A Mighty Wind
Directed by Christopher Guest
Written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy
2003/USA
Castle Rock Entertainment
First viewing/FilmStruck
[box] Laurie Bohner: I learned to play the ukulele in one of my last films, “Not-So-Tiny Tim”.[/box]
Christopher Guest’s mocumentaries crack me up!
A music promoter who sparked the folk revival in the 60’s has died and his son decides to stage a tribute in memoriam. So the groups are gathered from whatever supermarket openings they are now playing at. The tribute concert prompts the performers to resurrect all the fights still unresolved from 40 years ago.
Well if you’ve seen any of these things you will know you are in for every outrageous situation it is possible to cram into the story. In the meantime, the dialogue is priceless especially coming from Fred Willard (below).
The humor in these is right on my wavelength. I can watch again and again and pick up a new gag hiding in the wings. Give it a try. I can also recommend Guest’s Best in Show (2000)
Christopher Guest & Co. are true genius! BEST IN SHOW remains my favorite but A MIGHTY WIND is great fun.
I watched Best in Show in a small theater on cruise ship for the first time. There were at the most 10 people at the showing. I got totally lost in the film and was laughing out loud so hard I believe the others thought I had a screw loose. Didn’t care. Had a great time.
(added here because of “2003”, no connection to A Mighty Wind)
One of those reluctant adds, for when you are slumming away from the Best In Show films LOL – best described as a “thriller”. Elevated by a brilliantly ambiguous performance from the villain (Jan Decleir) and an unusual plot device, also by being consistent in the character’s actions right to the end. You may have missed this as it is from an unusual quarter – Belgium. (A nod to it’s success is the making of 2 more movies with the 2 “goodies” in 2009 and 2017)
The Memory of a Killer AKA De zaak Alzheimer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374345/
Another one for the ever growing list. Someday when I am more caught-up, I may have a “recommendations” month and give many of yours a go.
I need little excuse to play CCR in any case, but your reply bought this to mind instantly LOL
Ha ha ha. Too uncomfortably true for words.