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Overview

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Director:

Kevin Allen

Writers (WGA):

Sacha Gervasi (written by) &
Craig Ferguson (written by)

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Release Date:

28 January 2000 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Tagline:

He saw. He combed. He conquered.

Plot:

Flamboyant Glasgow hairdresser, Crawford Mackinzie, gets a letter from the World Hairdresser International... more | add synopsis

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The Big Tease parallels Craig's experience: Spoiler Alert more (30 total)


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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Je M'Appelle Crawford (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Germany:6 | UK:15 | USA:R (No. 36390) | Italy:T | Iceland:L


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Craig Ferguson attended a hairdressing institute to learn all about the art of hairdressing. more

Quotes:

Crawford Mackenzie: Sorry, Candy. I adore you, I really do. It's just that I prefer my women with a penis. more

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Rocky (1976) more

Soundtrack:

Shoeshine more


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The Big Tease parallels Craig's experience: Spoiler Alert, 29 October 2005
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Author: dshenderson from United States

I loved "The Big Tease." I have watched it several times, and find it more entertaining each time. I recently read a quote of Craig Ferguson's in a Reel.com interview, saying that the movie somewhat parallels his experience in Hollywood. He said, "it is an exact mirror image of the show business that I know. I believe that the story in the movie is my story in America," and when asked how Crawford's experience in America paralleled with his own, Craig replied, "It's exactly the same...it is very similar to my own experience. That is where the story comes from." I watched the movie today for the first time since reading these comments, which Craig made about 7 years ago, and find that there are more similarities than he could have foreseen at the time. Part of the sharp satire on insider Hollywood revolves around getting a break because of whom you know. In the movie, Crawford comes to L.A. as a well-established hairstylist in Scotland (the "Red Adair of hair"), and manages to connect with the right people, beginning with Eamon the limo driver and Candy the publicist, which in turn leads to a series of connections with other key people and opportunities: an amusement park animal costume fur-dressing gig, the continuing antagonistic yet crucial interactions with Monique and Stig, a lunch date with Drew Carey that takes Crawford's credibility to the next level, and a meeting with the Senator who finally allows him to compete in the W.H.I.F Hair-Off. Throughout these events and introductions, Crawford must pay his dues, often feeling humiliated in the process, yet always managing to make the best of the situation. I don't pretend to know all the details of Craig's rise to fame, but he was already an established comedian well-known in the U.K., then came to the U.S. and obscurity. After paying his dues here and there, he got a break as Mr. Wick on "The Drew Carey Show." Drew Carey is the equivalent of Candy in this movie, giving stability to Craig's career, and enough required time on the set but not in front of the camera to begin writing, thus marking his breakthrough into the roles of writer, producer, and finally director with the critically acclaimed "I'll Be There." Craig Ferguson's big break as host of CBS's "The Late Late Show" is similar to Crawford's walk-on success in the competition for the Platinum Scissors award. Craig has not yet been crowned the king of late-night, but I have a feeling that some of the other late-night hosts are feeling very much the same as the other three Hair-Off competitors, wondering, "Who is this Scottish guy, and who could have guessed he had so much talent?" One interesting scene in particular shows the obvious pride Crawford feels when he finally obtains his H.A.G. card, a pride which Craig will soon share when he obtains a U.S. passport upon becoming a citizen of his adopted country. The parallels to Craig's current situation are easy to see, and I think that "The Big Tease" may portend the huge success that Craig has yet to attain in Hollywood and with the ranks of late-night fans. Like Crawford, Craig is determined to reach the pinnacle of his profession, and he has forced industry insiders to sit up and take notice of him. Just like Crawford, Craig was born to this.

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