Waiting for Guffman

Aug 21, 1996

1h 24m

★ 7.0

There's a good reason some talent remains undiscovered.

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Pale Morning Dun

Waiting for Guffman Trailers

Cast

Corky St. Clair

Christopher Guest

Dr. Allan Pearl

Eugene Levy

Ron Albertson

Fred Willard

Sheila Albertson

Catherine O'Hara

Steve Stark - Councilman

Michael Hitchcock

Glenn Welsch - Mayor

Larry Miller

Libby Mae Brown

Parker Posey

Lloyd Miller

Bob Balaban

Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian

Don Lake

UFO Expert

David Cross

UFO Abductee

Paul Dooley

Clifford Wooley

Lewis Arquette

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3.0

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6.1

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7.6

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0.0

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6.0

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4.5

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4.1

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5.5

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0.0

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6.5

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6.9

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6.1

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5.8

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5.2

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5.6

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6.4

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6.5

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