Mad for the Movies: Christopher Guest - Waiting for Guffman

Every Wednesday night at 6 pm, we invite you to join us at Mad for the Movies for free screenings of classic films with the intent of exploring and enjoying cinema from every era. Movies are chosen to fit a fresh theme each month which will typically highlight an actor or director, a genre, a time period, or a common plot element. You are welcome to stay after the film for a casual chat or treat it like a theater visit and leave as soon as the end credits roll.

Forget triple threat, Christopher Guest is a writer, director, actor, producer, lead guitarist, and... dancer? It's possible most people know him as the six-fingered Count Rugen in "The Princess Bride," but his legacy rests on his pioneering of the mockumentary. Shows like "The Office" and "What We Do in the Shadows" owe a huge debt to these (and other) Christopher Guest films.

On this night, we will be watching Christopher in his 1996 film "Waiting for Guffman" along with Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, and Catherine O'Hara. It is rated R.

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.