The Absent-Minded Waiter
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.
The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
Carl Gottlieb
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
6.6/10
21 votes
Rating consensus
66/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~66/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Steve Martin
Steven
Teri Garr
Susan Cates
Buck Henry
Bernie Cates
Naomi Stevens
Naomi
Ivor Barry
Peter Elbling
Kurt Taylor
Beans Morocco
Community Ledger
No logs yet — yours would be the first on Risocast.
The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
Carl Gottlieb
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