Christopher Guest, former member of Spinal Tap, goes off on his own to direct a mock documentary, as well as to play the lead role of Corky St. Clair, Broadway refugee, homosexual stereotype, and the creative mastermind behind the original musical revue in celebration of the sesquecentennial of Blaine, Mo., "Stool Capital of the World." (No film crew is evident on screen, as in This Is Spinal Tap, to justify the talking-head interviews, but never mind.) Guest has brought with him to America's Bread Basket several skillful, sophisticated mimics (Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban) to make fun of the untalented self-deluded yokels: the Jewish dentist who does Johnny Carson impressions and is always careful to announce the fact when he is doing them; the husband-and-wife travel agents whose involvement with community theater has won them the monicker of "the Lunts of Blaine"; the Dairy Queen carhop meant for better things; and the humorless Mr. Holland music teacher in command of the orchestra pit. The prerequisite for viewers is to have a mean bone in their bodies, in addition to a funny bone. For them, the laughs ought to be rib-cracking. (1997) — Duncan Shepherd
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