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Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company

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This book has some great stories from the cast and details about deleted scenes that are not on the DVD of the films, but contains a lot of filler.

For fans of Christopher Guest himself, you get a very detailed history of his performing career, although Guest himself was not interviewed for the book, he speaks through quotes from magazine interviews.

And that is how the book reads, like a long magazine article. For much of the book the author just recaps the major plot points of Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show and A Mighty Wind.

The main opinions/anecdotes of the films come primarily from: Harry Shearer (a lot of Harry Shearer), Bob Balaban, Fred Willard, Deb Theaker, Michael Hitchcock and surprisingly June Chadwick (Jeanine from Spinal Tap) who has yet to be in an actual Christopher Guest film, but is oft quoted concerning improv acting.

The most entertaining moments of the book come from the explanations of bits that were cut from the films, especially from Fred Willard who seems very disappointed that many of his bits went unused.

An OK read that's not expensive, not a long book so it's good for and afternoon read. Worth the money, if you are a Guest completist.