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Cook Off!
Fun fact: This mockumentary about the "world famous" Van Rookle Farms Cooking Contest for amateur chefs was actually finished in 2007 but never released. Who knows what prompted Lionsgate Premiere to bring this undiscovered comedy to audiences a decade later? But I'm eager to get my eyeballs on this comedy co-directed by Cathryn Michon and Guy Shalem, and co-written by Wendy McLendon-Covey. The film stars a host of familiar and tremendously funny actors (Louie Anderson, Diedrich Bader, Niecy Nash, and Melissa McCarthy among others), all showing their formidable improv chops. I'm expecting a Best in Show-style send-up for home bakers. — Bret
Opens in U.S. theaters Friday, Nov. 17
Fun fact: This mockumentary about the "world famous" Van Rookle Farms Cooking Contest for amateur chefs was actually finished in 2007 but never released. Who knows what prompted Lionsgate Premiere to bring this undiscovered comedy to audiences a decade later? But I'm eager to get my eyeballs on this comedy co-directed by Cathryn Michon and Guy Shalem, and co-written by Wendy McLendon-Covey. The film stars a host of familiar and tremendously funny actors (Louie Anderson, Diedrich Bader, Niecy Nash, and Melissa McCarthy among others), all showing their formidable improv chops. I'm expecting a Best in Show-style send-up for home bakers. — Bret
Opens in U.S. theaters Friday, Nov. 17