Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman
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Directed by	Christopher Guest
Written by	Christopher Guest Eugene Levy
Produced by	Karen Murphy
Starring	Lewis Arquette Bob Balaban Christopher Guest Matt Keeslar Eugene Levy Catherine O'Hara Parker Posey Fred Willard
Cinematography	Roberto Schaefer
Edited by	Andy Blumenthal
Music by	Christopher Guest Michael McKean Harry Shearer
Production company	Castle Rock Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	August 21, 1996 (1996-08-21) (Boston Film Festival) January 31, 1997 (1997-01-31) (Wide)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million[1]
Box office	$2.9 million (USA)[1]

Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 American mockumentary comedy film written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, and directed by Guest. The film's ensemble cast includes Guest, Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban and Parker Posey.

The film's title is a reference to Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. As in the other mockumentary films created by Guest, the majority of the dialogue was improvised (based on Guest and Levy's story). Because the film is about the production of a stage musical, it contains several original musical numbers written by Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer.