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Best in Show | 
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| Director: Christopher Guest
Actors: Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 1308
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD18951D
ISBN: 078063344X
UPC: 085391895121
EAN: 9780780633445
ASIN: B00005ALS0
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 2000
Release Date: May 15, 2001
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| • | The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show.Running Time: 89 min. System Requirements: Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock |
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Product Description
Christopher Guest turns his attention to prize-winning pooches--and their idiosyncratic owners--in this look at the fictitious Mayflower Dog Show in Philadelphia. Among those hoping their canines will hit the gravy train are Midwesterners Parker Posey and Michael Hitchcock, gay New Yorkers Michael McKean and John Michael Higgins; Florida flakes Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara; and country boy Guest. With Fred Willard. 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French; audio commentary by Guest, Levy; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer; TV spots.
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Christopher Guest, the man behind Waiting for Guffman, turns his comic eye on another little world that takes itself a bit too seriously: the world of competitive dog shows. Best in Show follows a clutch of dog owners as they prepare and preen their dogs to win a national competition. They include the yuppie pair (Parker Posey and Michael Hitchcock) who fear they've traumatized their Weimaraner by having sex in front of him; a suburban husband and wife (Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara) with a terrier and a long history of previous lovers on the wife's part; the Southern owner of a bloodhound (Guest himself) with aspirations as a ventriloquist; and many more. Following the same "mockumentary" format of Spinal Tap and Guffman, Best in Show takes in some of the dog show officials, the manager of a nearby hotel that allows dogs to stay there, and the commentators of the competition (a particularly knockout comic turn by Fred Willard as an oafish announcer). The movie manages to paint an affectionate portrait of its quirky characters without ever losing sight of the ridiculousness of their obsessive world. Almost all of the scenes were created through improvisation. While lacking the overall focus of a written script, Best in Show captures hilarious and absurd aspects of human behavior that could never be written down. The movie's success is a testament to both the talent of the actors and Guest's discerning eye. --Bret Fetzer
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