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| ACTORS: | Christopher Guest |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Christopher Guest |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 31 January, 1997 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Warner Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-comedy |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 053939252620 |
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Customer Reviews of Waiting for Guffman
The DVD Review! First of all, I'm shocked to see so many references to the VHS edition of this movie! This should be in any dvd collectors library. This is one of those rare comedy gems that often gets overlooked by a public feeding on Dumb and Dumber style comedies. Sorry, but there isn't any gross out humour here. Only scene after scene of brilliantly improved characters and situations that skewers the small town mindset and local theatre. Some of the greatest improv performers are here! Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catharine O'Hara are some of the more familiar names. They all work their magic in front of the camera. These aren't lines being read from a script. They are moments of hilarity created on the spot as the actors get in the minds of their characters. If you are a fan of Spinal Tap, Best In Show, SCTV or Saturday Night Live, then you should find this quite funny. I have watched it repeatedly and still find subtle nuances that I didn't notice on earlier viewings. The DVD includes deleted scenes (also very funny) and commentary with Guest and Levy. Watch carefully for slices of your own personality in the various cast members. The truth is so funny it hurts. And perhaps that is why some people don't enjoy this movie.
Waiting For Guffman
"Waiting For Guffman" is in no doubt a great film. From the direction of Christopher Guest (Best In Show) to the superb acting (Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey), this movie is definitely great.
Christopher Guest likes to mock a lot of things in life. For example, he made fun about dogs and their owners in "Best In Show". In "Waiting For Guffman", he tries to poke fun at regional theater. This is by far my favorite of his movies. It has classic lines, colorful characters, and a great story.
Blaine, Missouri is America, or so that's what the town's folks think. Shortly coming is the 150th Anniversary of Blaine, and that means the flamboyant Corky St. Clair (Guest) will be putting on a show on how Blaine started. Corky has had backround experience in many shows and the people think he can pull it off. His assistant and musical director is Lloyd Miller (Bob Balaban) who used to direct the shows, but is now just the "music director" which "is different for him".
Soon, many people want to be a part of "Red, White, and Blaine" (the name of the show). Two travel agents, Ron and Sheila Alberton (Fred Willard and Catherine O'Hara), a Dairy Queen hostess, Libby Mae Brown (Parker Posey), a dentist, Dr. Allan Pearl (Eugene Levy), a rebel, Johnny Savage (Matt Keeslar), and an old veteran of Blaine, Clifford Wooley (Lewis Arquette), all land parts in the show.
As the show comes closer, Corky brings news that Mort Guffman will be coming to see the show. Guffman works on Broadway and he wants to see if "Red, White, And Blaine" has what it takes to go all the way. The cast and crew are very excited and can't wait for Guffman to be there.
Plot - The plot is very simple, nothing complex here, but it is fresh. It was something new and funny. I totally enjoyed everything that happened in this film from Allan Pearl's "lazy eye" to "I'm going to do a seen from the movie, Raging Bull..". It's all good and never stopped me from laughing. Plot - 96
Acting - The acting was outstanding. Christopher Guest is awesome as Corky and made me laugh so many times. Fred Willard and Catherine O'Hara are awesome as the married travel agents. Parker Posey was very good as Libby Mae Brown. When she would begin to say something and then just stop talking, it was great (you got to see it). Eugene Levy is hilarious as always. The one who stands out though is Bob Balaban. He doesn't say much, but you can just see what he wants to say. Bob always looks intimidated and I had a great time watching him. Acting - 99
Direction - Christopher Guest deserves "two thumbs up" for this masterpiece of comedy. He makes everything work out perfectly and should be hailed for all the great work he does. Direction - 97
Overall - 97.3/A+ - A great film that needs to be seen, even if you aren't a Christopher Guest fan. It is one you will truly treasure and one that you can always expect a good laugh from.
Rated R for brief strong language, and some sexual content.
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I have determined that this is funniest movie of all time. If you don't agree with me, or even worse, if you don't
"get it", you are part of the problem, and deserve everything
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