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Reality-show shenanigans mix with the fiery-and-fierce world of competitive baking in the deliciously sly mockumentary COOK OFF! As a buffet of quirky contestants prepare for the renowned Van Rookle Farms Cooking Contest, the heat is on to win a one million-dollar prize. The filmmakers follow them as the foodie media and celebrity judges descend on a hotel convention area to see which contestants rise, which ones fall, who will reveal their true nature, and who will find love with the contest’s costumed Muffin Man mascot. Costarring a cast of improv geniuses including Cathryn Michon, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Gary Anthony Williams, Niecy Nash, Diedrich Bader, Stephen Root, and Sam Pancake, the zesty COOK OFF! is an affectionate nod to ordinary Americans who believe they’re one dollop of spray cheese away from achieving their dreams.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 ounces
Director : Guy Shalem
Media Format : NTSC, Widescreen, Subtitled
Run time : 1 hour and 38 minutes
Release date : January 16, 2018
Actors : Gary Williams, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ben Falcone, Cathryn Michon
Subtitles: : Spanish
Producers : W. Bruce Cameron, Cathryn Michon
Studio : Lionsgate
ASIN : B077NXGC3V
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Cathy Turney –
Lighten Up! The Antidote to Our Times
I donât often recommend a movie, but I just canât resist with Cathryn Michonâs recent releaseâthe smartest, funniest comedy Iâve ever watched.I needed a break from âcurrent eventsâ and a friend recommended “Cook Off!” The story line: a cooking contest with super-quirky amateur chefs competing for a $1 million prize. My favorite comedy to date had been Best in Show, which was about dogsâmy favorite subject. This movie has three times more laughs, and itâs about cookingâmy least favorite subject. To make me laugh about cooking it has to be really delicious.Brilliantly co-written, -directed and acted by Cathryn Michon with support from her New York Times best-selling author husband, W. Bruce Cameron, itâs got a cast of improv masters. Nothing is off-limits but itâs all dealt with deftly and hilariously.Lest you think itâs a chick flick, MyHusbandTheEngineer, who is very challenging to humor, was laughing out loud through the whole thing. All audiences should delight in this movie, and if you need to lighten up your life, this film will do it!
bigdog. –
Enjoyed it, but not for everyone
I caught this on cable the other night, knowing nothing about it. Quickly I realized it is filmed in the same Christopher Guest/Mockumentary style, which is a style I find very funny. I also found this film very funny, as it follows the National Lampoon/SNL style of humor that points an accusing finger at the banality of others. Like all of Guestâs films, I imagine all of these characters existing somewhere in the world. The humor is subtle, and I think those that didnât find this funny didnât get it and the humor went over their heads, which is not a slam on them, it just wasnât their sense of humor. It appears most of the dialogue was improvised, which I thought the actors did a great job at. Not every joke flew, some failed, but thatâs the same with any scripted film. Overall I enjoyed it.
Heidi Harrington –
ALWAYS a great transaction!
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Melinda Cortright –
Not as great as expected
Not as good as I expected. Do t get me wrong it is a good movie. Has plenty of drama in it. Melissa was only in a little bit of the show. When I read the first review for it I had thought she was in it a lot.
Yeah, okay. –
The dvd played fine…….
……but the movie was so stupid.Donât waste you time or money.Mine was donated to a charity, priced at 50 cents.Even that is over priced!
Anne B. Lewellen –
Awful!!!!!
This movie is awful, what a disappointment. Mellissa McCarthy movies are usually good or at least occasionally funny. Don’t waste your money. Buy one of her funny and entertaining movies like “Bridesmaids.”
Alexander D. Cross –
A quirky hidden gem
I just purchased this movie the other week based on a recommendation and it did not disappoint. Cook Off! is a little gem of a movie, made with familiar faces and delivering subtle and clever humor without needing cheap gags. Created along the lines of the film “Drop Dead Gorgeous”, the story follows contestants in a corporate cook off challenge where each person has a story to tell, resulting in hilarity. Take a chance on this little movie that was funnier than some of the big budget films.
deborahp –
Humorously realistic to some cooking competitions.
You kind of have to be a foodie to enjoy this. I thought it was funny/realistic. I loved seeing so many actors/actresses that I hadn’t seen in a while.
annette jason –
Good shows ðð
Beverly –
Not worth buying not funny