A Mighty Wind Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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

• C
  Christopher Guest

  The Invention of Lying, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

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  Eugene Levy

  Finding Dory, Over the Hedge

• M
  Michael McKean

  Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, My Little Pony: A New Generation

• H
  Harry Shearer

  Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, The Simpsons Movie

• B
  Bob Balaban

  Isle of Dogs, The Monument's Men

• E
  Ed Begley Jr.

  Lucky, Don't Tell Larry

• L
  Laura Harris

  Severance

• L
  Linda Kash

Who is making A Mighty Wind – Crew List

A look at A Mighty Wind behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Christopher Guest last helmed Mascots and For Your Consideration.

Director

Christopher Guest

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Dec 2004

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