Waiting for Guffman

1997 film by Christopher Guest
Movie film Q2699996
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Waiting for Guffman

Summary

Waiting for Guffman is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Waiting for Guffman is the creator of Christopher Guest[3].
  • Waiting for Guffman's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Waiting for Guffman's director is recorded as Christopher Guest[5].
  • Waiting for Guffman's screenwriter is recorded as Christopher Guest[6].
  • Waiting for Guffman's screenwriter is recorded as Eugene Levy[7].
  • Waiting for Guffman's composer is recorded as William Ross[8].
  • Waiting for Guffman's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • Waiting for Guffman's genre is recorded as mockumentary[10].
  • Waiting for Guffman's followed by is recorded as Best in Show[11].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Eugene Levy[12].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Catherine O'Hara[13].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Parker Posey[14].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Fred Willard[15].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Bob Balaban[16].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Bob Odenkirk[17].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Brian Doyle-Murray[18].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Christopher Guest[19].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as David Cross[20].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Frances Fisher[21].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Kathy Lamkin[22].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Larry Miller[23].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Lewis Arquette[24].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Matt Keeslar[25].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Michael Hitchcock[26].
  • Waiting for Guffman's cast member is recorded as Miriam Flynn[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Waiting for Guffman's producer is recorded as Karen Murphy[28]. Its director is recorded as Christopher Guest[5]. Screenwriters include Christopher Guest[6] and Eugene Levy[7]. Cast members include Eugene Levy[12], Catherine O'Hara[13], Parker Posey[14], Fred Willard[15], Bob Balaban[16], and Bob Odenkirk[17]. It is the creator of Christopher Guest[3].

Publication

Waiting for Guffman's publication date is recorded as +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include comedy film[9] and mockumentary[10].

Reception

Reviews include 91%[31] and 7.7/10[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Waiting for Guffman's followed by is recorded as Best in Show[11].

Why It Matters

Waiting for Guffman ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  4. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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