Includes several cast members from movies directed by Christopher Guest, including Michael McKeon, Fred Willard, Ed Begley, Jr., Bob Balaban, and Jim Piddock.
In the commentary track to Waiting for Guffman (1996), where the Blaine Community Players have previously made a stage version of Backdraft (1991), director Christopher Guest talks about what a good idea it is to make stage plays based on blockbuster movies. In the second episode of this series, where Tom visits the theatre where his great-grandfather worked, a poster for the coming play Avatar is visible in the theatre.