Waiting for the Light (1990)
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Set during the Cuban missile crisis, Waiting for the Light is an off-beat comic tale about a single mother of two (Teri Garr) who has just taken over a roadside cafe with her aunt (Shirley MacLaine), a former circus magician. MacLaine and the children pull a prank on her crotchety next-door neighbor, who is tricked into believing that the image he sees is actually an angel. Soon, the entire town believes an angel is living at Garr's diner, and eventually people come to the diner from miles around in hopes of seeing the angel. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Starring:
- Shirley MacLaine, Teri Garr, (more)
- Director(s):
- Christopher Monger
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Waiting for the Light
Set during the Cuban missile crisis, Waiting for the Light is an off-beat comic tale about a single mother of two (Teri Garr) who has just taken over a roadside cafe with her aunt (Shirley MacLaine), a former circus magician. MacLaine and the children pull a prank on her crotchety next-door neighbor, who is tricked into believing that the image he sees is actually an angel. Soon, the entire town believes an angel is living at Garr's diner, and eventually people come to the diner from miles around in hopes of seeing the angel. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of Waiting for the Light
- Shirley MacLaine - Aunt Zena
- Hillary Wolf - Emily
- Clancy Brown - Joe
- Barb Benedetti - Nun
- Bob Henry - Judge Brown
- Pam Rack
- John Bedford Lloyd - Reverend Stevens
- Matt Magnano - Tommy
- Jack McGee - Slim Slater
- Teri Garr - Kay
- Colin Baumgartner - Eddie
- Vincent Schiavelli - Mullins
- George Williams - Customer #1
- Rich Hawkins - German TV Reporter
- John Boylan - Old Man at Diner
- Ron Lynch - Hot Dog
- Jeff McCracken - Charlie
- Peg Phillips - Iris
- Director(s):
- Christopher Monger
- Writer(s):
- Christopher Monger
- Producer(s):
- Edward R. Pressman, Caldecot "Cotty" Chubb, Ron Bozman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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