History Film / WaitingForGuffman

* BiggusDickus: Ron is apparently quite large down there, turns out that he went Jefferson City for a reduction surgery. Apparently [[BiggerIsBetterInBed Bigger Is Not Better In Bed]]

* DeletedScene: As with all of Guest's mockumentaries, there were tons of outtakes that eventually got used as bonus material on the DVD. One deleted scene has become so well-known people are shocked to learn it didn't actually make the movie: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jQ0SbWYdgQ Libby Mae's]] {{Narm}}y, ''Literature/FlowersInTheAttic''-inspired audition monologue.

* OneSceneWonder: Creator/DavidCross as an expert showing the site where the UFO landed in Blaine, and Paul Dooley as the abductee, recounting his experience.

* [[CaliforniaDoubling Texas Doubling]]: The exterior shots of Blaine, Missouri are actually the town of Lockhart, Texas, while most of the interiors were filmed in nearby Austin.

* LoveTriangle: Corky clearly has a huge unrequited crush on Johnny Savage, while Councilman Steve Stark is gradually revealed to have a huge crush on Corky. [[note:in fact, in the early drafts of the script Corky and Steve end up living together]]

* ArmoredClosetGay: Corky claims to be married to a woman named Bonnie who never makes an appearance. Whether she's a beard or an invention is never made clear.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: To ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'', as noted above.

''Waiting for Guffman'' is a {{Mockumentary}} starring, co-written and directed by Creator/ChristopherGuest that was released in 1997. Its cast included Catherine O'Hara, Creator/EugeneLevy, Fred Willard, ParkerPosey and others who would appear in several of the subsequent mockumentaries directed by Guest.

* WhyAreWeWhispering

* BadBadActing: All the actors in the musical, especially the Albertsons.

* NothingExcitingEverHappensHere: Subverted slightly in "Red, White and Blaine", in which an alien's musical number is "Nothing Ever Happens On Mars".
** Though this was meant to be a {{Call Back}} to a song called "Nothing Ever Happens In Blaine" that got cut; note the audience's roar of laughter when it starts.

The title of the film is a reference to the Samuel Beckett play, ''{{Waiting for Godot}}'' — [[spoiler: similarly, the titular character never appears.]] As in the other mockumentaries created by Guest, the majority of the dialogue is improvised. Because the film is about the production of a stage musical, it contains several original musical numbers.

The residents of Blaine, Missouri - the self-proclaimed home of the first UFO landing in the United States (Blaine residents beg to differ with Roswell's claims) and stool capital of the world - are excited about the town's upcoming sesquicentennial celebrations, which will have as its centerpiece the original musical production, "Red, White and Blaine". Assisted by high school music teacher Lloyd Miller, Corky St. Clair, the musical's writer/composer and former New York theater professional (off off off off Broadway) who currently leads the Blaine Community Players, will helm the production. Corky and Lloyd are excited about their 'talented' cast of locals and the production as a whole, Corky and Lloyd who themselves are as untalented and unaware as their cast. Corky and company are especially anticipating the presence of Mort Guffman in the audience on opening night, he a representative of the prestigious New York based Oppenheimer Organization. In Corky's mind, a favorable review from Guffman means that the production is heading to Broadway. Through all the ups and downs and more downs of the pre-production, everyone in Blaine still can't wait for opening night and the arrival of Guffman, upon who the cast and crew's dreams rest

''Waiting for Guffman'' is a {{Mockumentary}} starring, co-written and directed by Creator/ChristopherGuest that was released in 1997. Its cast included Catherine O'Hara, EugeneLevy, Fred Willard, ParkerPosey and others who would appear in several of the subsequent mockumentaries directed by Guest.

''Waiting for Guffman'' is a {{Mockumentary}} starring, co-written and directed by ChristopherGuest that was released in 1997. Its cast included Catherine O'Hara, EugeneLevy, Fred Willard, ParkerPosey and others who would appear in several of the subsequent mockumentaries directed by Guest.

* MistakenForSpecialGuest: The "theatre critic" turns out to be just a man who is in town to visit his niece, who has just had a baby. In the closing credits, he is listed as "Not Guffman.

* AnalProbing: A supposed visit by a UFO is a significant part of the history of Blaine, Missouri. One abductee shares his story, in which he details being probed for "three to four hours" by "five or six" aliens--not all at once but [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean individually]]. Every Sunday around the time of his abduction, the abductee finds that he has "no feeling in his buttocks."

The title of the film is a reference to the Samuel Beckett play, ''{{Waiting for Godot}}'' — similarly, the titular character never appears. As in the other mockumentaries created by Guest, the majority of the dialogue is improvised. Because the film is about the production of a stage musical, it contains several original musical numbers.