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A Mighty Wind
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PG13,1hr 32min
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April 16, 2003
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Castle Rock Entertainment
Synopsis: The writing and directing team who created Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show turn their satiric eye toward the world of folk music in this sly mockumentary. Irving Steinbloom was one of the great behind-the-scenes figures of the folk music boom of the late '50s and early '60s, and helped to nurture the careers of three of the best known acts of the era. The Folksmen -- Mark Shubb (Harry Shearer), Alan Barrows (Christopher Guest), and Jerry Palter (Michael McKean) -- were an earnest folk trio who ... Full Synopsis
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Another unforetold career acme: Christopher Guest's seductive and brilliantly modulatory A Mighty Wind, which trains its laser-sight on the decaying legacy of Peter, Paul and Mary-style pop-folk. Full Review
Metascore
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81
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Jonathan Steinbloom
Mark Shubb, Alan Barrows
Mitch, Mitch Cohen
Mickey Devlin Crabbe, Mickey
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