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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Christopher Guest |
| Stars: |
Eugene Levy |
| Actors: |
Michael Hitchcock |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Comedy · Comedy (General) |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Spanish Subtitles |
| UPC: |
012569680135 |
| Release Date: |
2000 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 30min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 30min Release Company: Warner Home Video (May 15, 2001) UPC: 085391895121 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Spanish Subtitles, 1hr 30min Release Company: Warner Home Video (May 15, 2001) UPC: 012569680135 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Christopher Guest |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/27/2000, p.1D, Mike Clark): "...The movie ends up belonging to Fred Willard's grrrreat comic turn as a woefully miscast sportscaster who applies overblown World Series/Super Bowl metaphors to participants on leashes..." |
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| Details: |
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 reminde... |
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