Christopher Guest,
Eugene Levy,
Fred Willard,
Catherine O'Hara,
Bob Balaban
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The city of Blaine, Missouri is celebrating its sesquicentennial, and what better reason could there be to put on a show? Corky St. Claire (Christopher Guest), current leader of Blaine's community the... read more
DVD Release Date: August 21, 2001
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March 31, 2012I just don't see it. Waiting for Guffman is considered by many to be the greatest mockumentary of all time, but I'll take a number of films (including Guest's own Spinal Tap) over this one any day. The characters, while charming, are largely disposable, and for me, it felt like t... read more
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March 2, 2012For my money, the king of all mockumentaries. Guest is not only pitch perfect as the lovably daft Corky St. Claire, but as director he marvelously builds the mythology of Blaine, Missouri without being too over-the-top. And with a little help from his stable of choice actors, he ... read more
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June 4, 2011Christopher Guest's mockumentary about the putting on of a play in a small town doubles as a questioning of all those small town dreams of Hollywood. Entertaining.
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August 24, 2010Another great Christopher Guest film. It was short and sweet, getting to the comically rich center point in the nick of time.
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July 18, 2010" He's teaching me to change my instincts... or at least ignore them. "
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March 13, 2009This is the funniest shit I have seen in a long, long time. Christoper Guest is a genius. Viva la mockumentary!
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December 11, 2008A stock Christopher Guest mockumentary that features great performances by Parker Posey, Eugene Levy and Guest himself as director Corky St. Clair, it's probably second to This Is Spinal Tap for the best of Guest.
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Critic Reviews
August 12, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
May 14, 2004
Daniel M. Kimmel, Variety
Where This Is Spinal Tap took rock music and the media as its focus - fat, juicy targets just asking to be lampooned - Guest's target here is small-town provincials. Full Review
April 12, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
A very funny, very unusual ensemble comedy that falls somewhere between slapdash and brilliant, an improvised comedy with more hits than misses. Full Review
May 11, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Priceless.
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
A sly and gleeful comedy showcase that pokes clever fun at the American musical, amateur theatricals and anything else that's not nailed down. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
The originality and audacity of the film, written by Guest and Levy, is what holds us. They never lose the conceit that the documentary filmmakers, and not themselves, are the ones who made this movie. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
The nonstop amusing mockumentary Waiting for Guffman does to small-town acting troupes what This Is Spinal Tap did to heavy-metal bands.
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
There is such a thing as comic momentum, and Guest has a good sense of what that means. Comic momentum doesn't refer to nonstop jokes, but to an atmosphere that is always ripe for humor. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Attention is paid not simply to funny characters and punch lines, but to small nudges at human nature. Full Review
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