Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman
DVD cover
Directed byChristopher Guest
Written byChristopher Guest
Eugene Levy
Produced byKaren Murphy
Starring
CinematographyRoberto Schaefer
Edited byAndy Blumenthal
Music byChristopher Guest
Michael McKean
Harry Shearer
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[1]
Box office$2.9 million (USA)[1]

Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 American mockumentary comedy film written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, and directed by Guest. The film's ensemble cast includes Guest, Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban and Parker Posey.

The film's title is a reference to Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. As in the other mockumentary films created by Guest, the majority of the dialogue was improvised (based on Guest and Levy's story). Because the film is about the production of a stage musical, it contains several original musical numbers written by Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer.

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