Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.
Acting
Guest, O'Hara, Levy, Willard — improv legends at peak cringe-comedy.
Writing
Script outline + genius improvisation = painfully real characters.
Direction
Guest's tightrope walk between mockery and genuine affection.
Director
Christopher Guest
Christopher Guest
Corky St. Clair
Eugene Levy
Dr. Allan Pearl
Fred Willard
Ron Albertson
Catherine O'Hara
Sheila Albertson
Michael Hitchcock
Steve Stark - Councilman
Larry Miller
Glenn Welsch - Mayor
Parker Posey
Libby Mae Brown
Bob Balaban
Lloyd Miller
Don Lake
Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian
David Cross
UFO Expert
Paul Dooley
UFO Abductee
Lewis Arquette
Clifford Wooley
Matt Keeslar
Johnny Savage
Brian Doyle-Murray
Red Savage
Paul Benedict
Not Guffman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Most dialogue was improvised from a 25-page outline; cast members weren't told each other's secrets, so reactions to reveals were genuine.
This launched Guest's mockumentary trilogy and essentially created the template for The Office and Parks and Recreation's cringe-comedy DNA.
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