Directed by:
Christopher GuestCinematography:
Roberto SchaeferComposer:
CJ VanstonCast:
Catherine O'Hara, Ed Begley Jr., Eugene Levy, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, John Michael Higgins, Carrie Aizley (more)VOD (1)
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Debut feature director Jay Berman (Christopher Guest), steers cast and crew through a typically tumultuous independent film Home for Purim, an intimate period drama about a Jewish family's turbulent reunion on the occasion of the dying matriarch's favorite holiday. When Internet-generated rumors begin circulating that three of Purim's stars -- faded luminary Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara), journeyman actor and former hot dog pitchman Victor Allan Miller (Harry Shearer), and ingénue Callie Webb (Parker Posey) -- may be perpetrating Award-worthy performances, a rumble of excitement rattles the cast. Once "Hollywood Now" anchors Chuck Porter (Fred Willard) and Cindy Martin (Jane Lynch) pick up the buzz, Award fever infects the entire production. Unit publicist Corey Taft (John Michael Higgins), talent agent Morley Orfkin (Eugene Levy), and producer Whitney Taylor Brown (Jennifer Coolidge) all smell the sudden potential for a sleeper hit. As does Sunfish Classics President Martin Gibb (Ricky Gervais), who suggests some last-minute changes to the film that he feels will broaden the film's appeal. Meanwhile, Purim's screenwriters, Lane Iverson (Michael McKean) and Philip Koontz (Bob Balaban) grow steadily more horrified as they watch the first film adaptation of their work diverge from their original story. As the hopeful Purim team careens toward the end of production and the upcoming Award season, tenuous relationships and brittle dreams play out in unexpected ways... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Catherine O'Hara
Canada
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Ed Begley Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Hardcore (1979)
Eugene Levy
Canada
Best movies:
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
American Reunion (2012)
Over the Hedge (2006)
Harry Shearer
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Heaven and Hell (2002) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1998) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Christopher Guest
USA
Best movies:
The Princess Bride (1987)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Death Wish (1974)
Jennifer Coolidge
USA
Best movies:
American Reunion (2012)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Parker Posey
USA
Best movies:
Basquiat (1996)
Henry Fool (1997)
You've Got Mail (1998)
John Michael Higgins
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Carrie Aizley
USA
Best movies:
Best in Show (2000)
The Thin Pink Line (1998)
For Your Consideration (2006)
Bob Balaban
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Sandra Oh
Canada
Best movies:
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Owning Mahowny (2003)
Defendor (2009)
Richard Kind
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Inside Out (2015)
Fred Willard
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Gone Wild (2004) (video compilation)
WALL-E (2008)
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Jane Lynch
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Mary McCormack
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
Private Parts (1997)
Getting to Know You (1999)
Craig Bierko
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Larry Miller
USA
Best movies:
Pretty Woman (1990)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
God Bless America (2011)
Rick Gonzalez
USA
Best movies:
Coach Carter (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005)
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Claire Forlani
UK
Best movies:
The Rock (1996)
Hooligans (2005)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
John Krasinski
USA
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Duane Hopwood (2005)