A Mighty Wind (2003)
A Mighty Wind (2003)
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Cast
as Alan Barrows
as Jerry Palter
as Mitch Cohen
as Mark Shubb
as Jonathan Steinbloom
as Mickey Devlin Crabbe
as Sissy Knox
as Mike LaFontaine
as Laurie Bohner
as Terry Bohner
as Lars Olfen
as George Menschell
as Amber Cole
as Lawrence Turpin
as Elliott Steinbloom
as Wally Fenton
as Sean Halloran
as Leonard Crabbe
as Leonard Crabbe
as Naomi Steinbloom
as Newscaster
as Irving Steinbloom
as Ma Klapper
as Ramblin' Sandy Pitnik
as Pa Klapper
as Young Chuck Wiseman
as Bill Weyburn
as Fred Knox
as Boy Klapper
as Girl Klapper
as Young George Menschell
as Steinbloom's Assistant
as Young Jonathan Steinbloom
as David Kantor
as 1971 Dell Wiseman
as 1971 Howard Wiseman
as 1971 Chuck Wiseman
as 1960s Mitch & Mickey Bass
as 1960s Mitch & Mickey Guitar
as Martin Berg
as Steve Lang
as Tony Pollono
as Jerald Smithers
as Johnny Athenakis
as Mike Maryama
as Young Terry Bohner
as Steinbloom's Secretary
as Dr. Mildred Wickes
as Witch No. 1
as Witch No. 2
as Witch No. 3
as Witch No. 4
as Deputy Mayor
as Blues Musician
as Melinda Barrows
as Shirley Steinbloom
as PBN TV Director
as Mitch & Mickey Bass
as Mitch & Mickey Guitar
as Supreme Folk Defense Lawyer
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Critic Reviews for A Mighty Wind
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There is no shortage of performers with comic skills in A Mighty Wind. What's lacking instead is a visible premise for the satire and ridicule.
More of a warm breeze than a great gust, but its simple, smart pleasures carry the force of a hurricane.
You don't leave A Mighty Wind laughing so much as humming. Its dialogue may be improvised, but its music is well rehearsed.
While Guest never forgets to laugh, he never forgets to love either, embracing the very subject he is simultaneously throttling.
A hoot.
A rollicking, tongue-in-cheek sendup.
Audience Reviews for A Mighty Wind
Full confession alert: I'm not the biggest Christopher Guest fan; however, A Mighty Wind is maturely directed, heartfelt, and keenly observed. I never thought I would be genuinely touched by a Guest film, but that's why we watch movies, right?
Super Reviewer
Whenever I want to watch something light and comedic I either watch a Woody Allen or one of Christopher Guests' mockumentaries. This film is lacking compared to the over the top ensemble Waiting for Guffman and the polarizing Best in Show, but what it doesn't hold in a secure and structured plot it makes up for in heart and gumption. I agree that when it tries to be subtle it's not well understood and when it tries to be obvious it's a bit in your face, but overall I found this to still to have a quiet charm about it. Guest always satirizes the easy targets: dog shows, local theater, and retired rock bands. Anywhere where eccentric characters thrive he mines for the laughs, usually easy with his usual cast of characters. Guest always uses his old stand-bys of Eugene Levy (who co-writes the scripts with Guest), Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean. He also utilizes youthful character actors John Michael Higgins, Parker Posey, Jane Lynch (an unknown in both this and Best in Show), and Bob Balaban. Every one of these films works exactly the same: a group of characters with misshaped values work to find fame and love from the crowd, either don't succeed or thoroughly embarrass themselves, and we flash to a short amount of time later to see the depths to which they have fallen. Most of this film is solely the folk music, the characters playing their instruments, and the oncoming concert. Through the interviews we learn strange details about these people including the involvement in a cult, a past in pornography, homelessness, and transgendered choices. The sub-plot over Mitch and Mickey was probably one of the sweeter things I've seen in film in a long time. Really, a delightful ensemble.
Super Reviewer
What it lacks in plot it makes up for in an abundance of laughs. Full review later.
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