Best in Show
A behind-the-scenes look into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 2000
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2000
Storyline
A behind-the-scenes look into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.
Top credits
Fred Willard — Buck Laughlin
Eugene Levy — Gerry Fleck
Catherine O'Hara — Cookie Fleck
Jennifer Coolidge — Sherri Ann Cabot
Did you know
• According to Ben Mankiewicz, host on Turner Classic Movies, all of the dogs used as show dogs were indeed show dogs, except for one. At the last minute, there needed to be a replacement for one woman pulled her poodle upon learning that her dog was not to be the winner...of the FAKE dog show.
• Parker Posey got real braces for her character to wear.
• Fred Willard (Buck Laughlin) was specifically instructed by Christopher Guest not to do any research on dogs. Jim Piddock (Trevor Beckwith), on the other hand, had to do a lot of dog research so that his character would appear knowledgeable. As a result, Guest says some viewers are surprised to learn Piddock is not a real dog show judge.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $18,715,392
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $413,436 (2000-10-01)
User reviews
Liked it the first time, loved it the second
"Best In Show" indeed
Spinal Tap for Dogs.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
