A Mighty Wind (Widescreen) - Comedy Classic Movies on DVD (2003) Starring Christopher Guest; Eugene Levy; John Michael Higgins; Jane Lynch; Michael McKean; Catherine O'Hara; Parker Posey; Harry Shearer & Fred Willard; Directed by Christopher Guest; Warner Home Video : OLDIES.com

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A Mighty Wind

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Starring: Christopher Guest; Eugene Levy; John Michael Higgins; Jane Lynch; Michael McKean; Catherine O'Hara; Parker Posey; Harry Shearer & Fred Willard Director: Christopher Guest Rated:

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DVD Features:

Region 1; USA & Canada
Snap Case
Dual Side - Dual Layer
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:

Dolby Surround 5.1 - English, French (Quebec)

Additional Release Material:

15 Additional Scenes
Audio Commentary: Christopher Guest - Director/Writer/Star, Eugene Levy - Star
Live TV Broadcast of the Climactic Benefit Concert In Its Entirety
TV Appearances by The Folksmen & Mitch & Mickey

Interactive Features:

Easter Eggs

Text/Photo Galleries:

Discographies
Album Art
Biographies of The Folksmen, The New Main Street Singers, Mitch & Mickey
Lyrics

Entertainment Reviews:

New York Times - 04/16/2003

"...The music may be perfectly awful -- actually it is both perfect and awful -- but its power, this movie suggest is nothing to laugh at. Or so you might realize, if you could only stop laughing long enough to form the thought..."

USA Today - 04/18/2003

"...The satire is so deadpan that you sometimes have to pinch yourself to realize how dead-on it is....The unmatchable Fred Willard tears it up..."

Rolling Stone - 05/01/2003

"...A gift from comedy heaven..."

Variety - 04/14/2003

"...The gifted repertory company again creates an amusing gallery of incisively observed characters, riffing off each other with enjoyment levels that frequently prove contagious..."

Entertainment Weekly - 04/25/2003

"...[A] sublime, dizzying satire of American folk music....A movie that re-creates its object of satire with such pitch perfect flair that all but erases the line between derision and love..."

Premiere - 05/01/2003

"...There is plenty of top-flight comedy in this brisk picture..."

Box Office - 06/01/2003

...[With] the same blend of serious musicality and unabashed silliness that the trio injected into their metal tunes for THIS IS SPINAL TAP, gently ribbing their chosen musical form even as they pay it loving homage..."

Los Angeles Times - 04/16/2003

"...Few filmmakers today can show us our most ridiculous selves with as much merciless wit and tender mercy..."

Movieline's Hollywood Life - 09/01/2003

"...Hilarious..."

Sight and Sound - 02/01/2004

"[T]he filmmakers have an obvious knowledge of and affection for the music, creating a rich game of reference-spotting for the folk cognoscenti."

Uncut - 07/01/2004

"Affectionate, often very funny....[With] typically irresistible performances."

Product Description:

Christopher Guest follows up his hilarious mockumentary BEST IN SHOW with this parody of the folk music industry. Three well-known folk groups come together for a reunion concert in New York City, singing brilliantly funny songs and producing uniquely bizarre laughs along the way. The Folksmen are an all-male trio consisting of an upright bass, a banjo, a guitar, and a whole lot of melody. Hilarious scenes of the group rehearsing casually in the kitchen, while reflecting on bygone days, are some of the most candidly funny moments in the film. Fake archival photos of the band, combined with the names of their hit songs--"Hitchin'", Singin'", "Ramblin'", "Wishin'", and "Pickin'"--generate wonderfully dry jokes. When not peering in on the Folksmen, the film spends time getting to know Mitch and Mickey, a popular duo and a great folk love story. Mitch and Mickey talk openly about the emotional torment of their breakup, though it is clearly difficult for them. However, back together again, they manage to rehearse--and perform--their famous love song that requires a dramatic kiss in the middle. Last but not least are The New Main Street Singers, a raucous group of nine--a neuftette--that wear matching outfits and sing upbeat songs. Some of the more bizarre personalities in the film come out of this group, bringing a tone to this folk odyssey that recalls moments from Guest's BEST IN SHOW and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN. A hollerin' good time, A MIGHTY WIND is yet another comic masterpiece from Guest, whose films resonate with viewers long after they're through, and easily lend themselves to repeat viewings.

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Production Notes:

Theatrical Release Date: April 16, 2003 (Limited)

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer & Fred Willard
Directed by		Christopher Guest

DVD Details:

Label: Warner Home Video
Originally Released in: 2003
Rated:
Run Time: 1 hours, 32 minutes
Video: Color
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: September 23, 2003
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 17,551
Item UPC: 085392771820
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.

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