What is Waiting for Guffman?
{{italictitle}} '''''Waiting for Guffman''''' is a musical [[mockumentary]] movie made in 1997. It was directed by [[Christopher Guest]], who also stars in the movie. The movie is set in the small town of Blaine, Missouri, which is not a real town. The town decides to perform a musical called ''Red, White and Blaine'' to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the town, and invites a famous theater critic named to see it, hoping that he will make the play famous. The name of the movie is a reference to the play ''Waiting for Godot'' by [[Samuel Beckett]]. In that play, the two main characters are waiting for a man named Godot, who never shows up. In ''Waiting for'' , never shows up, either.URL ==Other websites== * {{imdb title|0118111|Waiting for Guffman}} [[Category:1997 movies]] [[Category:Mockumentaries]] [[Category:English-language movies]]