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Whistle Stopper - Waiting for Guffman
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List Price: $19.98
Our Price: $10.97
Your Save: $ 9.01 ( 45% )
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Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Starring: Lewis Arquette, Bob Balaban, David Cross (II), Paul Dooley, Brian Doyle-Murray
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780780633421
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0780633423
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2001-08-21
Running Time: 84
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: 1997-01-31
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: A must-have for mocumentarians.
Comment: Great movie which basically does for community theater what Spinal Tap did to rock and roll.
Not quite as well done as Best in Show or a Mighty Wind, but still a classic.
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Summary: Waiting for Guffman
Comment: "Waiting for Guffman" is Christopher Guest's hilarious faux documentary about community theater in the small little town of Blaine, Missouri. Guest himself plays Corky St Clair (recently of New York) who brings such classic hits as "Backdraft" to the stage, much to the consternation of the local fire department. Now Blaine wants to direct a production to celebrate its sesquicentennial. Corky makes it into a musical called "Red, White, and Blaine" and casts a motley troupe of local eccentrics much to the chagrin of the high school musical director. The wonderful thing about Christopher Guest's films like this one and Best in Show are the actors he uses, people like Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Bob Balaban, Eugene Levy, and Parker Posey. These actors are wonderful; they work together so well; and they make their characters quirky yet lovable!
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Summary: Superb off beat comedy
Comment: This is a fine comedy movie from the Spinal Tap people. There are great one liners and a terrific cast. This is a small gem, a wonderful film.
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Summary: Masterful and Very Funny
Comment: Just to get it out of the way, I've ordered THIS IS SPINAL TAP and I know nothing about BEST IN SHOW.
It's a very fine balancing act, making a fake documentary which isn't farce, which is internally consistent and which could be true, in which every line is delivered "straight," and which is still quite funny. We get the joke because the characters don't. To pull this off requires great writing and great acting.
This film manages that balancing act, and the result is a DVD that I'm glad to own because I'll enjoy it again.
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Summary: Can't stop laughing
Comment: If you are a Christopher Guest fan, and you loved Best in Show then you will get a big kick out of this film. My husband and I stumbled across it years ago and we watch it over and over and never fail to throw back our heads laughing.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2004 Run time: 84 minutes Rating: R
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