Waiting for Guffman (1997)

Directed by

Christopher Guest

Genre

comedy film, mockumentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 277 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small town puts together a stage musical for its 150th anniversary hoping to attract a Broadway producer. The film follows the eccentric local performers as they rehearse and dream of fame.

quirkyplayfulaffectionateoffbeatgentledeadpanlightheartedfarcicalsilly

What happens

Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 American mockumentary comedy film written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, and directed by Guest. The film's ensemble cast includes Guest, Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban, and Parker Posey. While alluding to Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot, the story follows a local community production of a stage musical, with original songs written by Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer. As with other Guest mockumentary films, most of the dialogue was improvised. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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