Les coulisses du monde très compétitif et impitoyable des expositions canines du point de vue d'un groupe de propriétaires de chiens sans scrupules.Les coulisses du monde très compétitif et impitoyable des expositions canines du point de vue d'un groupe de propriétaires de chiens sans scrupules.Les coulisses du monde très compétitif et impitoyable des expositions canines du point de vue d'un groupe de propriétaires de chiens sans scrupules.
- Prix
- 11 victoires et 14 nominations
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesParker Posey got real braces for her character to wear.
- GaffesAt one point during the Dog Show, supposedly taking place in Philadelphia, PA, an aerial shot of the arena reveals Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. This was stock footage "borrowed" from Suspense en prolongation (1995), whose plot involves a hostage situation; hence, the excessive number of police cars, which make no sense at a dog show.
- Citations
Sherri Ann Cabot: [Discussing her 80 year old husband who's 44 years her senior] Leslie and I have an amazing relationship and it's very physical, he still pushes all my buttons. People say 'oh but he's so much older than you' and you know what, I'm the one having to push him away. We have so much in common, we both love soup and snow peas, we love the outdoors, and talking and not talking. We could not talk or talk forever and still find things to not talk about.
- Générique farfeluLord Haden-Guest...Sitar (Lord Haden-Guest is Christopher Guest)
- ConnexionsEdited from Suspense en prolongation (1995)
The film appears to be a documentary about dog shows and several contestants in particular. You follow these few chosen dogs from pre-show preparations all the way to the big night where one of them is chosen best in show at the fictitious "Mayflower Kennel Club". However, none of these people are real dog show enthusiasts but talent improvisational actors that parody many of the common types of people you meet in the dog show world. Amazingly, even though the characters are rather outlandish, there is a lot of truth to the personalities they are parodying--as decades ago I had some experience with dog shows and this is a VERY cutthroat group of people! My favorites of the dog owners were the incredibly high-pressure and tense yuppie couple who just exuded anger and volatility. I also loved the openly gay couple, as they were terribly funny and clever. However, the best performance probably wasn't from any of the couples but from Fred Willard who played the world's stupidest and least talented announcer in human history. His comments were uniformly inane and often betrayed him as an incredibly stupid person--how he got to be the announcer for such a prestigious show is anyone's guess. The other contestants featured were also quite funny--the high-priced professional poodle handler and its rich owner, the country boy and his hound as well as Winkie's "parents" who could barely scrape together enough to make it to the show.
Despite the improvised style of film making, the pieces all fit together wonderfully and told a very funny and compelling story--one that is NOT for dog owners only. Exceptional acting made this one of the best comedies of the last decade. Clever and consistently funny.
By the way, try to find this on DVD as the extras were actually worth seeing. While a bit painful to watch, I loved seeing Harlan Pepper and his beach ball collection in particular!
- planktonrules
- 10 nov. 2008
Meilleurs choix
- How long is Best in Show?Propulsé par Alexa
Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 10 000 000 $ US (estimation)
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 18 715 392 $ US
- Fin de semaine d'ouverture – États-Unis et Canada
- 413 436 $ US
- 1 oct. 2000
- Brut – à l'échelle mondiale
- 20 789 556 $ US
- Durée1 heure 30 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1