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  • Waiting for Guffman
  • Opened January 31, 1996 | Runtime:1 hr. 24 min.
  • R
    brief strong language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. Read More
  • When the town of Blaine, Mo., approaches its sesquicentennial, there's only one way to celebrate: with a musical revue called ``Red, White and Blaine.'' Hoping the show will be his ticket back to Broadway, impresario Corky St. Clair (Christopher Read More
  • Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey
  • Director: Christopher Guest
  • Genres: Mockumentary, Comedy, Showbiz Comedy

Waiting for Guffman Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    A madcap gem.

  • 90
    L.A. Weekly | F. X. Feeney

    Yet Waiting for Guffman is never mean-spirited. Its weird warmth is perfectly...

  • 88
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    The nonstop amusing mockumentary Waiting for Guffman does to small-town acting...

  • 88
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    I lost it just watching Corky show off such memorabilia as "My Dinner With...

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