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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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