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A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy film about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. Co-written (with Eugene Levy), directed, and composed by Christopher Guest, the film is widely acknowledged to reference folk music producer Harold Leventhal as the inspiration for the character of Irving Steinbloom and more broadly parodies the American folk music revival of the early 1960s and its personalities. The film stars Guest and Levy alongside many of their frequent collaborators, including Bob Balaban, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Harry Shearer and Fred Willard.
A Mighty Wind was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 16, 2003. The film received critical acclaim while grossing $18.7 million against a $6 million budget.
After folk music producer Irving Steinbloom dies, his children Jonathan, Naomi, and Elliott organize a memorial concert, hoping to feature his three most famous acts: The Folksmen, The New Main Street Singers, and Mitch & Mickey.
The Folksmen trio—Mark Shubb, Alan Barrows, and Jerry Palter—were once the most popular of the acts but have not appeared together in decades. They had several minor hits, including their most famous song "Old Joe's Place." Despite not playing or seeing each other for years, their reunion is very positive and full of good memories, so they diligently begin rehearsing for the concert. Although some tension arises over whether to include "Skeletons of Quinto", a somber song about the Spanish Civil War, in their otherwise upbeat set list, they enjoy working together again.
The New Main Street Singers are the second generation of the original Main Street Singers, formed by George Menschell, the only living member of the original group, who sings and holds a guitar he cannot play. Performers include former adult film star Laurie Bohner and her husband, life-long Main Street Singers fan Terry, now founders of Witches in Nature's Colors (WINC), a coven of modern-day witches that worships the power of color, and former juvenile delinquent Sissy Knox, whose father Fred was one of the original Main Street Singers. Their manager, Mike LaFontaine, most famously appeared as Li'l Eddie Dees' in a short-lived and mostly forgotten 1970 sitcom, Wha' Happened?. The group is known for their complex harmonies, forming what Menschell terms a "neuftet".
Mitch Cohen and Mickey Crabbe appeared as Mitch & Mickey, a former couple that released seven albums and ended performances of their most famous song, "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow," by kissing each other. After a dramatic break-up years before the events of the film, Mickey seemingly moved on and has married a medical supply salesman named Leonard, but Mitch broke down emotionally and has never fully recovered. As the pair reunite and rehearse, romantic tension and personal regrets repeatedly imperil their participation in the concert in spite of connecting again musically.
The three groups, all of whom have sunk to various levels of musical irrelevance since their respective heyday, agree to the reunion performance, to be held at The Town Hall in New York and televised live on the Public Broadcasting Network (PBN). The acts rehearse and participate in interviews discussing their activities over the previous years and their feelings about performing again.
The show itself proceeds with two hitches: the intended opening song for The Folksmen's set, "Never Did No Wanderin'", is played first by the New Main Street Singers (the Folksmen sing it in a rugged, emotional manner consistent with the spirit of the song, while the New Main Street Singers perform it in their usual peppy, carefree manner), and Mitch temporarily disappears minutes before he and Mickey are to perform, forcing the Folksmen to extend their set. It is eventually revealed that Mitch had gone to buy a rose for Mickey, which she gratefully accepts as they go on stage. They perform "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow", and after a suspenseful pause, conclude with the much-anticipated kiss. In the finale, all three acts sing "A Mighty Wind" together.
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A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy film about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. Co-written (with Eugene Levy), directed, and composed by Christopher Guest, the film is widely acknowledged to reference folk music producer Harold Leventhal as the inspiration for the character of Irving Steinbloom and more broadly parodies the American folk music revival of the early 1960s and its personalities. The film stars Guest and Levy alongside many of their frequent collaborators, including Bob Balaban, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Harry Shearer and Fred Willard.
A Mighty Wind was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 16, 2003. The film received critical acclaim while grossing $18.7 million against a $6 million budget.
After folk music producer Irving Steinbloom dies, his children Jonathan, Naomi, and Elliott organize a memorial concert, hoping to feature his three most famous acts: The Folksmen, The New Main Street Singers, and Mitch & Mickey.
The Folksmen trio—Mark Shubb, Alan Barrows, and Jerry Palter—were once the most popular of the acts but have not appeared together in decades. They had several minor hits, including their most famous song "Old Joe's Place." Despite not playing or seeing each other for years, their reunion is very positive and full of good memories, so they diligently begin rehearsing for the concert. Although some tension arises over whether to include "Skeletons of Quinto", a somber song about the Spanish Civil War, in their otherwise upbeat set list, they enjoy working together again.
The New Main Street Singers are the second generation of the original Main Street Singers, formed by George Menschell, the only living member of the original group, who sings and holds a guitar he cannot play. Performers include former adult film star Laurie Bohner and her husband, life-long Main Street Singers fan Terry, now founders of Witches in Nature's Colors (WINC), a coven of modern-day witches that worships the power of color, and former juvenile delinquent Sissy Knox, whose father Fred was one of the original Main Street Singers. Their manager, Mike LaFontaine, most famously appeared as Li'l Eddie Dees' in a short-lived and mostly forgotten 1970 sitcom, Wha' Happened?. The group is known for their complex harmonies, forming what Menschell terms a "neuftet".
Mitch Cohen and Mickey Crabbe appeared as Mitch & Mickey, a former couple that released seven albums and ended performances of their most famous song, "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow," by kissing each other. After a dramatic break-up years before the events of the film, Mickey seemingly moved on and has married a medical supply salesman named Leonard, but Mitch broke down emotionally and has never fully recovered. As the pair reunite and rehearse, romantic tension and personal regrets repeatedly imperil their participation in the concert in spite of connecting again musically.
The three groups, all of whom have sunk to various levels of musical irrelevance since their respective heyday, agree to the reunion performance, to be held at The Town Hall in New York and televised live on the Public Broadcasting Network (PBN). The acts rehearse and participate in interviews discussing their activities over the previous years and their feelings about performing again.
The show itself proceeds with two hitches: the intended opening song for The Folksmen's set, "Never Did No Wanderin'", is played first by the New Main Street Singers (the Folksmen sing it in a rugged, emotional manner consistent with the spirit of the song, while the New Main Street Singers perform it in their usual peppy, carefree manner), and Mitch temporarily disappears minutes before he and Mickey are to perform, forcing the Folksmen to extend their set. It is eventually revealed that Mitch had gone to buy a rose for Mickey, which she gratefully accepts as they go on stage. They perform "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow", and after a suspenseful pause, conclude with the much-anticipated kiss. In the finale, all three acts sing "A Mighty Wind" together.