Rent Waiting for Guffman (1996)
3.6 of 5 from 115 ratings
1h 20min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Blaine, Missouri, may be small, but Corky St. Clair (Christopher Guest) always dreams big. Determined to get back to the lights of Broadway, he's created Red, White and Blaine, a musical celebration of the burg's 150th anniversary. 'This Is Spinal Tap' and 'Best in Show' co-creator Christopher Guest plays Corky in this acclaimed comedy. Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard and Bob Balaban co-star as stagestruck townfolk who pin their hopes of being discovered on Corky's hilariously hapless theatre production...and on reports that big-time talent scout Mort Guffman will be in the audience.
- Actors:
- Christopher Guest, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Deborah Theaker, Michael Hitchcock, Scott Williamson, Larry Miller, Don Lake, Parker Posey, David Cross, Eugene Levy, James McQueen, Turk Pipkin, Jerry Turman, Bob Balaban, Paul Dooley, Linda Kash, Lewis Arquette, Matt Keeslar, Brian Doyle-Murray
- Directors:
- Christopher Guest
- Producers:
- Karen Murphy
- Writers:
- Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
- Aka:
- The Christopher Guest Project
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Comedy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/07/2020
- Run Time:
- 84 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Director/Cowriter Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy
- Additional Scenes with Optional Guest/Levy Commentary
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (2) of Waiting for Guffman
A tale of Blaine. - Waiting for Guffman review by CP Customer
While nowhere near as good as ‘A Mighty Wind’ or ‘Best In Show’, this is one of Christopher Guest’s better films, mainly down to a smart storyline and an excellent ensemble cast. Much like other Guest’s films the real comedy is in the sheer attention to detail. The songs are excellent and like previous Guest films there is a certain sweetness within the story and the characters.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Hilarious spoof about amateur dramatics - Waiting for Guffman review by PV
Anyone who's had anything to do with the world of amateur dramatics will squirm watching this as they recognise the horrible reality of putting on an am-dram musical.
Co written by Lev (who plays the dentist) with Guest, this has great lines and acting. Utterly believable.
And the songs, co-written by Harry Shearer, are WAY better than what you'd hear in professional musicals like The Greatest Showman (R&B in the 1860s anyone?) or the awful Hamilton. PROPER songs in this.
A really funny film which doesn't outstay its welcome (only 80 minutes). 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.