Waiting for Guffman

Pros: Guest, Levy, Hitchcock, Posey, Willard, O'Hara, Balaban, some funny moments
Cons: a little slow and one-note; play itself isn't very funny

I’ve now seen the four major Christopher Guest mockumentaries, and I hereby put them in this order: 4. A Mighty Wind 3. Waiting for Guffman 2. Best in Show 1. Spinal Tap We can argue my rankings in the ...

Pros: Guest. Levy. Posey. General concept. Execution.
Cons: Some pacing problems. Definitely not for everyone.

I'm glad I saw 'Best in Show' before 'Waiting for Guffman'. Had I seen this one first, I would likely have felt a great deal of disappointment after viewing 'Best in Show'.

'Best in Show' was an excellent movie, and it had its share...

Pros: Funny, Unique Story
Cons: A Little Slow

We recently rented this movie because we liked Best In Show so much. I liked the filming style and appreciated the jokes about the characters and how they made fun of them selves. It's hard to find such good, low-budget film today that relies on...

Pros: story, dialouge, characters, subtle humor
Cons: pacing; not for everyone

A friend of mine asked, nay, demanded that I see this movie three years ago. She has bugged me on and off sincfe then about seeing it. Finally, I went out and rented it. I was surprised to find that it was a Christopher Guest movie. I have yet to see Spin ...

Pros: Hilarious, laugh-out-loud funny, improvised dialogue
Cons: Too short, non-theater folks won't "get it"

As an undergraduate Theater major at the University of Maryland, I heard about Waiting For Guffman through friends. I reluctantly watched the movie, and it almost instantly became one of my favorites. If you have ever been involved in a school show, ...

Pros: So funny and so true it's criminal
Cons: A tad cruel, a touch silly

I'm glad I finally got around to seeing this film. In the spirit of "This is Spinal Tap," "Waiting for Guffman" is a sinfully funny mockumentary about a small-town musical production with big ambitions.

The...

Pros: Great Cast, Great Plot, and Christopher Guest is a dancing machine!
Cons: Its only two hours!

Is it legal to be this witty? My dinner with Andre Dolls? How I love thee Christopher Guest! By far the favorite movie in my family, Waiting for Guffman is one of those movies you either "get" or you well, "don't get", as I have come...

Pros: Laugh-out-loud moments
Cons: Not quite outrageous enough

Christopher Guest knows a lot about pseudo-documentaries. Back in 1984, he starred in the best of them, This is Spinal Tap, an ode to schlocky metal bands that take themselves seriously. Now comes Waiting For Guffman, an ode to schlocky community...

Pros: Christopher Guest
Cons: not really great for a feature

Waiting For Guffman (1996)



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Pros: Hysterical, great characters, wonderful absurdity
Cons: Not much

For those of you familiar with the "mockumentary" genre, you've probably already seen "Waiting for Guffman." If not, shame on you. Utilizing the same improvisational techniques as "Spinal Tap" and using some of the same...

Pros: well drawn characters, writing, storytelling, and acting
Cons: stomach pains...

A friend of mine told me to see this film, and I had never heard of it. I had seen This is Spinal Tap, which is still one of the funniest movies ever made, and he told me it was from Christopher Guest, who also was involved with Spinal Tap. I found it,...

Pros: Great performances, wonderfully funny story.
Cons: Not long enough.

For those of us who have been dying since "This is Spinal Tap" for another film from genius comedian Christopher Guest, the wait is over. "Waiting for Guffman" is a hysterical, subtle send-up of small-town America that had me gasping...

Pros: Hilarious, Enjoyable, Well-acted
Cons: N/A

Waiting for Guffman, a movie based off the classic play "Waiting for Godot," is one of the funniest movies that few have ever seen. Based in the small town of Blaine, Missouri (The Stool Capital of the World), Waiting for Guffman truly...

Pros: Dry comedy in a mockumentary format--laughs at small towns in a kind way that lets us explore ourselves. Or something. It's just funny!
Cons: A few swear words towards the beginning...the rest of it would be fine for children 12+

A co-worker of mine kept telling me to see this movie, and since I don't like most comedies, I kept telling her to take off. Then, when she wouldn't stop quoting it, and laughing hysterically at her own jokes, I decided I had to see it. I loved this...

Pros: Absolutely hilarious. Never know what's gonna happen.
Cons: If you like stability in movies, don't see this one.

This is one of the funniest films I've seen in a long time. Waiting For Guffman, from the friendly people who brought you This is Spinal Tap, is a brilliant mockumentary on the making of a community theatre production in the small...

