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A Mighty Wind |  | Director: Christopher Guest
Actors: Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Jane Lynch
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  201 reviews
Sales Rank: 10908
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: 27718
ISBN: 079078033X
UPC: 085392771820
EAN: 9780790780337
ASIN: B0000ALFVD
Theatrical Release Date: May 9, 2003
Release Date: September 23, 2003
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| • | Documentary-style Comedy. Christopher Guest follows up his acclaimed ensemble comedies Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman with a docu-comedy about three folk groups from the '60s who reunite for a memorial concert in New York City following the death of a legendary folk manager.Running Time: 92 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 Age: 085392771820 UPC:&nb |
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Product Description
Mock documentary that follows three folk bands as they reunite for a benefit performance for their deceased manager.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 14-FEB-2006
Media Type: DVD
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There's A Mighty Wind a-blowin', along with the gales of laughter you'll get from Christopher Guest's third exercise in brilliant "mockumentary." After tackling small-town theatricals in Waiting for Guffman and obsessive dog-show contestants in Best in Show, Guest and his reliable stable of repertory players (including Fred Willard, Parker Posey, and Bob Balaban) apply their improvisational genius to a latter-day reunion of fictional '60s-era folk singers, a comedic goldmine that Guest first explored 30 years earlier on The National Lampoon Radio Hour. Collaborating with costar and cowriter Eugene Levy (who gives the film's funniest performance), Guest is so delicate in his satirical approach that the laughs aren't always obvious, and the subtlety can be as wistful (as in Catherine O'Hara's performance as Levy's auto-harpist partner) as it is hilarious. Some may wish for more blatant comedy, but that would compromise the genuine affection that Guest & Co. have for the music they're spoofing. --Jeff Shannon
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A Folk Revival, Revival? March 9, 2010
Alfred Johnson (boston, ma)
One of the strands of leftist cultural expression, apart from the central struggle to get people fighting for a workers party that fights for a workers government, that this space has attempted to explore and give some meaning to is the folk revival of the 1960s that was a critical nodal point in this writer's turn away from mainstream popular culture. Now, as an attentive reader, might well know, I have reviewed more well-known figures like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger than one could shake a stick at. I have also paid plenty of attention to lesser figures like Dave Van Ronk, Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton, as well as reaching back to the iconic figures from the mist of time that motivated those revivalist performers, like Harry Smith and the Lomaxes, John and son Alan. In short, I have paid my dues and have treated that folk revival with proper respect.
Not so this mostly witty sent-up of a film that takes on the whole revival of the folk revival question head first, and gives it a big boot in the behind. The story line, such as it is, and which is not really the factor that keeps this thing moving, is that an old folk music agent has died, leaving a request to his erstwhile dutiful son to try to bring the top three acts that he acted as agent for back for one more shot in the limelight. Nothing wrong with that premise, unless of course it is merely done to take a crack at the pocketbook of the nostalgically-inclined sector of the now aging folk music component of the post-World War II "boomer" generation. And this film does just that, doing a nice job of putting the whole PBS-like public television apparatus that thrives on just such events to satisfy their demographics, and helps raise that every constant need for cash from its listeners.
Of course, as is to be expected, it is no easy thing to get the three groups to cooperate, especially the star attraction, Bob and Joan, oops, Mitch and Mickey. Along the way there are more sent-ups of such things as where the folk niche fits in today's music market, the problems with aging voices, and the dippy doings of some of the entertainers. This one is for laughs, and although some bits are corny, intentionally or not, there is enough to keep you interested for the one and one half hours that the movie has you in its grip. From a guy who takes his folk music straight, and no nonsense, that means something.
 NEVER Grows Old! We Love It. March 3, 2010
Lemon Eater (Bradford, PA)
"A Mighty Wind" never grows old. My fiance and I watch it again and again and love it. We even have the soundtrack, to which I would also give five stars. Eugene Levy is a genius, and this video and CD showcase his copious talents beautifully!
Everything was acceptable January 30, 2010
Iwishyouweresmart (PA, USA)
Ordered Dec. 22nd - chose "fewest shipments" option, and it came with two other movies on Dec. 30th. Not bad over the Christmas Holiday. Cardboard case with the little plastic foldover piece - but it's what is pictured and is what I would expect for less than $6.
A Mighty Wind January 30, 2010
Martin Polikoff (Bensalem, PA)
Anyone who is a fan of Christopher Guest and his troupe will love this movie. It is a fabulous "mockumentary" of the folk singing generation.
more great satire from Christopher Guest July 18, 2009
Quevic Springs (USA)
If you are a fan of folk music from the late 50's/early 60's, (& can appreciate the humor of "This Is Spinal Tap"), then you'll probably love Christopher Guest's knowing & often hilarious take on this, at one time, hugely popular era of our musical culture. But if you're someone who has little or no Kingston Trio, The New Christy Minstrels, (& even Sonny & Cher) in your collection-3 of the groups satirized the most in this film- then you probably won't appreciate much of the humor that Guest throws at you. Having been a huge fan of that genre, though, I found it great fun trying to figure out all the groups that he alluded to throughout the film. But don't get offended if he "roasts" one of your favorites, as in "...Spinal Tap", for there is usually an underlying feeling of Guest's love & respect for those great artists. He just has a rare gift for seeing the humorous side of anyone or anything he puts his mind to writing about. Enjoy!
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