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Cook Off!

  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
1.5K
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Diedrich Bader, Melissa McCarthy, and Wendi McLendon-Covey in Cook Off! (2007)
Official Trailer
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5 Videos
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MockumentaryQuirky ComedyComedy

Amateur "chefs" from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.Amateur "chefs" from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.Amateur "chefs" from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.

  • Directors
    • Cathryn Michon
    • Guy Shalem
  • Writers
    • Cathryn Michon
    • Wendi McLendon-Covey
    • W. Bruce Cameron
  • Stars
    • Louie Anderson
    • Nick Rey Angelus
    • Diedrich Bader
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Cathryn Michon
      • Guy Shalem
    • Writers
      • Cathryn Michon
      • Wendi McLendon-Covey
      • W. Bruce Cameron
    • Stars
      • Louie Anderson
      • Nick Rey Angelus
      • Diedrich Bader
    • 41User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Videos5

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    Trailer 2:29
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    Cook Off!: Rooting Around
    Clip 0:50
    Cook Off!: Rooting Around
    Cook Off!: Give Me A Kiss
    Clip 1:19
    Cook Off!: Give Me A Kiss
    Cook Off!: I Have To Wait
    Clip 0:54
    Cook Off!: I Have To Wait

    Photos39

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    Louie Anderson
    Louie Anderson
    • Mayor Doug Halverson
    Nick Rey Angelus
    Nick Rey Angelus
    • At Risk Youth'Paco
    Diedrich Bader
    Diedrich Bader
    • Del Crawford
    Steven E. Barnes
    Steven E. Barnes
    • Young gangster
    • (as a different name)
    Jordan Black
    Jordan Black
    • Markus Briggs
    Lizzy Burgi
    • Daughter
    • (as Elizabeth Mercer)
    W. Bruce Cameron
    W. Bruce Cameron
    • EMT
    Tom Carey
    • Grandfather pasternak
    Mark Cirillo
    • James, Bananas Waiter
    Mo Collins
    Mo Collins
    • Van Rookle Farms Housewife
    Jennifer Elise Cox
    Jennifer Elise Cox
    • Cassandra Dougherty
    Ben Falcone
    Ben Falcone
    • Cameron Strang
    Patrick George Flanagan
    Patrick George Flanagan
    • Bellman
    • (as Patrick Flanagan)
    Alexander Garcia
    • Family Member
    S.A. Griffin
    S.A. Griffin
    • Dave Carriere
    Barbie Hatch
    • Punk Rock Drummer
    Cheryl Hawker
    Cheryl Hawker
    • Midwestern Housewife
    Elizabeth Imus
    • Sandra
    • Directors
      • Cathryn Michon
      • Guy Shalem
    • Writers
      • Cathryn Michon
      • Wendi McLendon-Covey
      • W. Bruce Cameron
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews41

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    6ramielewa

    silly relaxing

    It is just a silly relaxing movie to pass time with I think it got released after Melissa McCarthy got famous...she is just a guest star and shouldn't be the main star on the poster
    7stangpt-72073

    Listen....To the commentary with an open mind

    Completely disagree with the dismemberment of this title.....Being watched all so wrong.....The intended projection is perfectly performed. Let your allegiance of logic disperse. Excellent loved it....Would give it a 7.6 but trolls trash it so a 10 to realize reality and balance the poor ratings.
    5jordan2240

    Enjoyed the first 15 minutes...

    Found it funny at first, but by the time Melissa M. came on board and basically ad-libbed her stuff, it had gotten old and no longer funny. Definitely would have been better under the guidance of Christopher Guest. Ended up not finishing it, as I was watching it with commercials, and it just wasn't worth sitting through commercials for.
    6truenihilistbyheart

    not for everyone but i liked it!

    I'm going to admit right away that this movie will seem not funny to some. If you like the dry awkward humor of movies like napoleon dynamite or drop dead gorgeous you'll like this.

    My favorite was niecy nash as "ladybug" and wendi mclendon-covey as "pauline".

    One thing i really didn't like is you could definitely tell they used ALL of the footage they had of melissa McCarthy because she had gotten famous. Her part was stupid and it went on for way too long. (i guess on the bright side people who don't understand why things are edited, "dropped on the cutting room floor", or doesn't make it into the movie this'll perfectly illustrate why.)

    overall the movie got more laughs out of me than other comedies that have same kind of star power.

    Its cute, its funny and it has its own charm.

    Enjoy!
    8mwdoming-99405

    If You Love Mockumentary Comedy...

    ...you will thoroughly enjoy this film. Reminiscent of Christopher Guest films (Best in Show, Spinal Tap, etc.), this movie was a pleasant surprise. Had never heard of it until it showed up as a "viewers also watched" list and I was instantly reminded of one of my all-time favorite comedies, Drop Dead Gorgeous. Hilarious performances, great story and some truly awful looking food (somebody had to make all of those weird dishes in the opening sequence).

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    • Trivia
      The film sat unreleased until 2017.
    • Alternate versions
      The film premiered in 2007 at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, CO and was later re-edited and acquired for release in 2017 by Lionsgate, cutting 20 minutes from the festival version and replacing it with 22 minutes of new or previously unused footage. The 2017 runs 98 minutes.
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      For the Better
      Written by Jeen O'Brien (SOCAN)

      Performed by Jeen O'Brien (as JEEN)

      Published by Red Brick Music Publishing (ASCAP) obo itself and Paper Bag Publishing

      Courtesy of Red Brick Music Publishing

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Поварской турнир
    • Filming locations
      • Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Halcyon Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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