Waiting for the Light (1990)

June 14, 1990 (US) • Comedy • 94m

Overview

When single mom Kay Harris inherits a failing small-town diner, her eccentric Aunt Zena attempts to liven things up with a 'ghostly' practical joke. But when Zena suddenly suffers a stroke and her spirited prank is mistaken by the townspeople for a spiritual vision, Kay soon discovers that it'll take a real miracle to bring her community and her family back together!

Director

Christopher Monger

Writer

Christopher Monger

Top Billed

Shirley MacLaine

Keywords

small town aunt niece relationship spirituality single mother aunt nephew relationship cuban missile crisis 1960s fake miracle

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Top Billed Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Aunt Zena

Teri Garr

Kay

Clancy Brown

Joe

Vincent Schiavelli

Mullins

John Bedford Lloyd

Reverend Stevens

Jeff McCracken

Charlie

Jack McGee

Slim Slater

Colin Baumgartner

Eddie

Hillary Wolf

Emily

Louis Guzzo

National Newscaster

William Dore

Reverend Jones

Amanda Arguello

Screaming Girl #1

Michelle Wartman

Screaming Girl #2

Robert Hardwick

Dr. Kelley

LeChelle Anne Goncalves

Screaming Girl #3

Robin Ginsburg

Miss Hicks

Arthur H. Cahn

Mr. Patterson

Lyn Tyrrell

Woman in Crowd

Matt Magnano

Tommy

Mark Drusch

Mr. Trace

George Williams

Customer #1

Chester Bendt

Customer #2

Clara Boyce

Deaf Lady

Eric Helland

Bob

Peg Phillips

Iris

Steve Henderson

Local Newscaster

Kylee Martin

Bobby

John Boylan

Old Man at Diner

Michael Marinelli

Tommy's Dad

Don S. Davis

Dr. Norman

Naomi Marquez

Waitress

Rob Keenan

Chuck

Angela DiMarco

Meg

Bob Henry

Judge Brown

Ken Davidson

Cop

Robert Peterson

Newspaper Vendor

Ron Lynch

Hot Dog

Robert Nadir

Preacher

Barb Benedetti

Nun

James Cissel

TV Reporter

Jillayne Sorensen

Alice

Corey Gunnestad

Verne

Carlos Laszlo

Whining Baby

Rich Hawkins

German TV Reporter

Crew

Suzanne Hanover

Still Photographer

Llewellyn Wells

Production Manager

Judy L. Ruskin

Costume Design

Christopher Monger

Screenplay

Budd Carr

Music Supervisor

Richard Daley

Stunts

Tony M. Ramano

Stunts

Elisa Sansalone

Second Second Assistant Director

Diana Adams

Production Accountant

Diana Hrabowecki

Production Assistant

Elizabeth Young

Extras Casting

Kerri Kroll

Production Secretary

David Riley

First Assistant Camera

Alan Gershenfeld

Production Coordinator

Elizabeth Hancock

Assistant Editor

Monica Melvin-Fratkin

Assistant Production Manager

Virginia Bogert

Assistant Production Coordinator

Suellen Richmond

Casting Associate

Matthew J. Clark

First Assistant Director

Coni Lancaster

Second Assistant Director

Susan Dixon

Casting Associate

Nancy Campbell

Extras Casting

Jane Goldsmith

Script Supervisor

Jay Hart

Set Dresser

Randy Eriksen

Leadman

Karen Chalk Wheeler

Assistant Accountant

Lachlin Loud

Set Designer

Laura Rindner

Associate Editor

Grażyna Matola

Assistant Editor

Keith Bergman

Carpenter

Bob Webeck

Third Assistant Camera

David Saltzman

Swing

Fred Kimball

Carpenter

Leslie A. Fried

Painter

Harry K. Garvin

Second Assistant Camera

Loren Corney

Construction Coordinator

Tom Williams

Carpenter

Kenneth Milfred

Leadman

Ian Jennings

Swing

Richard Hall

Carpenter

Peter Allen

Art Department Coordinator

Kim Larsen-Santini

Assistant Property Master

Lori Melendy

Graphic Designer

Steven Eyrse

Painter

Michael McCombe

Greensman

Peter A. Tullo

Assistant Property Master

John Sumner

Carpenter

Kenneth Berg

Construction Foreman

Petre M. Olanu

Painter

Brad Einhorn

Property Master

Martin Bosworth

Electrician

Mark Watson

Grip

Bob Calnan

Electrician

Dan Gillham

Gaffer

Warren Milo Mell

Location Scout

Tassilo Baur

Special Effects Coordinator

Patrick M. Griffith

Supervising Sound Editor

Michael Sudmeier

Electrician

Michael Leon

Location Manager

Tyler Butler

Post Production Coordinator

Louis G. Friedman

Production Executive

Avram Butch Kaplan

Production Controller

Ed Novick

Sound Mixer

Bruce Hamme

Dolly Grip

Laura Goldsmith

Key Costumer

William A. Klinger

Special Effects Coordinator

Michael Commins

Electrician

Shari Griffin

Set Costumer

Robena Malicoat

Grip

Jim Hicks

Grip

Steven I. Celniker

Post Production Supervisor

Mark Goodermote

Boom Operator

Donna Vega

Best Boy Electric

Brian H. Reynolds

Key Grip

Don Simandl

Best Boy Grip

Brad Arensman

Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Ken Teaney

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lewis Goldstein

Music Editor

Kristen Janusis

Sound Re-Recording Assistant

Harry Cohen

Sound Effects Designer

Joseph A. Mayer

Dialogue Editor

Paul Rodriguez

Sound Post Production Coordinator

Catherine Rowe

Foley Artist

Ann Scibelli

Assistant Sound Editor

Tanya McGinnis-Potvin

Assistant Sound Editor

Terry Fiyalko

Dialogue Editor

Gerry Lentz

Sound Engineer

Gerry Lentz

ADR Recordist

Ken S. Polk

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Terry O'Bright

Foley Recordist

Joan Rowe

Foley Artist

Christopher Monger

Director

Michael Flynn

Associate Producer

Isabella B. Van Soest

Costume Design

Pamela Guest

Casting

Ron Bozman

Producer

Éva Gárdos

Editor

Caldecot Chubb

Producer

Gabriel Beristain

Director of Photography

Dorree Cooper

Art Direction

Edward R. Pressman

Executive Producer

Michael Storey

Original Music Composer

Linda Koulisis

Associate Producer

Phil Peters

Production Design

Ziggy

Wigmaker

Enid Arias

Hairstylist

Sherry Anders

Assistant Makeup Artist

Robaire Charbonneau

Assistant Hairstylist

Ronnie Specter

Makeup Artist

William Freesh

Assistant Sound Editor

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Waiting for the Light (1990)

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