Waiting for Guffman
There's a good reason some talent remains undiscovered.
Aspiring director Corky St.Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.
- Director
- Christopher Guest
- Signature
- Craft · Humour · Tension
- Worldwide
- $3M
Who's in it
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25 billed performers
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What It's About
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Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.
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Box Office & Release
Waiting for Guffman returned 0.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $3M
- Release date
- Jan 31, 1997
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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