Best in Show (movie)
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Template:Infobox Movie Best in Show (2000) is a mockumentary film following five entries in a prestigious dog show. The film shows how much dog owners love their pets ... and how carried away they can get. Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy wrote the script, and Guest directed. Many of the people involved also made This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for Guffman (1996), and/or A Mighty Wind (2003). The film won American, British, and Canadian Comedy Awards.
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| Christopher Guest | Harlan Pepper |
| Parker Posey | Meg Swan |
| Michael Hitchcock | Hamilton Swan |
| Catherine O'Hara | Cookie Guggelman Fleck |
| Eugene Levy | Gerald 'Gerry' Fleck |
| Michael McKean | Stefan Vanderhoof |
| John Michael Higgins | Scott Donlan |
| Jennifer Coolidge | Sherri Ann Ward Cabot |
| Jane Lynch | Christy Cummings |
Ed Begley Jr. plays the manager of a hotel that has to put up all these guests, and Fred Willard plays the 'color commentator' at the event. Colin Cunningham, Teryl Rothery, Rachael Harris, and Don S. Davis also play minor roles.