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Waiting for Guffman is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Christopher Guest released in USA on 31 january 1997 with Eugene Levy

Waiting for Guffman (1997)

Waiting for Guffman
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Released in USA 31 january 1997
Length 1h24
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Documentary,    Musical
Rating73% 3.698363.698363.698363.698363.69836

Waiting for Guffman is a mockumentary, co-written and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997. Its cast included Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, and Parker Posey.

The title of the film is a reference to the Samuel Beckett play, Waiting for Godot. As in the other mockumentaries created by Guest, the majority of the dialogue is improvised. Because the film is about the production of a stage musical, it contains several original musical numbers.

Synopsis

In the fictional small town of Blaine, Missouri, a handful of utterly delusional residents prepare to put on a community theater production led by eccentric director Corky St. Clair (Christopher Guest). The show, a musical chronicling the town's history titled Red, White and Blaine, is to be performed as part of the town's 150th anniversary celebration.

Actors

Eugene Levy

(Dr. Allan Pearl)
Christopher Guest

(Corky St. Clair)
Catherine O'Hara

(Sheila Albertson)
Parker Posey

(Libby Mae Brown)
Fred Willard

(Ron Albertson)
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