Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 09/29/2000(USA
Release Date: 05/15/2001
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children, Adult Humor
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
After parodying the idiosyncrasies of community theater devotees in the mock documentary
Waiting for Guffman, actor/director
Christopher Guest returns with another semi-improvised comedy that casts a satirical gaze on the world of championship dog breeding and training. A television crew is on hand to document the prestigious Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, and competition is fierce among the canine devotees vying for top honors. Salesman Gerry Fleck (
Eugene Levy), who is cursed with two left feet (literally), and his wife Cookie (
Catherine O'Hara) have entered their Norwich terrier "Winky" in competition. Wealthy and neurotic Meg Swan (
Parker Posey) and her husband Hamilton (
Michael Hitchcock) are on hand with their Weimaraner "Beatrice," who they fear may have been traumatized by watching them have sex. Scott Donlan (
John Michael Higgins) and his life partner Stefan Vanderhoof (
Michael McKean) have brought their beloved Shih Tzu, "Miss Agnes." Trophy wife
Sherri Ann Cabot (
Jennifer Coolidge) and her close friend and trainer Christy Cummings (
Jane Lynch) are hoping for a repeat victory for Sheri's poodle, "Rhapsody In White." And Harlan Pepper (
Guest), who operates a store specializing in fly-fishing gear, has decided to stack his bloodhound "Hubert" up against the competition. In addition to
Guest,
Levy,
O'Hara, and
Posey, several other veterans of the
Waiting for Guffman cast also appear in
Best in Show, including
Fred Willard,
Bob Balaban, and
Lewis Arquette.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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