Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.
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| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Marilyn Hack | |
| Stephen Rannazzisi | ... | Studio Gate Guard | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Sandy Lane | |
| Eugene Levy | ... | Morley Orfkin | |
| Harry Shearer | ... | Victor Allan Miller | |
| Christopher Moynihan | ... | Brian Chubb | |
| Christopher Guest | ... | Jay Berman | |
| John Michael Higgins | ... | Corey Taft | |
| Carrie Aizley | ... | Pam Campanella | |
| Stephanie Courtney | ... | Boom Operator | |
| Suzy Nakamura | ... | First AC | |
| Jim Piddock | ... | Simon Whitset | |
| Jane Morris | ... | Script Supervisor | |
| Jennifer Coolidge | ... | Whitney Taylor Brown | |
| Jordan Black | ... | Whitney's Assistant | |
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Hollywood send-up. No-name actors are making a low-budget period drama called "Home for Purim," when an anonymous post on the Internet suggests that one performance is Oscar-worthy. Then, two more cast members get Oscar-related press: buzz in "Variety" and appearances on TV prompt the studio executives to insist on changes in the script in anticipation of a blockbuster. Jump ahead a few months to the days before Oscar nominees are announced: just the possibility of a nomination has changed the actors' lives. Agents, publicists, make-up artists, local celebrity reporters, and other bit players round out the backstage ensemble. Hooray for Hollywood! Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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22 November 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Es lebe Hollywood See more »Filming Locations:
Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Edit
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$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$372,012, 19 November 2006, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$5,542,025, 21 January 2007Company Credits
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Written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy
Performed by Christopher Moynihan, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey and Harry Shearer
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Joe Satriani makes a cameo appearance as the guitarist for the band in the "late night"-type show. See more »Goofs
The title of the French film the actress is nominated for is incorrectly named 'Le cheval obscurite'. 'Obscurite' is the noun form of dark, the adjective form 'obscur' should have been used. At any rate, the expression 'dark horse' isn't directly translated as thus in French. See more »Soundtracks
The Purim SongWritten by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy
Performed by Christopher Moynihan, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey and Harry Shearer
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Christopher Guest has quite the resume and reputation for his quirky, awkward satirical mockumentaries, but "For Your Consideration" simply doesn't measure up with the rest.
It's hard not to judge "Consideration" by its predecessors such as "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind." With the same cast, the same satirical (though not full out mockumentary) style, it simply asks for that and it doesn't succeed the way those movies do.
The premise of "Consideration" is on the set of a movie (a ridiculous) movie and the overblown Oscar hype that the film gets. The film contains everyone from the actors to the producer in the cast, as well as a couple Hollywood-focused TV show hosts. The characters are still quirky and amusing in a subtle way, yet something is off. Their depth and the interest in what is happening to them is non-existent and it makes it harder to laugh at the them in the long run and considering characters tend to drive Guest's films, that makes it tough from the get-go.
The plot is simply not as intriguing as well. This perhaps lies in the fact that the focus is not on something obscure like dog shows or traveling folk musicians, but instead on basic Hollywood, which offers less genuine interest in subject alone. Compound that with the weak characters and you have a huge Guest disappointment.