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Waitress!

1981 film by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman

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Waitress! is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment. It was the second in Troma's line of "sexy comedies", preceded by the 1979's Squeeze Play! and followed by 1982's Stuck on You! and 1983's The First Turn-On!

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The film follows an aspiring actress working as a waitress, as she deals with a variety of crazy customers, drunken chefs, and other zany hurdles.

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