Waiting for the Light (1990)
1h 34m
Running Time
June 14, 1990Release Date
Waiting for the Light (1990)
1h 34m
Running Time
June 14, 1990Release Date
Plot.
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!
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Cast & Crew.
![Shirley MacLaine](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/31706-shirley-maclaine.webp)
Shirley MacLaine
Aunt Zena
![Teri Garr](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/13828-teri-garr.webp)
Teri Garr
Kay
![Clancy Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2989-clancy-brown.webp)
Clancy Brown
Joe
![Vincent Schiavelli](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6285-vincent-schiavelli.webp)
Vincent Schiavelli
Mullins
![John Bedford Lloyd](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6957-john-bedford-lloyd.webp)
John Bedford Lloyd
Reverend Stevens
![Jeff McCracken](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/90193-jeff-mccracken.webp)
Jeff McCracken
Charlie
![Jack McGee](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10403-jack-mcgee.webp)
Jack McGee
Slim Slater
![Jeff McCracken](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/404848-jeff-mccracken.webp)
Jeff McCracken
Charlie
![Colin Baumgartner](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Colin Baumgartner
Eddie
![Hillary Wolf](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9522-hillary-wolf.webp)
Hillary Wolf
Emily
![Louis Guzzo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Louis Guzzo
National Newscaster
![William Dore](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William Dore
Reverend Jones
![Christopher Monger](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Christopher Monger
Director
![Amanda Arguello](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Amanda Arguello
Screaming Girl #1
![Michelle Wartman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michelle Wartman
Screaming Girl #2
![Robert Hardwick](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Hardwick
Dr. Kelley
![LeChelle Anne Goncalves](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
LeChelle Anne Goncalves
Screaming Girl #3
![Robin Ginsburg](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robin Ginsburg
Miss Hicks
![Arthur H. Cahn](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Arthur H. Cahn
Mr. Patterson
![Lyn Tyrrell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lyn Tyrrell
Woman in Crowd
![Matt Magnano](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Matt Magnano
Tommy
![Mark Drusch](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mark Drusch
Mr. Trace
![George Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
George Williams
Customer #1
![Chester Bendt](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chester Bendt
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![Clara Boyce](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Clara Boyce
Deaf Lady
![Eric Helland](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Eric Helland
Bob
![Peg Phillips](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/34484-peg-phillips.webp)
Peg Phillips
Iris
![Steve Henderson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Steve Henderson
Local Newscaster
![Kylee Martin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kylee Martin
Bobby
![John Boylan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/255752-john-boylan.webp)
John Boylan
Old Man at Diner
![Michael Marinelli](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael Marinelli
Tommy's Dad
![Don S. Davis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8496-don-s-davis.webp)
Don S. Davis
Dr. Norman
![Naomi Marquez](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Naomi Marquez
Waitress
![Rob Keenan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rob Keenan
Chuck
![Angela DiMarco](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/340255-angela-dimarco.webp)
Angela DiMarco
Meg
![Bob Henry](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bob Henry
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![Ken Davidson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ken Davidson
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Robert Peterson
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![James Cissel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James Cissel
TV Reporter
![Jillayne Sorensen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jillayne Sorensen
Alice
![Corey Gunnestad](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Corey Gunnestad
Verne
![Carlos Laszlo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Carlos Laszlo
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![Rich Hawkins](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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![Judy L. Ruskin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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Stunts
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Diana Hrabowecki
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Elizabeth Young
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Kerri Kroll
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Suellen Richmond
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Coni Lancaster
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Nancy Campbell
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Jay Hart
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![Randy Eriksen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Randy Eriksen
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Karen Chalk Wheeler
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![Lachlin Loud](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lachlin Loud
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Laura Rindner
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Grażyna Matola
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Linda Koulisis
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Phil Peters
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Ronnie Specter
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Media.
![Waiting for the Light](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/39271-waiting-for-the-light.webp)
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Details.
This Movie Is About.
small town
spirituality
aunt niece relationship
single mother
aunt nephew relationship
cuban missile crisis
1960s
fake miracle
Wiki.
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.
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