Waiting for Guffman ( The Christopher Guest Project )

Waiting for Guffman (DVD) (*)

$29.99

Alternate Title: The Christopher Guest Project
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1996 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Christopher Guest

Written By:
Christopher Guest
Eugene Levy

Actors:
Deborah Theaker ..... Gwen Fabin-Blunt - Councilwoman
Michael Hitchcock ..... Steve Stark - Councilman
Scott Williamson ..... Tucker Livingston - Councilman
Larry Miller ..... Glenn Welsch - Mayor
Don Lake ..... Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian
Christopher Guest ..... Corky St. Clair
Fred Willard ..... Ron Albertson
Catherine O'Hara ..... Sheila Albertson
Parker Posey ..... Libby Mae Brown
David Cross ..... UFO Expert
Eugene Levy ..... Dr. Allan Pearl
James McQueen ..... Singing Audition
Turk Pipkin ..... Ping Pong Ball Juggler
Jerry Turman ..... Raging Bull Auditioner
Bob Balaban ..... Lloyd Miller
Paul Dooley ..... UFO Abductee
Linda Kash ..... Mrs. Allan Pearl
Lewis Arquette ..... Clifford Wooley
Matt Keeslar ..... Johnny Savage
Brian Doyle-Murray ..... Red Savage
Miriam Flynn ..... Costume Dresser
Jill Parker-Jones ..... Stage Manager
Margaret Bowman ..... Costume Designer
Paul Benedict ..... Roy Loomis

Synopsis:

There's A Good Reason Some Talent Remains Undiscovered. Blain, Missouri, may be small, but Corky St. Clair always dreams big. Determined to get back to the lights of Broadway, he's created Red, White and Blaine, a musical celebration of the burg's 150th anniversary. This is Spinal Tap and Best In Show co-creator Christopher Guest plays Corky in this acclaimed comedy. Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard and Bob Balaban co-star as stagestruck townfolk who pin their hopes of being discovered on Corky's hilariously hapless theater production... and on reports that big-time talent scout Mort Guffman will be in the audience.

The residents of Blaine, Missouri - the self-proclaimed home of the first UFO landing in the United States (Blaine residents beg to differ with Roswell's claims) and stool capital of the world - are excited about the town's upcoming sesquicentennial celebrations, which will have as its centerpiece the original musical production, "Red, White and Blaine". Assisted by high school music teacher Lloyd Miller, Corky St. Clair, the musical's writer/composer and former New York theater professional (off off off off Broadway) who currently leads the Blaine Community Players, will helm the production. Corky and Lloyd are excited about their 'talented' cast of locals and the production as a whole, Corky and Lloyd who themselves are as untalented and unaware as their cast. Corky and company are especially anticipating the presence of Mort Guffman in the audience on opening night, he a representative of the prestigious New York based Oppenheimer Organization. In Corky's mind, a favorable review from Guffman means that the production is heading to Broadway. Through all the ups and downs and more downs of the pre-production, everyone in Blaine still can't wait for opening night and the arrival of Guffman, upon who the cast and crew's dreams rest.

A town of Blaine, Missouri is preparing for celebrations of its 150th anniversary. Corky St.Clair, an off-off-off-off-off-Broadway director is putting together an amateur theater show about the town's history, starring a local dentist, a couple of travel agents, a Dairy Queen waitress, and a car repairman. He invites a Broadway theater critic Mr. Guffman to see the opening night of the show.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.