Best in Show

Synopsis: The owners (and handlers) of five show dogs head for the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. A film crew interviews them as they prepare for the trip, arrive at Philly's Taft Hotel, and compete. From Florida come the Flecks: she keeps running into old lovers. A wordless ancient in a wheelchair and his buxom trophy wife who may have a thing for the dog's handler own the two-time defending best in show, a poodle. From the piney woods of N.C. comes a fella who wants to be a ventriloquist. High-strung DINKs feud loudly in front of their Weimaraner. Two outré gay men from Tribeca round out the profiled owners. The dog show brings out the essence of the humans. Who will be best in show?

Genre: Comedy

Director(s): Christopher Guest

Actors: Jay Brazeau, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Catherine O'Hara

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 13 nominations.


IMDB:: 7.5
Metacritic:: 78
Rotten Tomatoes:: 94%

Collection Edit Watch PDF Buy

: PG-13
Year:: 2000
: 90 min
: $16,574,225
: Website
: 1,238 Views

I imagine the bestplace to start
is at the beginning.
Meg.
Why are you here?
Beatrice has...
...been showing signs of depression.
She's also been very, very angry
with us.
Ever since she saw us having sex.
When you were having sex, was it
different or unusual in any way?
We got a book. Kama Sutra.
I lit some candles...
...and played some music.
And got myself in a position
that wasn't...
...very easy for me, emotionally.
It's called the Congress of the Cow...
...where...
...the woman is bent over, the hands
are on the floor, the man is behind.
What did she do when she saw you?
She just stood there staring at us.
-She didn't say anything?
-Didn't say a word.
What would you like to say
to Beatrice right now?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry you had
to see that.
Beatrice, can you look at us?
Come on, honey, Mommy and Daddy
are over here.
Champions into the ring.
Thank you. Right on around.
Just trot him straight away
and back, please.
They couldn't have ordered up a
nicer day, I'll say that for them.
I woke up, I was so glad.
Would everybody please
fill in to line?
Leads up. Let's take them all around.
Best of Breed. Best of Winners.
Best Opposite.
Yes!
Super.
I like to think that Cookie and I
work as a team.
Although I do nothing.
She does all the work with Winky.
Well, the fiirst time we met
was at this...
...big dance.
And I just thought she was the
prettiest thing...
...that I'd ever seen.
And she was there with somebody else.
She was very popular back then.
She had dozens of boyfriends.
Hundreds.
Hundreds?
Yeah, hundreds.
I did not know that!
Hundreds.
Well, not that I didn't have
a reputation myself...
...because, you know,
I was considered...
...by "some" to be quite
the Casanova, myself.
Back at Ponce de Leon Junior High.
But we started dancing....
He didn't want to dance!
-I didn't want to dance because--
-I said, "Get up, Gerry."
I kept saying, "No, I can't dance.
I've got two left feet!
I've got two left feet!"
I thought he was kidding.
But I wasn't.
I was born...
...with two left feet.
And they had a nickname for me.
They used to call me Loopy...
...because, you know,
I would walk in little loops.
I kept going in circles.
And then with some therapy
I learned...
...how to walk a straight line.
And dance.
-And dance!
-And dance.
Oh, man, you got moves better
than Winky, I think.
My great-grandfather Millbank,
in 1875...
...began the Mayflower IKennel Club
and Dog Show.
It started small.
He operated out of this
house we're in...
...this beautiful building,
and this lovely room...
...which grew and grew, and of course,
nobody lives here anymore.
But, it's our...
...it's our place.
And then my grandfather continued
the tradition...
...and really, I think what we're
talking about is standards...
...very, very specific, rigid,
you could say...
...but in this world...
...where would we be without them,
I think.
And notice where we are.
We've got some real standards...
...and in Jessica's case,
we have a bite standard...
...but we don't have
a number of teeth standard.
The breeds do differ in that,
but they're very strict...
...and they're very, very pure.
And, that.... Oh, yes?
Did you hear that?
Did you hear what I said?
I think she--
I think you heard what I said.
You were listening to me.
Now, when somebody comes in here...
...your average tourist,
fisherperson, right?
They want to know, "Where do I go?"
What you do is sell them this map...
...and all these different flies.
You take the map.
You take your best places...
Rate this script:(0.00 / 0 votes)

Christopher Guest

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), usually simply known as Christopher Guest, is a British-American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian who holds dual British and American citizenship. Guest is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mock-documentary (mockumentary) style. Many scenes and character backgrounds in Guest's films are written and directed, although actors have no rehearsal time and the ensemble improvise scenes while filming them. The series of films began with This Is Spinal Tap (directed by Rob Reiner), and continued with Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots. Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, and has publicly expressed a desire to see the House of Lords reformed as a democratically elected chamber. Though he was initially active in the Lords, his career there was cut short by the House of Lords Act 1999, which removed the right of most hereditary peers to a seat in the parliament. When using his title, he is normally styled as Lord Haden-Guest. Guest is married to the actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis. more…

All Christopher Guest scripts | Christopher Guest Scripts

FAVORITE (0 fans)

Submitted on August 05, 2018