Christopher Guest got a taste for the so-called
mockumentary sub-genre when he wrote and starred in Rob Reiner’s This Is Spinal Tap, the classic comedy
that pretends to be a documentary about an 80s hair metal band. Starting in the
mid-90s, Guest began writing and directing his own mockumentary style films
beginning with Waiting for Guffman,
which focuses on a small town community theater production. My favorite of his
films, however, is Best in Show,
about the quirky characters involved in the fictional Mayflower Kennel Club Dog
Show in Philadelphia.
