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The Big Tease

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55% Tomatometer 38 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
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 the 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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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly 01/01/2000
B-
A sampling of previous crowd-pleasers. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
The Big Tease is a movie with a lot of laughs, but they come one at a time. It doesn't build, and by the time we get to the big payoff, it's kind of dragging. Go to Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times 01/01/2000
3.5/5
Charming. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 09/12/2005
2/5
Sarah Chauncey Reel.com 06/04/2004
3/5
Brent Simon Entertainment Today 07/18/2003
C+
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 Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/10/2022 Accent was a bit too thick for my liking . Direct Scottish ripoff of best in show 2.1 See more 01/13/2019 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. See more 03/09/2016 if you like Craig Ferguson,you will love this movie See more 10/08/2013 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. See more 01/01/2013 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... See more 11/11/2011 doesn't get any better then this, its a hair movie with craig the scotsman See more Read all reviews
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Kevin Allen

Director

Craig Ferguson

Crawford Mackenzie

Frances Fisher

Candy Harper

Chris Langham

Martin Samuels

Mary McCormack

Monique

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Eamonn

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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 the 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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