Directed by:
Christopher GuestCinematography:
Roberto SchaeferComposer:
CJ VanstonCast:
Catherine O'Hara, Ed Begley Jr., Eugene Levy, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, John Michael Higgins, Carrie Aizley (more)VOD (1)
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Debut feature director Jay Berman (Christopher Guest), steers cast and crew through a typically tumultuous independent film Home for Purim, an intimate period drama about a Jewish family's turbulent reunion on the occasion of the dying matriarch's favorite holiday. When Internet-generated rumors begin circulating that three of Purim's stars -- faded luminary Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara), journeyman actor and former hot dog pitchman Victor Allan Miller (Harry Shearer), and ingénue Callie Webb (Parker Posey) -- may be perpetrating Award-worthy performances, a rumble of excitement rattles the cast. Once "Hollywood Now" anchors Chuck Porter (Fred Willard) and Cindy Martin (Jane Lynch) pick up the buzz, Award fever infects the entire production. Unit publicist Corey Taft (John Michael Higgins), talent agent Morley Orfkin (Eugene Levy), and producer Whitney Taylor Brown (Jennifer Coolidge) all smell the sudden potential for a sleeper hit. As does Sunfish Classics President Martin Gibb (Ricky Gervais), who suggests some last-minute changes to the film that he feels will broaden the film's appeal. Meanwhile, Purim's screenwriters, Lane Iverson (Michael McKean) and Philip Koontz (Bob Balaban) grow steadily more horrified as they watch the first film adaptation of their work diverge from their original story. As the hopeful Purim team careens toward the end of production and the upcoming Award season, tenuous relationships and brittle dreams play out in unexpected ways... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Nina Conti
UK
Best movies:
For Your Consideration (2006)
Don Lake
Canada
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Zootopia (2016)
Hot Shots! (1991)
CJ Vanston
Best movies:
Danny Collins (2015)
For Your Consideration (2006)
Loudon Wainwright III
USA
Best movies:
Big Fish (2003)
The Aviator (2004)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Jim Piddock
UK
Best movies:
The Prestige (2006)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Kevin Christy
USA
Best movies:
Warrior (2011)
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Steven Dell
Best movies:
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
The '70s (2000) (TV movie)
Christopher Moynihan
USA
Best movies:
For Your Consideration (2006)
A Mighty Wind (2003)
Mascots (2016)
Scott Williamson
Best movies:
Nothing But the Truth (2008)
Kill Your Darlings (2006)
Hook (1991)
Steven M. Porter
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Angel Heart (1987)
Nothing to Lose (1997)
Jordan Black
USA
Best movies:
Frankie Go Boom (2012)
Bridesmaids (2011)
For Your Consideration (2006)
Deborah Theaker
Canada
Best movies:
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Stephanie Courtney
USA
Best movies:
Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
Blades of Glory (2007)
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
Lauri Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Negotiator (1998)
City of Angels (1998)
War of the Worlds (2005)