The Big Tease (1999)

Flamboyant Glasgow hairdresser, Crawford Mackinzie, gets a letter from the World Hairdresser International Federation inviting him to its prestigious annual contest in L.A. Filmmaker Martin... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Allen

Writers:

Sacha Gervasi, Craig Ferguson

Stars:

Craig Ferguson, Chris Langham, David Rasche

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Craig Ferguson	...	Crawford Mackenzie
Chris Langham	...	BBC Interviewer
David Rasche	...	Stig
Frances Fisher	...	Candy
Mary McCormack	...	Monique
Donal Logue	...	Eamonn
Isabella Aitken	...	Mrs. Beasie Mackenzie
Kevin Allen	...	Gareth Trundle
Angela McCluskey	...	Senga Magoogan
Francine York	...	Elegant Woman
David Hasselhoff	...	Himself
Drew Carey	...	Himself
Cathy Lee Crosby	...	Herself
Bruce Jenner	...	Himself
Nina Siemaszko	...	Betty Fuego

Storyline

Flamboyant Glasgow hairdresser, Crawford Mackinzie, gets a letter from the World Hairdresser International Federation inviting him to its prestigious annual contest in L.A. Filmmaker Martin Samuels is making a fly-on-the-wall documentary about Crawford; he and the crew go too. After maxing out his credit card at the Century Plaza Hotel, Crawford discovers he's been invited to participate in the audience, not the contest; he tries every angle imaginable to get in the competition: he phones fellow Scot Sean Connery, he gets a union card, he asks the reigning champion for help, and he connects with Connery's publicist, who's having a bad hair day. Will he succeed, for the little people?

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Plot Keywords:

hairdresser | competition | reference to liberace | scotland | homosexual | 

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Taglines:

He saw. He combed. He conquered.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 January 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Je M'Appelle Crawford

Filming Locations:

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$29,010 (USA) (28 January 2000)

Gross:

$185,577 (USA) (31 March 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Crawford P., I Should Coco Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The inspiration for this film arose out of Craig Ferguson's desire to make a cheerful film that celebrates Scottishness, as opposed to the epic nature of films like Braveheart and Rob Roy, and the downbeat quality of Trainspotting and Shallow Grave.

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Goofs

Crawford rents a car that was apparently stolen from a Korean cook named Chokko. When Crawford visits Chokko's house, the camera pans and reveals a sign above the doorway on the ground floor displaying what seems to be 'Asian' characters. However, it's neither Korean nor any other Asian language. The characters are entirely fictitious.

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Quotes

Crawford Mackenzie: [Crawford is showing off a new outfit] Just something I threw together. I call it... Braveheart meets Liberace-Bravache!

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Connections

References Zardoz (1974)

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Soundtracks

"Supernova Heights"
Written by Craig Campbell and Paul Stacey
Performed by Cydonia
Courtesy of Meanwhile Records Ltd. and Virgin Records America, Inc.

User Reviews

Great movie!!!

I love this movie so much. It has such a funny plot line and the writing is so good (Craig Ferguson, the star, wrote it). This is one of the best faux documentary movies I've ever seen. I think it also has a sweet little story about fulfilling your dreams and I love the ending. I'm also a big fan of Craig Ferguson's other work, like Saving Grace. If you liked this, I would reccomend that as well.