Waiting for Guffman
1996 mockumentary comedy film by Christopher Guest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Directed by | Christopher Guest |
Written by | Christopher Guest Eugene Levy |
Produced by | Karen Murphy |
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Cinematography | Roberto Schaefer |
Edited by | Andy Blumenthal |
Music by | Christopher Guest Michael McKean Harry Shearer |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million[1] |
Box office | $2.9 million (USA)[1] |
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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.