A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy film about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. Co-written (with Eugene Levy), directed, and composed by Christopher Guest, the film is widely acknowledged to reference folk music producer Harold Leventhal as the inspiration for the character of Irving Steinbloom and more broadly parodies the American folk music revival of the early 1960s and its personalities. The film stars Guest and Levy alongside Bob Balaban, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer and Fred Willard.
Plot
After folk music producer Irving Steinbloom dies, his children Jonathan, Naomi, and Elliott organize a memorial concert, hoping to feature his three most famous acts: The Folksmen, The New Main Street Singers, and Mitch & Mickey.
Cast
- Bill Cobbs
- Bob Balaban
- Catherine O'Hara
- Christopher Guest
- Deborah Theaker
- Diane Baker
- Diane Delano
- Don Lake
- Ed Begley, Jr.
- Eugene Levy
- Fred Willard
- Freda Foh Shen
- Harry Shearer
- Jane Lynch
- Jennifer Coolidge
- John Michael Higgins
- Larry Miller
- Laura Harris
- Mary Gross
- Michael Hitchcock
- Michael Mantell
- Michael McKean
- Parker Posey
- Paul Benedict
- Paul Dooley
- Rachael Harris
More details
| author | Christopher Guest Eugene Levy |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Christopher Guest |
| editor | Robert Leighton |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | adult film civil war claim end film star folk music folk singer folksmen follow juvenile delinquent kiss married music producer open pornographic film second generation sitcom spanish civil war street singer supreme court the town hall town hall trade show transgender witch write |
| musicBy | Christopher Guest |
| producer | Karen Murphy |
| productionCompany | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Connecticut |
| theme | mockumentary parody |