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Shirley MacLaine, Teri Garr, Hillary Wolf, Colin Baumgartner, Clancy Brown ... see more see more... , Vincent Schiavelli , Barb Benedetti , John Bedford Lloyd , Ron Lynch , Matt Magnano , Jeff McCracken , Jack McGee , Peg Phillips , George Williams , John Boylan , Bob Henry , Pam Rack , Rich Hawkins

Set during the Cuban missile crisis, Waiting for the Light is an off-beat comic tale about a single mother of two (Teri Garr) who has just taken over a roadside cafe with her aunt (Shirley MacLaine), ... read more read more...a former circus magician. MacLaine and the children pull a prank on her crotchety next-door neighbor, who is tricked into believing that the image he sees is actually an angel. Soon, the entire town believes an angel is living at Garr's diner, and eventually people come to the diner from miles around in hopes of seeing the angel. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Christopher Monger

Release Date: November 2, 1990

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DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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July 6, 2005
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May 28, 2003
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January 26, 2006
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May 24, 2003
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January 1, 2000
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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