Best in Show
Best in Show is a 2000 American mockumentary comedy film co-written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy and directed by Guest. The film follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show as they travel to and compete at the show. Much of the dialogue was improvised. Many of the comic actors were also involved in Guest's other films, including Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots. The film's score was composed by C. J. Vanston.
Plot
Five dogs and their owners, trainers and handlers travel to Philadelphia to compete in the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show.
Cast
- Bob Balaban
- Camille Sullivan
- Catherine O'Hara
- Christopher Guest
- Colin Alexander Cunningham
- Don Lake
- Don S. Davis
- Ed Begley, Jr.
- Eugene Levy
- Fred Willard
- Fulvio Cecere
- Hiro Kanagawa
- Jane Lynch
- Jay Brazeau
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Jim Piddock
- John Michael Higgins
- Larry Miller
- Lewis Arquette
- Lynda Boyd
- Merrilyn Gann
- Michael Hitchcock
- Michael McKean
- Parker Posey
- Patrick Cranshaw
- Rachael Harris
- Stephen E. Miller
- Teryl Rothery
- Viggo Mortensen
- Will Sasso
More details
| author | Christopher Guest Eugene Levy |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Pennsylvania |
| director | Christopher Guest |
| editor | Robert Leighton |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | age disparity in sexual relationships birth defect bloodhound butch camp campy casablanca chicago credit card cumming dog show dog toy entertain fish florida force former lovers gay gay couple gone with the wind happen honky tonk kama sutra kibbutz lesbian makeover norwich terrier novelty song old movie philadelphia pug record return home shih tzu southern southern united states standard poodle sugar daddy travel trophy wife ventriloquist weimaraner yuppie |
| musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
| producer | Karen Murphy |
| productionCompany | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Vancouver |
| theme | lgbt-related mockumentary |