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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for language and sex-related material.
Starring Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy, Jim Piddock, Catherine O'Hara, and Fred Willard
Centered at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, the film follows several bizarre dog owners and their sometimes neurotic pets.
| GENRE(S): | Comedy |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Christopher Guest
Eugene Levy |
| DIRECTED BY: | Christopher Guest |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: May 15, 2001 Video: May 15, 2001 Theatrical: September 27, 2000 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 90 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 7.4 (out of 10) based on 31 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Katherine gave it an8:
Yes I gave it an 8. While there were parts that made me laugh alot, I just could not really get into it. It's a great movie though.
Lucy K gave it a10:
This 'mockumentary' does an exellent job of what it sets out to do: make people laugh, and make those same people want to attend a dog show.
Eliot gave it a10:
Best. Movie. Ever.
Michael M. gave it a 10:
Once again Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy bring us a hit comedy that surprisingly surpasses the marvelous independent feature 'Waiting For Guffman'. This film is not only the best mockumentary ever made, but most likely the best comedy ever made, from two very important aspects = 1) It makes you laugh repeatedly & 2) It has a wonderful idea that no film writer besides Guest and Levy has yet to explore as a comedy. They both do a wonderful job writing the screenplay, and Guest does an excellent job directing. The acting is pure excellence with the comedy talents of such actors as Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest, Fred Willard, Michael McKean, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Lynch. This is such an excellent film that cannot be praised enough. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a hilarious and well made film about pretentious dog owners and their dogs. (2/21/03)
Pat C. gave it a 7:
It's an inside joke. Really helps if you know someone who's obsessed with animals. (Those of you who are will take it as seriously as Shakespearian tragedy.) Unintentionally the most authentic of the mockumentaries.
Flambodian Wikastaka gave it a 10:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! A funy, fresh and great movie.
And here we have a Mulroneycakehound. Note how glossy the coat is. gave it a 9:
The genius of this film is the details. Those people who gave it red (or even yellow) scores must have the attention span of a goldfish. Which is dead. And was particularly stupid when it was alive. Most of the jokes grow from the dialogue so naturally that you won't notice they're there unless you look (Except for the Announcer Guy and his wonderfully stoical British sidekick, who are hillarious on as many levels as you like). The thing is, when we get to the prize-giving, you - alright, I - actually CARED who was going to win, so well fleshed-out were the characters. Even with everything Ebert says in the first paragraph of his review in mind, I still like a lot of the sods. Cuh. What a great movie.
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