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Best in Show

Name: Best in Show
Director: Christopher Guest
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2000
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Bob Balaban, Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock

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.

2000 · Directed by Christopher Guest · 91 min · Comedy · 10 frames

Tagline

Some pets deserve a little more respect than others.

Crew

Written by: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
Cinematography: Roberto Schaefer
Edited by: Robert Leighton
Music: CJ Vanston
Production design: Joseph T. Garrity
Produced by: Karen Murphy

Cast

Bob Balaban as Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
Jennifer Coolidge as Sherri Ann Cabot
Christopher Guest as Harlan Pepper
John Michael Higgins as Scott Donlan
Michael Hitchcock as Hamilton Swan
Eugene Levy as Gerry Fleck
Jane Lynch as Christy Cummings
Michael McKean as Stefan Vanderhoof
Catherine O'Hara as Cookie Fleck
Parker Posey as Meg Swan

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Castle Rock Entertainment
Themes: philadelphia, pennsylvania, pet shop, illinois, poodle, mockumentary, dog, terrier, kimono, dog show, pets

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