Stars: Craig Ferguson, Chris Langham, Frances Fisher, Mary McCormack, Donal Logue, Larry Miller, David Rasche, Kevin Allen, Charles Napier, Nina Siemaszko, Sara Gilbert, Isabella Aitken, Charles Napier, Cathy Lee Crosby, David Hasselhoff, Bruce Jenner, Drew Carey

Director: Kevin Allen

Summary: Glasgow Hairdresser, Crawford Mackenzie, is invited to the World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship in Los Angeles. He invites a documentary crew along to film his fifteen minutes of fame, only to discover that he has been invited to watch and not to participate...

THE BIG TEASE is a charming mockumentary of the competitive side of Hollywood and awards shows in general. Ferguson (who co-wrote the screenplay) is Crawford Mackenzie, a Scottish hairdresser who travels to Los Angeles to participate in the World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship in the hopes of taking home the Golden Scissor Award. Once there, he encounters a barrage of off-the-wall characters as he tries to climb the social ladder and take home the prize.

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Anyone who's suffered the misfortune of stumbling upon Kevin Allen's nauseous debut Twin Town--a ramshackle Trainspottingtransposed to the cinematic slag heap of Swansea--will be pleasantly surprised by this gentle sophomore effort. The Big Teasefollows gay Glaswegian hairdresser Crawford Mackenzie (Craig Ferguson), a flamboyant character who stays just the right side of caricature, as he heads to LA to represent bonny Scotland in the World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship. Only there's a hitch: once in Hollywood, Crawford discovers he's only been invited to be a spectator at the event, which means the huge hotel bill he's racked up will have to come out of his own pocket.

Undeterred, the stubborn stylist sets about gaining a union card and, ultimately, entry to the competition, frantically trying to establish Beverly Hills contacts with a mind to pulling a few much-needed strings. Allen's movie is an interesting hybrid, half Hollywood satire (the greed, the self-importance, the insincerity) and half sports-movie with a twist (events inevitably lead to a climactic showdown, as Crawford goes blade-to-blade with the wonderfully pompous Norwegian champ). And yet, by and large, it works, the loquacious Ferguson giving us someone to hold onto in a slippery world populated by disdainful creeps, his probity alone ensuring our heartfelt support come competition night. The filmmakers' decision to opt for a "mockumentary" format à la The Blair Witch Projectand Drop Dead Gorgeousalso pays dividends, for it is Crawford's candid confessions to camera that allow us to navigate beyond his carefully constructed plumage and discover the person beneath.--Jamie Graham

Aspect Ratio:	1.33 Full Screen, 1.85 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Trailer
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1999
Release Date:	March 12, 2001
Runtime:	103 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 017428
Keywords:	Big, Comedy, General, Tease
Genre:	Comedy