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

Christopher Monger

Screenplay

Budd Carr

Music Supervisor

Llewellyn Wells

Production Manager

Judy L. Ruskin

Costume Design

Richard Daley

Stunts

Tony M. Ramano

Stunts

Matthew J. Clark

First Assistant Director

Coni Lancaster

Second Assistant Director

Elisa Sansalone

Second Second Assistant Director

Virginia Bogert

Assistant Production Coordinator

Diana Hrabowecki

Production Assistant

Karen Chalk Wheeler

Assistant Accountant

Elizabeth Young

Extras Casting

Harry K. Garvin

Second Assistant Camera

Nancy Campbell

Extras Casting

Elizabeth Hancock

Assistant Editor

Monica Melvin-Fratkin

Assistant Production Manager

Alan Gershenfeld

Production Coordinator

Jane Goldsmith

Script Supervisor

Laura Rindner

Associate Editor

Lachlin Loud

Set Designer

Grażyna Matola

Assistant Editor

Suellen Richmond

Casting Associate

Bob Webeck

Third Assistant Camera

Susan Dixon

Casting Associate

David Riley

First Assistant Camera

Diana Adams

Production Accountant

Kerri Kroll

Production Secretary

Lori Melendy

Graphic Designer

David Saltzman

Swing

Peter A. Tullo

Assistant Property Master

Kim Larsen-Santini

Assistant Property Master

Kenneth Berg

Construction Foreman

Petre M. Olanu

Painter

Brad Einhorn

Property Master

Jay Hart

Set Dresser

Keith Bergman

Carpenter

Steven Eyrse

Painter

Kenneth Milfred

Leadman

Randy Eriksen

Leadman

Tom Williams

Carpenter

Michael McCombe

Greensman

Ian Jennings

Swing

Loren Corney

Construction Coordinator

John Sumner

Carpenter

Richard Hall

Carpenter

Leslie A. Fried

Painter

Peter Allen

Art Department Coordinator

Fred Kimball

Carpenter

Tassilo Baur

Special Effects Coordinator

Jim Hicks

Grip

Brian H. Reynolds

Key Grip

Tyler Butler

Post Production Coordinator

Mark Watson

Grip

Michael Leon

Location Manager

Martin Bosworth

Electrician

Warren Milo Mell

Location Scout

Robena Malicoat

Grip

Mark Goodermote

Boom Operator

William A. Klinger

Special Effects Coordinator

Patrick M. Griffith

Supervising Sound Editor

Dan Gillham

Gaffer

Shari Griffin

Set Costumer

Louis G. Friedman

Production Executive

Donna Vega

Best Boy Electric

Ed Novick

Sound Mixer

Don Simandl

Best Boy Grip

Bob Calnan

Electrician

Michael Commins

Electrician

Brad Arensman

Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Laura Goldsmith

Key Costumer

Michael Sudmeier

Electrician

Steven I. Celniker

Post Production Supervisor

Avram Butch Kaplan

Production Controller

Bruce Hamme

Dolly Grip

Ken S. Polk

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Terry Fiyalko

Dialogue Editor

Ken Teaney

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lewis Goldstein

Music Editor

Joseph A. Mayer

Dialogue Editor

Ann Scibelli

Assistant Sound Editor

Tanya McGinnis-Potvin

Assistant Sound Editor

Gerry Lentz

ADR Recordist

Paul Rodriguez

Sound Post Production Coordinator

Catherine Rowe

Foley Artist

Kristen Janusis

Sound Re-Recording Assistant

Gerry Lentz

Sound Engineer

Harry Cohen

Sound Effects Designer

Terry O'Bright

Foley Recordist

Joan Rowe

Foley Artist

Christopher Monger

Director

Ron Bozman

Producer

Linda Koulisis

Associate Producer

Dorree Cooper

Art Direction

Éva Gárdos

Editor

Michael Flynn

Associate Producer

Ronnie Specter

Makeup Artist

Gabriel Beristain

Director of Photography

Michael Storey

Original Music Composer

Pamela Guest

Casting

Isabella B. Van Soest

Costume Design

Edward R. Pressman

Executive Producer

Sherry Anders

Assistant Makeup Artist

Phil Peters

Production Design

Caldecot Chubb

Producer

Robaire Charbonneau

Assistant Hairstylist

Enid Arias

Hairstylist

Ziggy

Wigmaker

William Freesh

Assistant Sound Editor

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Waiting for the Light (1990)

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