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The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 7 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Carl Gottlieb
- Starring
- Teri Garr, Steve Martin, Peter Elbling, Buck Henry, Naomi Stevens, Ivor Barry
Bernie Cates hires a waiter whose forgetfulness is legendary: he pours water before placing glasses, repeats the same questions endlessly, delivers the wrong dishes, and turns every simple service into chaos, yet somehow manages to get the bill right, without a hitch.
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