Editing Waiting for Guffman (section)

{{Short description|1996 mockumentary comedy film by Christopher Guest}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Waiting for Guffman
| image          = Waiting for Guffman.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Christopher Guest]]
| producer       = [[Karen Murphy (producer)|Karen Murphy]]
| writer         = Christopher Guest<br />[[Eugene Levy]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Lewis Arquette]]
* [[Bob Balaban]]
* Christopher Guest
* [[Matt Keeslar]]
* Eugene Levy
* [[Catherine O'Hara]]
* [[Parker Posey]]
* [[Fred Willard]]
}}
| music          = Christopher Guest<br />[[Michael McKean]]<br />[[Harry Shearer]]
| cinematography = [[Roberto Schaefer]]
| editing        = Andy Blumenthal
| studio         = [[Castle Rock Entertainment]]
| distributor    = [[Sony Pictures Classics]]
| released       = {{Film date|1996|8|21|[[Boston Film Festival]]|1997|1|31|Wide}}
| runtime        = 84 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $4 million<ref name="numbers" />
| gross          = $2.9 million (US)<ref name="numbers" />
}}
'''''Waiting for Guffman''''' is a 1996 American [[mockumentary]] [[comedy film]] written by [[Christopher Guest]] and [[Eugene Levy]], and directed by Guest. The film's [[ensemble cast]] includes Guest, Levy, [[Catherine O'Hara]], [[Fred Willard]], [[Bob Balaban]] and [[Parker Posey]].

The film's title is a reference to [[Samuel Beckett]]'s play ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''. As in the other mockumentary films created by Guest, the majority of the dialogue was improvised (based on Guest and Levy's story). Because the film is about the production of a stage musical, it contains several original musical numbers written by Guest, [[Michael McKean]], and [[Harry Shearer]].