Waiting for Guffman
Movie • 1996 • Comedy
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Corky St. Clair is a director, actor and dancer in Blaine, Missouri. When it comes time to celebrate Blaine's 150th anniversary, Corky resolves to bring down the house in Broadway style.
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Characters drink socially. No one is shown to have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol.
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Though, there is a joking referring to a gun rack made of two inverted deer hooves ("I didn't know dear could... do that!").
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As noted by the other commenter, there is a story by a character being "probed" by aliens. This is the language he uses, and it isn't overtly sexual or violent.
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There is a joking reference to p***s reduction surgery, but it is never shown. Similarly an added joke about vagina enlargement surgery. Is that genital trauma/mutilation? I think not.
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There is a bubble bath scene.
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Not an actual fart but the use of a whoopee cushion.
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Minor and brief, but there is a moment before the stage show when one of the characters is quickly seen having a dark, wet spot on the crotch of his trousers being dried by a hair dryer from a wardrobe assistant -- he apparently had a little accidental spill, though it is never actually shown to be urine, perhaps just a coincidentally embarrassing spill of water or coffee?
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Other characters assume Corky intends to harm himself, but he is simply taking a bath and pouting.
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No, but while Corky is in the bath, the cast of the play bangs on his door and shouts things like, "We need you to live," as though they fear he will harm himself. It is played for humor.
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There's some swearing. It's all done for comedic purposes.
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No, but being a psuedo-documentary there are many handheld, tripod-less scenes. Not bad like a found footage horror movie, though.
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Johnny's father watches Corky with clear distrust, but never says anything to him.
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There is a minor joke about one character having trouble fitting into another's costume because of "different body types"
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When Dr. Pearl describes his jewish heritage, there are some jokes made, like stereotypical names and stuff like that.
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Corky is clearly attracted to Johnny, who is much younger than him.
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There's no swimmin' in the show.
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