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The Big Tease

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The World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship is soon to take place in Los Angeles and Crawford has received what he thinks is an invitation to compete for the Platinum Scissors Award. So, he heads west with a British documentary crew in tow. After arriving he finds that he was invited merely as a guest to observe the competition. The hairdresser will not be assuaged; in finest Scottish tradition, it's either place in the competition or go down cutting, moussing and blowing dry.
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The Big Tease may be predictable, but the buoyant performances keep you laughing once you give in to the silliness.

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Jay Carr Boston Globe Rated: 2/4 Jun 18, 2002 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 3/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone Rated: 3.5/5 May 11, 2001 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Sep 12, 2005 Full Review Sarah Chauncey Reel.com Rated: 3/5 Jun 4, 2004 Full Review Brent Simon Entertainment Today There are films that succeed in spite of themselves and there are films that remain well-meaning, slightly interesting failures. Lodged somewhere between these two related poles is The Big Tease, a slight, breezy comedy with carefree independent fi Rated: C+ Jul 18, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Accent was a bit too thick for my liking . Direct Scottish ripoff of best in show 2.1 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/10/22 Full Review Audience Member I reall enjoyed this mockumentary style flick. Some recognizable faces- quick and dry comedy. Also, nice footage of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas in the late 90s/early 2000s. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member if you like Craig Ferguson,you will love this movie Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Exactly not how to do a mockumentary. Just proves how hard it really is to perfect that style. A Scottish hair dresser is invited to a "hair-off" in LA as a guest, but he thinks he is to perform. No hilarity ensues, but a bunch of gayness does. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Wasn't that bad actually. You will probably enjoy lot of the jokes if you've been watching the Drew Carry Show or The Late Late Show. But I just don't see how they came up with this story though... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member doesn't get any better then this, its a hair movie with craig the scotsman Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship is soon to take place in Los Angeles and Crawford has received what he thinks is an invitation to compete for the Platinum Scissors Award. So, he heads west with a British documentary crew in tow. After arriving he finds that he was invited merely as a guest to observe the competition. The hairdresser will not be assuaged; in finest Scottish tradition, it's either place in the competition or go down cutting, moussing and blowing dry.
Director
Kevin Allen
Screenwriter
Sacha Gervasi, Craig Ferguson
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Crawford P. Inc., I Should Coco Films
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 28, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$185.6K
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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