Best in Show

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	Jay Brazeau	Dr. Chuck Nelken
	Parker Posey	Meg Swan
	Michael Hitchcock	Hamilton Swan
	Catherine O'Hara	Cookie Fleck
	Eugene Levy	Gerry Fleck
	Carrie Aizley	Fern City Show Spectator
	Lewis Arquette	Fern City Show Spectator
	Dany Canino	Fern City Show Judge
	Bob Balaban	Dr. Theodore W. Millbank / III
	Will Sasso	Fishin' Hole Guy
	Stephen E. Miller	Fishin' Hole Guy
	Christopher Guest	Harlan Pepper
	Michael McKean	Stefan Vanderhoof
	John Michael Higgins	Scott Donlan
	Colin Cunningham	New York Butcher
	Jehshua Barnes	Scott's Wild Date
	Patrick Cranshaw	Leslie Ward Cabot
	Jennifer Coolidge	Sherri Ann Cabot
	Don Lake	Graham Chissolm
	Scott Williamson	Winky's Party Guest
	Deborah Theaker	Winky's Party Guest
	Rachael Harris	Winky's Party Guest
	Jane Lynch	Christy Cummings
	Fulvio Cecere	Airport Passerby
	Linda Kash	Fay Berman

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Director	Christopher Guest
Writer	Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
Producer	Gordon Mark, Karen Murphy
Musician	CJ Vanston
Photography	Roberto Schaefer

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WSR Narrative Review

Story Synopsis:
Get ready to roll over from laughter with Christopher Guest’s most recent howl, a mostly improvised look at dog shows and their denizens. Come along with a diverse, and heel-arious, group of dog owners as they all converge on the Mayflower Kennel Club’s annual show vieing for the coveted Best In Show honors. Who will win the silver cup and big, blue ribbon? Cookie and two-left-footed (literally) Gerry Fleck (O’Hara and Levy), proud parents of Winky the Norwich Terrier? Meg and Hamilton Swan (Posey and Hitchcock), the squabbling brats whose Weimaraner, Beatrice, is traumatized after seeing them having sex? Scott and Stefan (Higgins and McKean), life partners with Miss Agnes the Shih Tzu? Amateur ventriloquist bloodhound owner Harlan Pepper (Guest)? Or two-time Mayflower winner, Standard Poodle Rhapsody In White...the bitch with two mommies (Coolidge and Lynch)? Speak up now for your favorite, or sit around with a pocketful of dried liver and stay around for the final stacking. Fred Willard is his usual terrific inane self, here as commentator, Buck Laughlin. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 mockumentary exhibits fine image quality for its style. The picture is sharp and nicely detailed, with nicely rendered background definition. Colors are well balanced, with accurate fleshtones, and deep blacks; especially impressive at the dog show. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered. There are some minor instances in which pixelization and shimmering details are noticed, but overall the picture is quite solid and should surely satisfy. There is a bit of edge enhancement noticed, but nothing terribly distracting. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel audio tends to have a predominant focus toward the center channel. The soundtrack is also dialogue-driven, and as such is considerably conservative in terms of dimensional utilization. However, there is some notable sonic imaging across the screen, particularly during the show where effects and sometimes music are spread amongst the screen channels and gently into the surrounds. The sense of being in holosonic listening space isn’t as liberal as for other films but is quite ample at times. Fidelity is remarkable and voices have been nicely recorded, albeit with some characteristics of a close-miked production. This is a tastefully produced soundtrack that is of a quiescent nature. (Perry Sun)

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