Waiting is a 2005 American independent film starring Ryan Reynolds, Justin Long, and Anna Faris. It was written and directed by Rob McKittrick. McKittrick wrote the screenplay while working as a waiter. The film is the first effort by McKittrick as a writer–director. The script was initially sold in a film deal to Artisan Entertainment, but was released by Lions Gate Entertainment . Producers Chris Moore and Jeff Balis of Live Planet's Project Greenlight fame also took notice of the project and assisted. The film made over US $6,000,000, more than twice the budget of the film, in its... opening weekend. The film focuses on several characters. One of the main protagonists, Dean , has been a waiter for four years since graduating from high school, and hasn't earned a degree during his four years at a community college. When Dean learns from his mother that a former high school classmate, Chett , now has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, he begins to rethink his direction-less life.
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| Release date: | October 7, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Rob McKittrick |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jeff Balis, Jay Rifkin, Adam Rosenfelt, Robert O. Green, Stavros Merjos |
| Editor: | Andy Blumenthal, David Finfer, Shane A Walsh |
| Music by: | Adam Gorgoni |
| Cinematography: | Matthew Irving |
| Screenplay by: | Rob McKittrick |
| Estimated budget: | $3,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |