Waiting for Guffman is a musical mockumentary starring, co-written and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997. Many of its cast appeared in several of the subsequent mockumentaries directed by Guest. Its title is a satirical reference to Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot.
The movie is a loving parody of community theater set in the small town of Blaine, Missouri. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of a handful of utt...
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Waiting for Guffman is a musical mockumentary starring, co-written and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997. Many of its cast appeared in several of the subsequent mockumentaries directed by Guest. Its title is a satirical reference to Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot.
The movie is a loving parody of community theater set in the small town of Blaine, Missouri. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of a handful of utterly delusional residents as they prepare to put on a community theater production led by eccentric director Corky St. Clair (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.
Along with Guest, the film stars Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard as Ron and Sheila Albertson, a pair of married travel agents (yet have never traveled outside of Blaine) who are also regular amateur performers, and give their companions a little too much...
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