A Mighty Wind Page #9

Synopsis: When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left behind a legacy of music and a family of performers he has shepherded to folk stardom. To celebrate a life spent submerged in folk, Irving's loving son Jonathan has decided to put together a memorial concert featuring some of Steinbloom's best-loved musicians. There's Mitch and Mickey, who were the epitome of young love until their partnership was torn apart by heartbreak; classic troubadours The Folksmen, whose records were endlessly entertaining for anyone able to punch a hole in the center to play them; and The New Main Street Singers, the most meticulously color-coordinated neuftet ever to hit an amusement park. Now for one night only in New York City's Town Hall, these three groups will reunite and gather together to celebrate the music that almost made them famous.
Genre: Comedy, Music
Director(s): Christopher Guest
Production: Castle Rock Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 27 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
PG-13
Year:
2003
91 min
$17,475,811
Website
731 Views


we wanna put them on a series."

And the word "judgment,"

a light went on over my head!

I always thought there were

...but now it seems there are only nine.

I don't know if it's a budget thing or not.

But there's also nine

New Main Street Singers.

And I thought, "What if they were

the Supreme Court judges?"

And it was my idea to call them "The

Supreme Folk." Tying in the folk singing.

And here's the idea. During the day...

...they're handling some of the top,

most difficult cases in the land.

There's a lot of tension there. And at night,

and this is what sold the networks...

...they live in one big house and they

take off their robes and sing folk songs.

Now, maybe during the day they hear

death penalty cases, and at night...

...they argue about who cooks dinner

or who does...

...the laundry or, "Say, why don't

the ladies bring the coffee?"

"And that's sexual harassment!

That was decided in case 126,

Johnson vs... "

Oh, I like that.

The women, sexual discrimination.

I'm not doing much writing,

but the ideas keep popping.

Won't make your patients cringe

Sure-Flo, Sure-Flo

Don't leave them cold and damp

Use our buttocks drapes and penis clamp

I'm a musician again.

Being on-stage again with Mitch

was a great thing.

Oh, boy. I never thought it was possible.

And there we were.

Just wish he didn't

take things so seriously.

You know. That damn kiss.

My sister-- Well, they were all at the show,

but my sister Jocelyn said:

"You led him on. You shouldn't have kissed

him if you didn't wanna go all the way."

It was just a kiss. And it's part of--

The audience was there waiting for it.

And I forgot what that feels like...

...where you get caught up

in the heat of the moment...

...and you want to give them...

...anything they want.

I think Mitch...

I didn't lead him on. But he...

...took it the wrong way, I think.

I've never been in better head space.

I'm writing poetry again.

I'm going through a very prolific phase.

Ideas are coming faster

than I can write them.

My one fear in getting together

with Mickey was...

...always that it might rekindle...

...feelings that she used to have for me.

I feel badly that she was misled...

...by the theatrics of the moment.

But I think it was a wonderful time

that we both had together.

I know that I will always think

of her fondly...

...every time I see a rose.

We've got some gigs here working

at the casinos.

It has been a time of changes,

but change is good. Change is life.

It was like a great big door

opening for me, Town Hall.

After that concert I realized...

...I wanna spend as much

of the rest of my life as possible...

-...playing folk music with these gentlemen.

-Right back at you.

And I wanna spend all of it as a woman.

I came to a realization that I was, and am...

...a blond, female folk singer...

...trapped in the body of a bald,

male folk singer...

...and I had to let me out or I would die.

When you put it that way,

it's almost poetry.

Almost.

Now they don't allow no frowns inside

Leave them by the door

-There's apple brandy by the keg

-And sawdust on the floor

So if you've got a hankering

I'll tell you where to go

Just look for the busted neon sign

That flashes

Ea-a-oe's

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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…

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