Other Titles • Best in Show • Dog Show (1999) • Dog Show! (2001) • Dogumentary (1999)
Trivia from Best in Show (2000)
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Theatrical release: September 29, 2000
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Screenwriter and star Eugene Levy wrote the original terrier songs he and Catherine O'Hara sing in the film.
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Filmed on location in Los Angeles, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
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The dogs used in the show are actual purebred show dogs, and hundreds were auditioned.
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The Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show was based on the real-life Westminster Dog Show in New York. The entire show had to be created for the film, though, since none of the real dog shows would allow the crew to film.
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Michael McKean and Christopher Guest, who previously collaborated on THIS IS SPINAL TAP, wrote several musical numbers for the film.
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The film was only loosely scripted--most of the dialogue was improvised.
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Time, Rolling Stone, Matt Zoller Seitz of the New York Press, and the American Film Institute named BEST IN SHOW one of the 10 best films of 2000.
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The Boston Society of Film Critics named Fred Willard Best Supporting Actor of 2000.
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BEST IN SHOW was nominated for the following Golden Globe award: Best Motion Picture--Musical or Comedy.
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