Pros: Great acting and plot
Cons: Unbalanced development

I'd never heard of this movie until I came to college. Then my committee chair, acting teacher, and half my friends recommended it. Everyone I met who had seen it said it was by far the funniest movie they'd ever seen. I think I've seen funnier, but...

Pros: couple funny lines
Cons: Not smart, very simple

Someone recommended this movie to me and said "the funniest movie...blah blah." Oh please. Satires are only funny if they are EXTREMELY witty, and this movie is not. Of course Christoper Guest has another movie out called Best in Show, that...

Pros: One of the funniest films I've ever seen
Cons: You may have some of the songs in your head after watching

This is literally one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. It centers on life in a small town and its community theater group who put on possibly the worst play ever. The brilliant aspects of this film are not only in the wonderful script. The...

Pros: different kind of comedy, hilarious, wonderful characters
Cons: -

Hands down the most original comedy out there. This movie just oozes comedy in a way that sucks you in immediately. After seeing this movie you'll have these characters in your head for a long, long time.

It is filmed in a mock documentary...

Pros: One of the funniest movies ever
Cons: The humor might be lost on folks not involved with community theatre

Anyone who has ever done little theatre should see this movie. Every single character in the film is someone I have encountered at one time or another through years of involvement with little theatre. It's Judy, Mickey in a barn...with stars in their...

Pros: Well formatted, good cast, good acting, well written and directed.
Cons: None

These "mock-documentaries" are always something I can enjoy. Before I saw "Waiting for Guffman", I caught "Drop Dead Gorgeous" on TV, which is also a mock-documentary. What makes these movies good for laughing-out-loud...

Pros: hilarious (in mocking kind of way), perfect casting
Cons: they didn't include the hours of outtakes in the video, it's not on DVD yet

Even before the movie was released I knew I would love it. For a few months prior to its 1997 release, I saw the trailers and couldn't stop laughing.

When it was finally released, I was at the theatre opening weekend.

As you...

Pros: Give me a brake!
Cons: I could go on and on...

This one tops my 5 Worst Movies Ever List!
O.K. Lets think about this one, review the movie, and analyze it. How can a boring, fake, ironically dis-humored movie, that made half the audience throw popcorn at the screen be considered good?
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Pros: Funny
Cons: My girlfriend didn't like it that much

Waiting for Guffman is one of my favorite movies. It mocks two of my favorite things: small Missouri towns and their productions of broadway musicals. The film is shot much like Spinal Tap in that it takes the form of a documentary. This time the...

Pros: perfect acting,funny script
Cons: 86 minutes? too short!!!

Waiting For Guffman was, hands down, my favorite movie of 1997. It is so funny and all the acting is so right on!
It takes place in Blaine, Missouri, known far and wide as the "Stool capital of America"(They made stools in the 1900's) To...

Pros: Genuinely funny,
Cons: May not entertain people who "don't get the joke"

Okay, here's the scoop. This is a Mocumentary about the production of a community playhouse theatrical interpretation of the history of Blaine Missouri. I won't give away any of the plot but here's some info on the man who made it. Christopher Guest is...

Pros: Some hilarious gags.
Cons: Becomes droll and boring toward to end. A pale comparison to "Spinal Tap".

WAITING FOR GUFFMAN: In the spirit of “Spinal Tap” and “Bob Roberts”, Christopher Guest has co-written and directed “Guffman”, a mock documentary about a flamboyant has-been stage director (Guest as Corky St. Clair). Corky hopes that staging a...

Pros: Funniest movie I've seen
Cons: too few movies by these comedic geniuses

This movie is sooooo unbelievably funny I can't even describe! Having seen "Spinal Tap" numerous times (and purchasing it) I knew that any movie by Christopher Guest would be a must-see. "Waiting for Guffman" has claimed more than...

Pros: Great cast that works so well together
Cons: Some joke will only be funny to theatre people!

Being a theatre fan, I was encouraged to view Waiting For Guffman to get a true, yet scary glance into the world of community theatre. After laughing out loud over and over again, I realized that this is a commentary on real actors in communities all...

Pros: Very funny.
Cons: None.

I had to see "Waiting for Guffman" after every review I read said it was a great film. The reviews were right because I loved this movie.

This is the story of a Broadway director who moves to Blaine, Missouri in an effort to...

Pros: Wonderful for people involved in community theater!
Cons: Some scenes may not be completely suitable for children under 8

If you do or have done community theater, then you can agree and relate to this movie 100%! I do community theater, and this is the funniest movie I have ever seen it! I own it and watch it almost every single day and can quote it by heart! I definitely...