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Waiting for Guffman
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.
1997 · Directed by Christopher Guest · 84 min · Comedy · Music · 13 frames
Tagline
There's a good reason some talent remains undiscovered.
Crew
- Written by: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
- Cinematography: Roberto Schaefer
- Edited by: Andy Blumenthal
- Music: Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest
- Production design: Joseph T. Garrity
- Produced by: Karen Murphy
Cast
- Christopher Guest as Corky St. Clair
- Eugene Levy as Dr. Allan Pearl
- Fred Willard as Ron Albertson
- Catherine O'Hara as Sheila Albertson
- Michael Hitchcock as Steve Stark - Councilman
- Larry Miller as Glenn Welsch - Mayor
- Parker Posey as Libby Mae Brown
- Bob Balaban as Lloyd Miller
- Don Lake as Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian
- David Cross as UFO Expert
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Pale Morning Dun
- Budget: $4,000,000
- Box office: $2,900,000
- Themes: missouri, mockumentary, mechanic, in the closet, improvisation, whispering, travel agent, alien contact, city council, chinese restaurant
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