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Best in Show: Directed by Christopher Guest. With Jay Brazeau, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Catherine O'Hara. A behind-the-scenes look into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.
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- Comedy
- Christopher Guest
- 2000-10-20
Five dogs and their owners, trainers and handlers travel to Philadelphia to compete in the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. Gerry and Cookie Fleck are a middle-class couple from Florida who arrive at the Taft Hotel with their Norwich terrier Winky.
Oct 13, 2000 · That’s why I approve of “Best in Show,” a wickedly funny mocumentary by Christopher Guest that makes fun of a Philadelphia dog show with every instrument in the satirist’s arsenal, from the skewer to the mallet. Built around the improvisational techniques of Second City, the movie is consistently just plain funny and sometimes ascends ...
Sep 30, 2020 · Best in Show, Christopher Guest’s brilliant canine comedy that turned 20 this month, is many things — an eternally funny send-up of American dog shows, a perfect vehicle for the late, great Fred Willard, the film that cemented Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara’s strangely enduring knack for playing a married couple.
- Zach Schonfeld
Sep 29, 2020 · The Oral History of ‘Best in Show’ Looking back at the dog show–centric successor to the mockumentaries ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ and ‘Waiting for Guffman’ on its 20th anniversary
Sep 30, 2020 · When you finish Best in Show, Christopher Guest’s mockumentary about a purebred dog competition, the only thing you want to do is watch it again—immediately. It’s an unbelievably funny movie ...
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