Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman

1997 · 84 min · EN · R · 7.0 (292 votes)
Dir. Christopher Guest · Starring Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Michael Hitchcock, Larry Miller · Music Christopher Guest

“There's a good reason some talent remains undiscovered.”

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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.

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This mockumentary captures the earnest, often misguided, pursuit of artistic validation in a small town. It's a hilarious and deeply relatable look at community theater's unique blend of ambition and absurdity.

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