Waiting for Guffman

There's a good reason some talent remains undiscovered.

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.

1h 24m1997RTMDb 7.0

English

Crew and Cast

Christopher Guest

Christopher GuestDirector · Corky St. Clair

Eugene Levy

Eugene LevyDr. Allan Pearl

Fred Willard

Fred WillardRon Albertson

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'HaraSheila Albertson

Michael Hitchcock

Michael HitchcockSteve Stark · Councilman

Larry Miller

Larry MillerGlenn Welsch · Mayor

Parker Posey

Parker PoseyLibby Mae Brown

Bob Balaban

Bob BalabanLloyd Miller

Don Lake

Don LakePhil Burgess · Blaine Historian

David Cross

David CrossUFO Expert

Paul Dooley

Paul DooleyUFO Abductee

Lewis Arquette

Lewis ArquetteClifford Wooley

Matt Keeslar

Matt KeeslarJohnny Savage

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Doyle-MurrayRed Savage

Paul Benedict

Paul BenedictNot Guffman

Deborah Theaker

Deborah TheakerGwen Fabin-Blunt · Councilwoman

Margaret Bowman

Margaret BowmanCostume designer

Scott WilliamsonTucker Livingston · Councilman

Linda Kash

Linda KashMrs. Allan Pearl

James McQueenSinging Auditioner

Turk Pipkin

Turk PipkinPing Pong Ball Juggler

Jerry TurmanRaging Bull Auditioner

Miriam Flynn

Miriam FlynnCostume Dresser

Jill Parker-JonesStage Manager

Jean FullerBlaine Community Orchestra · Piano

Paul RobertsonBlaine Community Orchestra · Violin

Richard MacdowellBlaine Community Orchestra · Clarinet

Johnny RenoBlaine Community Orchestra · Saxophone

Tracy RosenkransBlaine Community Orchestra · Bass

CJ Vanston

CJ VanstonBlaine Community Orchestra · Trumpet · Timpani · Glockenspiel

Storyline

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.

Pale Morning Dun

Waiting for Guffman poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 31 January 1997
Runtime: 1h 24m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 7.0 / 10 (292 votes)

Production

Director: Christopher Guest
Writers: Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest
Studios: Pale Morning Dun
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $4.0M
Revenue: $2.9M
Profit: $1.1M loss
Return: 0.7×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English