Waiting for Guffman + A Mighty Wind Double Feature
- Tue, Mar 3
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Christopher Guest Run Time: 205 min. Release Year: 1997
Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Michael Hitchcock
Celebrate the life of the incomparable Catherine O’Hara with a pitch-perfect double feature of two mockumentary masterpieces: Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind.
Waiting for Guffman: An eccentric theatre troupe mounts an original musical to celebrate their town’s 150th anniversary, convinced a Broadway producer named Guffman may attend and launch them to stardom.
A Mighty Wind: Three aging 1960s folk acts reunite for a memorial concert honoring their late manager, forcing old bandmates, ex-lovers, and long-buried tensions back into harmony.
From the earnest community-theatre hopefuls of small town Missouri to the wistful harmonies of reunited folk legends, O’Hara brings her unique blend of generational comic instinct and the ability to deliver earnest, real moments to every beautifully misguided dreamer she inhabits. Whether she’s belting out a hometown anthem with unshakable conviction or navigating the fragile egos of aging troubadours, her genius always lied in making the absurd feel achingly human.
There will be a ten minute intermission between each film. One ticket gets you access to both movies!