Waiting for Guffman (1997) USA
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Director:Christopher Guest
Studio:Turner Home Ent
Producer:Karen Murphy, Karen Murphy
Writer:Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
Rating:4.5 (378 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2010-05-31
ASIN:B00005LC5D
UPC:053939252620
Price:$19.98
Awards:2 wins & 3 nominations
Genre:Art House & International
Release:2001-08-21
IMDb:0118111
Duration:84
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Languages:English
Christopher Guest  ...  (Director)
Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy  ...  (Writer)
 
Lewis Arquette  ...  
Bob Balaban  ...  Lloyd Miller
David Cross (II)  ...  
Paul Dooley  ...  
Brian Doyle-Murray  ...  
Deborah Theaker  ...  Gwen Fabin-Blunt - Councilwoman
Michael Hitchcock  ...  Steve Stark - Councilman
Scott Williamson  ...  Tucker Livingston - Councilman
Larry Miller  ...  Glenn Welsch - Mayor
Don Lake  ...  Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian
Christopher Guest  ...  Corky St. Clair
Fred Willard  ...  Ron Albertson
Catherine O'Hara  ...  Sheila Albertson
Parker Posey  ...  Libby Mae Brown
David Cross  ...  UFO Expert
Eugene Levy  ...  Dr. Allan Pearl
James McQueen  ...  Singing Auditioner (as Jim McQueen)
Turk Pipkin  ...  Ping Pong Ball Juggler
Jerry Turman  ...  Raging Bull Auditioner
Summary: One of the funniest films in many a moon was hiding at art house theaters in 1998. Former "Saturday Night Live" comedian and Spinal Tap member Christopher Guest creates the ultimate parody of small-town dramatics, "Waiting for Guffman". Corky St. Claire (Guest), an overwhelming drama director hiding out in Blaine, Missouri, thinks he has found the vehicle to put him back on Broadway: the city's 150th anniversary play, "Red, White, and Blaine." As rehearsals start, we learn of the town's history ("the stool capital of the world") including a brush with a UFO. The mockumentary follows the various townsfolk wishing for stardom: Parker Posey as a Dairy Queen clerk, Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard as stage-struck travel agents, Matthew Keeslar as the town's bad boy, and Eugene Levy (who cowrote the film with Guest) as a dentist who dreams of glory on the stage. The film is a hoot from beginning to end, and be sure to watch the closing credits. Fans of Guest's deft dry humor should not miss his other parody of the entertainment world, "The Big Picture" (Kevin Bacon as a student filmmaker who goes to Hollywood). "--Doug Thomas"