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Run, Waiter, Run! (1981): Cast

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Run, Waiter, Run! is a 1981 comedy starring Josef Střecha as Man with a Scarf, Ivo Gübel and Jiří Lír. It runs 1 hour 28 minutes.

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Run, Waiter, Run! (1981) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 28m (88 min)
Genre
Comedy
Original language
Czech
Studio
Filmové studio Barrandov
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Run, Waiter, Run! About?

The premise of Run, Waiter, Run! without spoilers.

A slapstick comedy follows a down‑on‑his‑luck bookshop owner who, enamored with women and desperate for cash, adopts a fake waiter persona to swindle unsuspecting restaurant patrons, leading to a series of farcical mishaps and romantic entanglements.

Run, Waiter, Run! Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • chased by a crowd
  • pretending to be a waiter
  • posing as a waiter
  • car chase
  • cult film
  • wanted man
  • wanted criminal
  • part time job
  • handcuffed man
  • book shop
  • arrest
  • jail
+38 more
  • undercover policeman
  • employer employee relationship
  • coworker coworker relationship
  • suspicious woman
  • unrequited love
  • mistaken identity
  • erotic fantasy
  • sex scene
  • man in a bathtub
  • adultery
  • bare chested male
  • locked door
  • boy
  • little boy
  • nosy neighbor
  • suspicious man
  • suspicious neighbor
  • suspicion
  • awkward situation
  • adulterous wife
  • unfaithful wife
  • cheating wife
  • extramarital affair
  • failed expectation
  • seductive man
  • school reunion
  • tape recorder
  • high school reunion
  • police car
  • chased by police
  • handcuffs
  • man wears a wig
  • theft
  • woman in a bathtub
  • woman slaps a man
  • wife hits her husband
  • wife slaps her husband
  • woman hits a man
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Cast & crew

Run, Waiter, Run! Cast & Characters

Josef Střecha leads the cast as Man with a Scarf, with Ivo Gübel as Man with a Scarf (voice) / Waiter in Karlovy Vary (voice) and Jiří Lír as rozčilený host.

Also Starring in Run, Waiter, Run!

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Details

Run, Waiter, Run! Also Known As

7 alternative titles, including “Scarper!” and “Lauf”.

Also known as
  • Scarper!
  • Lauf
  • Ober, lauf!
  • Főúr, tűnés!
  • Kelner, płacić!
  • 哦，闪人
  • Беги, официант, беги!

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FAQ

Run, Waiter, Run! FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Run, Waiter, Run!, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Run, Waiter, Run!?

Run, Waiter, Run! runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).

When was Run, Waiter, Run! released?

Run, Waiter, Run! was released on January 9, 1981.

Who is in the cast of Run, Waiter, Run!?

Run, Waiter, Run! stars Josef Střecha as Man with a Scarf, Ivo Gübel as Man with a Scarf (voice) / Waiter in Karlovy Vary (voice) and Jiří Lír as rozčilený host, among 83 credited actors.

Does Run, Waiter, Run! have a post-credit scene?

No. Run, Waiter, Run! has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Run, Waiter, Run! in?

The original language of Run, Waiter, Run! is Czech.

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