Big Screen Classics: Best in Show (2000)
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. (PG-13, 90 min.)
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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. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them. [RT]
Starring: Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Michael Hitchcock, John Michael Higgins
Director: Christopher Guest
Genre(s): Comedy
"A wickedly funny mocumentary."
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"You won't see a funnier film this year. [2000] Full Review | Jan 1, 2000"
— Jon Popick, Planet S Magazine
"The dogs may be cute, but it's the people who steal the show."
— Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
"I was laughing so hard, tears were streaming down my cheeks."
— Lou Lumenick, New York Post
"One of the most creative, original, entertaining comedies of 2000."
— Betsy Bozdech, Reel.com
"No one does this genre better than actor-writer-director Christopher Guest."
— William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Improv comedy rarely makes it onto the big screen. And when it does so as hilariously as it does in Best in Show ... that is certainly cause for celebration."
— Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
"Laughs abound as Guest and co-writer Levy create one comic situation after another. Yet, they also generate suspense as we wait to see who'll take home the blue ribbon."
— Jack Garner, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
"It's always a pleasure to watch this ensemble of gifted talents do what they do best -- be spontaneous and funny and surprising. What we get is a master-class demonstration of the distinction between comic actors and comedians who try to act."
— Mark Bourne, Film.com
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