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Mood:
- CleverHumorousOffbeatWittyCynical
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Plot:
- ShowbizArtists and ShowbizSocial RelationsActor's LifeSmall Town LifeAmbitionLifestyleMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- ComedyIndependentFake DocumentaryMockumentary
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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Place:
- MissouriUSASmall Town
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedEssential
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Humor:
- SatireSilly HumorDry Humor
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Style:
- Ensemble Cast
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Attitudes:
- Not SeriousRealistic
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Waiting for Guffman, 1996
English
USA
Profile of Waiting for Guffman
The mood of Waiting for Guffman is cynical, clever, and witty. The plot centers around social relations, showbiz, and artists and showbiz. It features satire and dry humor. Waiting for Guffman is a comedy and independent movie. Stylistically, it is a mockumentary, is a fake documentary, and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. Waiting for Guffman takes place, at least partly, in a small town. The setting is Missouri. It happens in the 1990s. Waiting for Guffman is known for being essential viewing, an award winner, and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Waiting for Guffman
When the town of Blaine, Mo., approaches its sesquicentennial, there's only one way to celebrate: with a musical revue called "Red, White and Blaine." Hoping the show will be his ticket back to Broadway, impresario Corky St. Clair (Christopher Guest) rounds up a cast of enthusiastic but untalented locals (Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara) to perform his masterwork. But, when Corky reveals that theater agent Mort Guffman will attend the opening, things really kick into high gear.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 21 August 1996 |
| Runtime: | 84 min |
Cast and Crew
as Dr. Allan Pearl
as Libby Mae Brown
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Critics Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Owen Gleiberman
Rolling Stone
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- by: Peter Travers
