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Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) 3.7
Director:Harry ShearerWriter:Harry Shearer |
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Whit Summers
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Katy Woo
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Clifford Sloane
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Elliot Chevron
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Thom Sharp | ... |
James Neal Taylor
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Judith Owen | ... |
Nancy McMahon
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Julie Payne | ... |
Lila Claypool
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Robert Mandan | ... |
Stanton Vandermint
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Courtney Vandermint
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| Michael McKean | ... |
Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton
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| Alan Thicke | ... |
Himself
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| Harry Shearer | ... |
Joey Lavin
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Damien Pritzker
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For fifty-one weeks a year, they run the country. For one week, they run amok.Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 March 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Call o' the Glen See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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I was fortunate enough to see this film at one of its world premieres as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival. Unfortunately, Harry Shearer could not come and talk to us about it, as was scheduled, but from what I hear, his make-up Q&A session a few days later was riotous.
Naturally, this comes as no surprise. In the fashion of earlier works such as *This Is Spinal Tap,* *Waiting For Guffman,* and *Best In Show* (not all of which had anything to do with Shearer himself, necessarily), the comedy relies heavily upon quirky yet somehow realistic characters in situations to match. Improvisation and satirical exaggeration combined with portrayal of bizarre characters by some unexpected performers and comic pacing that only someone like Shearer could pull off make this one of the better comedies of the year. While I'm unsure of how well-distributed the film will be, all fans of the aforementioned films should make an effort to see it.