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zingy
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 A Mighty Wind A Mighty Wind Quote: A Mighty Wind is a 2003 mockumentary about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. It was directed (and co-written) by Christopher Guest. The film is thought to reference the 2003 tribute concert to folk music producer Harold Leventhal that reunited several of the folk groups that Leventhal had managed.
Guest co-stars and utilizes his company of actors from previous films such as This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, and Best in Show for this film. They include Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Paul Dooley, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Rachael Harris, Don Lake, Jane Lynch, Larry Miller, Jim Piddock, Deborah Theaker, and Parker Posey.
A song composed for the film by McKean and wife Annette O'Toole was nominated for an Academy Award.
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thompsoncory
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5/10 ( C )
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Bradley Witherberry
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A Mighty Wind: Holy Folk!
Christopher Guest has outdone himself (yet again) with A Mighty Wind - his laugh-out-loud and surprisingly touching new mockumentary. This surely rivals This is Spinal Tap as best of the genre. In particular, co-writer Eugene Levy turns in a performance that takes his art to the next level - it is simply brilliant. He, along with Catherine O'Hara (!), make up the folk duo "Mitch and Mickey" who's concert reunion is the heart of this movie. The rest of Guest's usual ensemble cast (esp. "The Folksmen" and "The New Main Street Singers") perform flawlessly timed folk music-based comedy routines.
Highly recommended to fans of the mockumentary genre.
7 out of 5.
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Thegun
On autopilot for the summer
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A very good followup to Best In show and many laugh out loud moments from such a great list of actors. A-
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Bradley Witherberry
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Re: A Mighty Wind I am greatly saddened that this fine film gets so little love... 
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Flava'd vs The World
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Re: A Mighty Wind Funny enough. The characters are ridiculous and fun to follow along with. Doesn't quite stack up with the likes of Spinal Tap or Walk Hard though.
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