A Mighty Wind Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Formed in the 1960's, the Folksmen (Guest, McKean, Shearer) were a key group in the "Great Folk Music Scare", meeting as freshmen at Ohio Wesleyan College, and touring for 26 months as a folk trio, singing a unique type of "eclectified folk" music. It wasn't meant to last, however, and the three musicians went their separate ways. Now, thirty years later, they've reunited for a comeback tour of sorts, as long as the folk festivals they're playing at are within a day's travel of their homes, all of which leads up to a climactic memorial concert at Carnegie Hall following the death of a legendary folk music promoter, where they reunite with two other folk groups. In the tradition of This is Spinal Tap (an aging heavy metal band), Waiting for Guffman (a small town theater group), and Best in Show (the Westminster Dog Show), this is a mocking look at the world of folk music.

Comedy Musical

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A Mighty Wind.

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  Christopher Guest

  For Your Consideration, The Invention of Lying

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  Eugene Levy

  Summer Camp , Over the Hedge

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  Michael McKean

  Jerry and Marge Go Large, Surf's Up!

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  Harry Shearer

  For Your Consideration, The Simpsons Movie

• B
  Bob Balaban

  80 For Brady, Isle of Dogs

• E
  Ed Begley Jr.

  Lucky, Imperfections

• L
  Laura Harris

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  Linda Kash

Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Christopher Guest last directed Mascots and For Your Consideration.

Director

Christopher Guest

Screenwriters

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