search for true love. The movie has a tone that is hard to describe - it\'s not quite a romantic comedy, but it\'s not quite a drama either. It\'s a little of both - there\'s an underlying sadness to the whole thing, and as Jenna realizes she\'s getting too deep into the relationship with her doctor, and her pregnancy gets harder to hide, things with Earl are going to come to a head. Earl is so needy, in fact, that when he finally does find out about the pregnancy he\'s mad at first, but then makes Jenna promise \"not to love the baby more than me\". Wow, talk about a character you just want to smack!

Since Jenna is a pie genius, it\'s only fitting that we see the pies. And oh, how we see them. Jenna works through her issues by baking, and she comes up with new and inventive pies that are truly mouth-watering. This is one of the few films I\'ve ever seen that made me want to eat afterwards. I had a huge craving for pie afterwards, and while it has still gone unfulfilled, I intend to make the \"I Don\'t Want Earl\'s Baby\" Pie, which is a quiche made with brie and ham. It looked awesome.

The music is by relative newcomer Andrew Hollander, and provides a nice dreamy atmosphere while underscoring the necessary emotional aspects of the film. The \"Pie Theme\" has a fairy tale quality to it, which is very pleasing. The dialogue and performances are good, and it\'s done in such a way that I could honestly see a stage version of this story working quite well. In fact, maybe someone should do that!

Waitress will be a small and limited release, so if you don\'t catch it in theaters, feel free to check it out on DVD.

more reviews by Dan Goldwasser

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