Waiting for Guffman (Christopher Guest)
Waiting for Guffman is set in the fictional town of Blaine, Missouri. It chronicles the attempts of its talent-free residents to put on a show celebrating the burg's 150th anniversary. From the flamboyant director Corky St. Clair (Guest) to the Dairy Queen girl (Parker Posey), the cast and crew scream incompetence. Furthermore, St. Clair has invited Guffman -- a Broadway producer -- to see the production, with the hopes that they will eventually make it to the Great White Way. The movie is a loving parody of community theater. The musical that is staged contains a series of grating and poorly performed songs such as "Nothing Ever Happens on Mars," "Stool Boom" and a fan favourite "This Bulging River" which was removed but put on the DVD. Along with Guest, the film stars Parker Posey as the Dairy Queen girl; Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard as a pair of married travel agents, and regular amateur performers; Bob Balaban as the "musical director" of the play; Lewis Arquette as an older citizen roped into being the narrator; Matt Keeslar as a handsome mechanic who Corky goes out of his way to get into the play; and the film's co-writer Eugene Levy as a dentist determined to discover his inner entertainer. |