Where was Waiting for Guffman filmed?

Name: Waiting for Guffman
Genre: Comedy, Mockumentary
Released: 1997
Cast: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban

1997 film, directed by Christopher Guest.

Lockhart

The story is set in Missouri, about 665 miles (1,070 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in: Missouri
Filmed in: Lockhart
Distance: About 665 miles (1,070 km) between Missouri and the nearest filming location.

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About Waiting for Guffman

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Released: 1997
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Eugene Levy Catherine O'Hara Parker Posey Fred Willard Bob Balaban Bob Odenkirk Brian Doyle-Murray Christopher Guest David Cross Frances Fisher
Genre: Comedy Mockumentary

In the small city of Blaine, Missouri, a few residents prepare to put on a community theater production led by eccentric director Corky St.

Allan Pearl, a tragically square dentist determined to discover his inner entertainer.

Corky leads the cast to believe that a positive review from Guffman could mean their show might go all the way to Broadway.

Famous lines from Waiting for Guffman

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I can't hear you!Corky St. Clair
Well, where do you want to do it?Corky St. Clair
Why are you whispering? I'm right here, you know?Corky St. Clair
Well now it's too loud! You know, just talk like a normal person, OK?Corky St. Clair
I don't want to interfere, but I think it would be.. I think we have to work on..Lloyd Miller

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