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Best In Show
on DVD (2000)
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| Starring: |
Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Michael McKean, Patrick Cranshaw, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, Michael Hitchcock, Don Lake, Jane Lynch, Jim Piddock |
| Director: |
Christopher Guest |
| Studio: |
WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time: |
87 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| User collections: |
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| Genres: |
Comedy |
| Languages: |
English |
| Dubbed: |
French, German |
| Hearing-impaired: |
English, German |
| Subtitles: |
English, French, German |
| Released: |
10/09/2001
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Brief synopsis of Best In Show
Christopher Guest brings his unique brand of lunacy to the screen with another mockumentary in the tradition of WAITING FOR GUFFMAN. This one, BEST IN SHOW, is about purebred dog owners feverishly competing for their pets to be named Best in Show at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. Using many of the same actors who starred in WAITING FOR GUFFMAN--a spoof on the society surrounding the stage--Guest peoples BEST IN SHOW with hilarious, frighteningly real characters played by Catherine O' Hara, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, and indie stalwart Parker Posey, among others. As the cutthroat competition heats up, the film becomes delightfully absurd. The contestants are hilarious. They include Gerry Fleck, a tacky suburbanite, and his overly popular wife, Cookie; Hamilton and Meg Swan, who are unbalanced, yuppie lawyers with terrible teeth; and Scott Donlan and Stefan Vanderhoof, flamboyant longtime companions who fiercely cheer on their canines while keeping their hearts set on the championship title. A reminder that people often bear an uncanny resemblance to their dogs, BEST IN SHOW takes a funny look at an even funnier business.
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Radio Times
After lampooning a heavy metal band in This Is Spinal Tap and amateur dramatics in Waiting for Guffman, “mockumentary” maestro Christopher Guest scores again with this howlingly funny look at dog owners. Guest co-writes, directs and acts in this sharp but never malicious satire that follows a cross section of contestants preparing for a (fictitious) Philadelphia dog show. Proving that breeders are often more highly strung than their pets, the impeccable ensemble improvises its way through an inspired series of keenly observed set pieces. But the standout is Fred Willard, whose badly briefed TV compere is a masterly creation. Eschewing cheap shots, yet not afraid of outrageous caricature, this is laugh-out-loud comedy with pedigree and bite.
Halliwell's Film Guide
Witty documentary-style comedy that derives its fun from its parade of ill-assorted, competitive couples and their obsessions.
Time Out
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