Waiting For Guffman (1996) ****
I've been a latecomer to Christopher Guest films, only having seen Best In Show (2000) and A Mighty Wind (2003) for the first time just shy of four years ago. Of the three, I think Waiting For Guffman (1996) might be my favorite (though all three are great).
Much like those other two films when it comes to subject matter, with WFG you don't need to have experience behind the scenes in theatre to find it a hilarious mockumentary of a small town stage production—not on the same level as This Is Spinal Tap (1984) but still extremely good.
Guest and co-writer/co-star Eugene Levy have a certain way of creating characters that are kinda sad, but relatable (and always funny). It helps that they regularly feature excellent actors (here at the top of their game) such as Parker Posey, Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard (and of course Guest and Levy themselves) who take the material and improvise brilliantly.
Much like those other two films when it comes to subject matter, with WFG you don't need to have experience behind the scenes in theatre to find it a hilarious mockumentary of a small town stage production—not on the same level as This Is Spinal Tap (1984) but still extremely good.
Guest and co-writer/co-star Eugene Levy have a certain way of creating characters that are kinda sad, but relatable (and always funny). It helps that they regularly feature excellent actors (here at the top of their game) such as Parker Posey, Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard (and of course Guest and Levy themselves) who take the material and improvise brilliantly.
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