Directed by:
Christopher GuestCinematography:
Kris KachikisComposer:
CJ VanstonCast:
Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Lynch, Zach Woods, Bob Balaban, John Michael Higgins, Don Lake, Ed Begley Jr., Fred Willard, Chris O'Dowd, Harry Shearer (more)VOD (1)
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Community theater (Waiting for Guffman), competitive dog shows (Best in Show), the folk music circuit (A Mighty Wind). Comedy legend Christopher Guest and his crack team of collaborators have made their mark, massively influencing modern Anglo-American comedy through an improv-infused, documentary-styled approach. They put arcane, eccentric subcultures under a microscope, affectionately magnifying the practitioners' fervor and foibles. For their new (and, frankly, long overdue), Netflix-backed outing, Guest and company focus on 'The 8th World Mascot Association Championships'. Here, a motley group of cheerleading competitors, clad in a bizarre array of furry costumes, battle it out in increasingly elaborate choreographed routines. Once again it's fertile territory for these consummate comic observers (repertory all-stars Jane Lynch, Fred Willard, Parker Posey and Chris O'Dowd), by turns hilarious and melancholy but always achingly human. And longtime Guffman fans will surely delight in an unexpected bonus 'Guest' appearance. (London Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Parker Posey
USA
Best movies:
Basquiat (1996)
Henry Fool (1997)
You've Got Mail (1998)
Jennifer Coolidge
USA
Best movies:
American Reunion (2012)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Jane Lynch
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Zach Woods
USA
Best movies:
The Post (2017)
In the Loop (2009)
Spy (2015)
Bob Balaban
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
John Michael Higgins
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Don Lake
Canada
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Zootopia (2016)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Ed Begley Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Hardcore (1979)
Fred Willard
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Gone Wild (2004) (video compilation)
WALL-E (2008)
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Chris O'Dowd
Ireland
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (2015) (theatrical recording)
Loving Vincent (2017)
Pirate Radio (2009)
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)
Sarah Baker
USA
Best movies:
The Good Lie (2014)
Speech & Debate (2017)
The Last Word (2017)
Michael Hitchcock
USA
Best movies:
Serenity (2005)
Bug (2002)
Puppy Love (2023)
Kerry Godliman
UK
Best movies:
Poppy Shakespeare (2008) (TV movie)
Our Girl (2013) (TV movie)
Room to Rent (2000)
Jim Piddock
UK
Best movies:
The Prestige (2006)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Morgan Obenreder
USA
Best movies:
Double Mommy (2016) (TV movie)
Mascots (2016)
Taking Your Daughter (2020) (TV movie)
Rachael Markarian
USA
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) (series)
Behind the Candelabra (2013) (TV movie)
Tom Bennett
UK
Best movies:
House of the Dragon (2022) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Rocketman (2019)
Wayne Wilderson
USA
Best movies:
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Independence Day (1996)
One Hour Photo (2002)
Tim Baltz
Best movies:
Mascots (2016)
The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)