Waiting for the Light

Waiting for the Light is a 1990 American comedy film written and directed by Christopher Monger and starring Shirley MacLaine, Teri Garr, Clancy Brown, Vincent Schiavelli, John Bedford Lloyd, Colin Baumgartner and Hillary Wolf. It was released on November 2, 1990, by Triumph Films.[2][3][4]

Waiting for the Light
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Monger
Written byChristopher Monger
Produced byCaldecot Chubb
Ron Bozman
StarringShirley MacLaine
Teri Garr
Clancy Brown
Vincent Schiavelli
John Bedford Lloyd
Colin Baumgartner
Hillary Wolf
CinematographyGabriel Beristain
Edited byÉva Gárdos
Music byMichael Storey
Production
company
Distributed byTriumph Films
Release date
  • November 2, 1990 (1990-11-02)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$808,690[1]

Plot

In the early 1960s Kay (Garr), a single mother, inherits a run-down diner in a small town in Washington State and gladly moves from Chicago to run it, taking her young son and daughter and her eccentric Aunt Zena (MacLaine), a former magician and vaudevillian who teaches the children magic tricks. Under her instruction they attempt to take revenge on the curmudgeonly neighbor (Schiavelli) who beat them with a belt for stealing his apples, by faking an apparition of an angry ghost. The trick goes awry and he thinks he has had a vision of an angel. Influenced by the tensions of the Cuban Missile Crisis, crowds flock to the town, making the diner prosper. The children feel very guilty, but the international crisis, the spiritual paradox of the fake vision, and Zena's stroke are all happily resolved in the finale of the film.[2][3]

Cast

Reception

The film grossed $334,748 in its opening weekend.[5]

References
  1. "Waiting for the Light (1990)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. Ebert, Roger (1990-11-02). "Waiting For The Light Movie Review (1990)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. Kehr, Dave (1990-11-02). "'Waiting For The Light' An Artificial Look At Childhood". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Waiting for the Light (1990) - Christopher Monger". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  5. "Weekend Box Office Results for November 2-4, 1990". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2018-02-04.


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