Additional information for Best in Show, which has a domestic theatrical release set for September 29, 2000. The film is being distributed by Warner Bros Pictures and has not yet been rated. Best in Show has a total running time of 90 minutes.
13
Argentina
PG
Australia
U
France
12
Germany
PG
New Zealand
T
Spain
12
UK
L
Iceland
NC-16
Singapore
K-11
Finland
15
South Korea
PG
Canada
PG-13
USA
K
Greece
90min
Very Important Perros
Argentina
Very Important Perros
Spain
Bêtes de scène
France
Campioni di razza
Italy
Dog Show
USA
Dog Show!
Japan
Dogumentary
USA
Donos de Estimação
Portugal
En Güzel Köpek
Turkey
Le clou du spectacle
Canada
Medal dla miss
Poland
Najlepši pas na ižlozbi
Serbia
Nem kutya
Hungary
O Melhor do Show
Brazil
Skylisia zoi
Greece
September 08, 2000
Canada
September 19, 2000
USA
September 29, 2000
USA
October , 2000
USA
, 2001
Finland
March 01, 2001
Germany
March 09, 2001
UK
March 30, 2001
Spain
March 31, 2001
Japan
April 06, 2001
Italy
April 12, 2001
Australia
April 12, 2001
New Zealand
May 02, 2001
France
August 01, 2001
Russia
August 22, 2001
Argentina
September 06, 2001
Hungary
August 31, 2005
Sweden
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A colorful array of characters competes at a national dog show.
Best in Show is presented as a documentary of five dogs and their owners destined to show in the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, held in Philadelphia. The documentary jumps between the owners as they prepare to leave for the show, arriving at the hotel, and preparing backstage before their dog takes the show. The owners and their dogs include:Gerry and Cookie Fleck (Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara), with their Norwich Terrier Winky. They are a middle-class couple from Florida who run into monetary problems and are forced to sleep in the hotel's storage room when they finally arrive. Throughout the film, they encounter men that Cookie had slept with during her youth.Meg and Hamilton Swan (Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock), with their Weimaraner Beatrice. An upper-class, stereotypical yuppie couple, they take great care in Beatrice (although really just confusing and aggravating her with their neurotic behavior), going as far as taking her to a therapist after she saw Meg and Hamilton have sex. At the show, the Swans believe that Beatrice will become unnerved without her favorite toy, the "Busy Bee", and frantically search for a replacement for it before the show.Harlan Pepper (Christopher Guest) and his Bloodhound Hubert. The Peppers have raised bloodhounds for generations, and Harlen continues the tradition, though he has aspirations of becoming a ventriloquist.Sherri Ann (Jennifer Coolidge) and Leslie Ward (Patrick Cranshaw) Cabot with their standard poodle Rhapsody in White (a.k.a. Butch), a two-time winner of the show in the past. Sherri Ann is a luscious big-breasted blonde, having the elderly Leslie as her sugar daddy. She is primarily worried about giving Rhapsody a makeover; however, trainer Christy Cummings (Jane Lynch) makes sure the dog is ready for the show, while Leslie stays utterly oblivious and apathetic. Over the course of the film, the fake couplehood between Sherri Ann and Leslie crumples while Sherri Ann's romantic involvement with Christy becomes apparent.Scott Donlan (John Michael Higgins) and Stefan Vanderhoof (Michael McKean) and their Shih Tzu. The gay couple takes great pride in their dog, and are confident that she will win the competition. They gossip about the other participants throughout the film.The owners and their dogs all arrive in time for the show, which is hosted by Trevor Beckwith (Jim Piddock), and "color" commentator Buck Laughlin (Fred Willard). During the first round, Beatrice is disqualified when Hamilton cannot control her, but the other four dogs advance to the final round. Just before the finals, Cookie stumbles and insists that Gerry take over for her. Though the audience is initially awed by seeing Gerry's "two left feet" (the result of a birth defect), ultimately Winky takes Best in Show.Afterwards, the film explores what each character is doing after the competition. Gerry and Cookie returned home to Florida and were overcome with attention after the victory. They go on to record, in amusingly bad style, songs about dogs. Sherri Ann and Christy have entered into a partnership and publish a magazine for lesbian dog owners called Modern Bitch. Harlan fulfills his dreams and becomes a ventriloquist, entertaining sparse crowds with a honky tonk song and dance number. Hamilton and Meg Swan have found a new dog, one that enjoys watching them make love, and are sure it will be a winner. Stefan and Scott are in the process of designing a calendar featuring Shih Tzu dogs appearing in scenes, with appropriate costume, from famous classic films, such as Gone with the Wind and Casablanca.
Christopher Guest
Director(s)
Christopher Guest
Eugene Levy
Writer(s)
Gordon Mark
executive producer
Karen Murphy
producer
Producer(s)
Jeffrey C.J. Vanston
Composer(s)
Dr. Chuck Nelken
Jay Brazeau
Meg Swan
Parker Posey
Hamilton Swan
Michael Hitchcock
Cookie Fleck
Catherine O'Hara
Gerry Fleck
Eugene Levy
Fern City Show Spectator
Carrie Aizley
Fern City Show Spectator
Lewis Arquette
Fern City Show Judge
Dany Canino
Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
Bob Balaban
Fishin' Hole Guy
Will Sasso
Fishin' Hole Guy
Stephen E. Miller
Harlan Pepper
Christopher Guest
Stefan Vanderhoof
Michael McKean
Scott Donlan
John Michael Higgins
New York Butcher
Colin Cunningham
Scott's Wild Date
Jehshua Barnes
Leslie Ward Cabot
Patrick Cranshaw
Sherri Ann Cabot
Jennifer Coolidge
Graham Chissolm
Don Lake
Winky's Party Guest
Scott Williamson
Winky's Party Guest
Deborah Theaker
Winky's Party Guest
Rachael Harris
Christy Cummings
Jane Lynch
Airport Passerby
Fulvio Cecere
Fay Berman
Linda Kash
Max Berman
Larry Miller
Hotel Manager
Ed Begley Jr.
Zach Berman (as Cody Gregg)
Cody Greg
Philly AM Host
Teryl Rothery
Philly AM Chef
Tony Alcantar
Philly AM Assistant
Camille Sullivan
Philly AM Host
Dave Cameron
Cabot Party Guest
Lynda Boyd
Cabot Party Guest
Madeleine Kipling
Cabot Party Guest
Merrilyn Gann
Cabot Party Guest
Andrew Johnston
Malcolm
Malcolm Stewart
Leslie's Nurse
Jay-Lyn Green
Buck Laughlin
Fred Willard
Trevor Beckwith
Jim Piddock
Director(s)
Eugene Levy
Writer(s)
executive producer
Karen Murphy
producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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