Best in Show | 
| Director: Christopher Guest
Actors: Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Lynch
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  328 reviews
Sales Rank: 576
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.5
MPN: 085391895121
ISBN: 078063344X
UPC: 085391895121
EAN: 9780780633445
ASIN: B00005ALS0
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: May 15, 2001
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Product Description
Follows the antics of dog owners participating in the fictionalized "Mayflower dog show."
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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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A good laugh August 20, 2010
EvilDead2
This movie is awkwardly rewarding. Plenty of moments to laugh at. Great acting all around. The dogs all look good and so does Jane Lynch. Worth the money!
 Waiting for more from Christopher Guest. August 14, 2010
Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States)
I've seen the entire set of Christopher Guest mockumentaries and, since none has appeared since "For Your Consideration," I'm beginning to panic at the thought that the series has come to an end. It's hard to explain why a cult classic like "This Is Spinal Tap" can underwhelm some of us while the Guest send-ups (of the dog show world, of aspiring Hollywood stars, of community theater enthusiasts, of the folk-singing culture of the '60s) are so addictive. Part of it is the repertory company that consistently appears (Guest, Levy, Willard, O'Hara, etc.). The first film becomes better with each succeeding film as you marvel at the adaptability of the characters (I didn't even recognize Guest in "Waiting for Guffman"). The observation of human nature is as sharp as the eye of a Jaques Tati but never prone to misfires, dull stretches, pointless routines--because the films are organized around a driving compulsion that simply must be seen from inception to conclusion. The characters are "types" but not so over-the-top as to lose their recognizability. And remarkably, I have yet to see a character who, regardless of his or her ticks and obsessions, is unlikable. Don't expect to be rolling in the aisles (or falling out of bed) but don't be surprised if an occasional howler isn't forceful enough to wake up a nearby companion (they should have been watching, anyway).
Relating the specifics of the plot. characterizations and comedy would be an exercise in futility (what's funny let alone believable about a schlep with 2 left feet?). But in our hyper, over-glitzy, over-computerized and overly-produced, "virtual" worlds that pass for entertainment--from Spieberg over-achieving epic "events" to more Robin Williams' feel-good formulae to contrived Ben Stiller family commodities to some of the grosser whoopee cushion films that try to appeal to alternative tastes in low humor--the Guest films emerge as a sort of last frontier for creative, childlike adult minds to approach the making of movies with enthusiasm and gusto, not to mention the old-fashioned-way. Special-effects technicians need not apply.
Best in Movies July 24, 2010
Spudman (Pasadena, MD United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just watched this movie the way it was meant to be watched, in VHS. On the recommendation of my employer I bought this movie from Amazon but mistakenly ordered a VHS version.
The movie is as good as advertised, not roll on the floor laughing funny, but consistently funny throughout. For me Fred Willard was the best of the best with some great lines.
Here's a movie with great acting, great pacing, and great script packed into a very reasonable time frame for those of us whose attention wanders or who fall asleep during movies. No danger of either of those things happening during this entertaining film.
Satire; funny and true! July 11, 2010
Paul Ziesmer (SWANZEY, NH, US)
This flic is just about what we see at almost all dog shows we do...and we do have two Best-in-Shows on our main boy!
Awesome!!! June 27, 2010
Lakotasue (Ypsi MI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're into dogs, dog shows, anything by Christopher Guest and mockumentaries, this is the movie for you!!
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