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Cook Off! is a 2007 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Cathryn Michon and Guy Shalem. The film was released on November 17, 2017, after being shelved for 10 years.[2]
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| Directed by | Cathryn Michon Guy Shalem |
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| Based on | The Grrl Genius Guide to Life by Cathryn Michon |
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| Cinematography | Bruce Dickson |
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| Music by | Joel Beckerman |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate Premiere |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A group of quirky people is competing in a famed cooking contest for the grand prize of one million dollars.[3]
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- Cathryn Michon[4] as Sharon Solfest
- Melissa McCarthy[4] as Amber Strang
- Wendi McLendon-Covey[4] as Pauline Solfest
- Ben Falcone[4] as Cameron Strang
- Gary Anthony Williams[4] as Lars Hagerbakke
- Stephen Root[4] as Morty Van Rookle
- Diedrich Bader[4] as Del Crawford
- Niecy Nash[4] as Ladybug Briggs
- Louie Anderson[4] as Mayor Doug Halverson
- Marcia Wallace as Herself
- Gavin MacLeod as Himself
- Markie Post as Christine Merriweather
- Jordan Black as Markus Briggs
- Steve Little as Muffin Man
- Sam Pancake as David Lord
- Paul Willson as Mike Sweazy
- Jack Plotnick as Timothy Whims
- Cristine Rose as Victoria Dougherty
- Phil LaMarr as Reverend Thaddeus Briggs, Esq.
- Jennifer Elise Cox as Cassandra Dougherty
- Cedric Yarbrough as Jericho
- Romy Rosemont as Patty Pasternak
- Roy Jenkins as Richard Pasternak
- Jim Rash as Beauregard St. Pompadeux
- Karen Maruyama as Lee Nguyen
- S.A. Griffin as Dave Carriere
- Melissa Peterman as Nancy Shmaedeke
- Mindy Sterling as Mrs. Burris
- Mo Collins as Van Rookle Farms Housewife
- Annie Mumolo as Moonlight Girl
- Tara Subkoff as Mayor's Assistant
- W. Bruce Cameron as EMT
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The film was already finished by 2007, but was shelved without explanation for a decade. In September 2017, Lionsgate Premiere reportedly was to finally release the film.[5] Lionsgate had reportedly edited the film prior to release by cutting 20 minutes of footage and adding 22 minutes of previously unused footage.[6]
The film made its worldwide premiere at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, in February 2007.[7] The film was released in theaters and on VOD on November 17, 2017.[8]
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an average rating of 25% based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 6.20/10.[1]
John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter writes, "Cook Off! piles some better-than-this comedians into a culinary competition whose dishes look as unpalatable as the film itself."[9] Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times writes: "The movie tries to do for amateur cooking contests what Best in Show did for dog competitions, but the strained folksiness and tired stereotypes couldn’t be further from the snap and wit of prime Christopher Guest.[10] Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times writes, "Wafting into theaters after sitting on the back burner for the last decade, Cook Off! is a shrill, gloppy mess of a mockumentary being served up well past its "best before" date — if there ever actually were one."[11]
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