Guffman

Waiting for Guffman is good too - but again, if you've never been involved in theatre, it might not hit home.

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Directed by Guest from an outline he developed with costar Eugene Levy -- which was then improvised by the terrific cast -- "Guffman" is both a savvy satire of small-town boosterism and an affectionate salute to the performing spirit.

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I saw "Guffman" once a few years ago and always wanted to see it again because even though I thought it was funny, I didn't pay that close of attention to it because I was pretty whacked out on drugs back then.

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Although Shearer and McKean did not appear in "Guffman," they cowrote much of the music (with Guest) for the behind-the-scenes satire about small-town theater production.

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Sundance: Christopher Guest Films May Be Over, As 'Guffman' Looks Towards Broadway

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One of my favorites of all time is Waiting for Guffman.

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The North Pole Village very quickly becomes a crime scene featuring among other things a fatally flawed zip line, drug dealing elves and some extremely poor excuses for Santa Claus, one of whom is played with effortless charm by Fred Willard, famous for his star turns in movies like Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind and Best in Show.

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Levy is best known for his roles in the American Pie franchise, and the Christopher Guest films Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show.

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To do their voicework for the new animated feature film "Rango" opening today, the performers -- also including Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Ned Beatty and Depp's fellow "Pirates of the Caribbean" vet Bill Nighy -- acted out the scenes by interacting, by brandishing props and playing off one another, troupe-like, as if they'd been dropped into a "Waiting for Guffman" rehearsal.

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"So, even though 'Waiting for Guffman' is about community theatre in a small town in Missouri, you wouldn't actually perform 'Waiting for Guffman' at a community theatre in a small town in Missouri—right?"

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