The Big Tease (DVD)

You have GOT to see this film!!!!!!!!!! What a cracker. Starring Craig Ferguson as the camp hairdresser who goes off to America thinking he's taking part in a 'hair off' only to discover that he had only, in fact, been invited to be part of the audience. He has a reporter with him at all times who is making a documentary about the hairdresser from Scotland who is 'taking on the world' and the two of thm get into all sorts of scrapes in L.A. The film therefore is about how he tries (by hook or by crook) to wheedle himself into the contest to become the greatest stylist in the world. It doesn't *sound* that funny but the film is a ...  Read the complete review

I had not heard about THE BIG TEASE before I saw it. I was not familiar with its star, Craig Ferguson. My expectations, therefore, were fairly low. What a nice surprise this movie turned out to be. It feels like a small movie, but delivers big laughs. The cast features a perfect mixture of unknowns, believable character actors, and unexpected cameos. The story is well-paced for a running time no longer than it needs to be (now THAT's refreshing). The Scottish dialect can be hard to decipher for the untrained ear, so a few punch lines fall flat. And while the documentary style helps moves the story along (why waste time on character background when ...  Read the complete review

This film is odd. It reminds me of 'Strictly Ballroom' in that you don't quite feel comfortable with watching it because in a way , you are half-cringing at what the characters are going to do next. Craig Ferguson gives a performance of a lifetime with his interesting rendition of 'California Dreaming' by the Mammas and the Papas. I had just taken a mouthful of vodka and orange and sprayed it everywhere because i was laughing so much. I'm not sure if he convinces me as a camp hairdresser or not though, maybe that's because he looks as though he might start laughing any moment. My own 'camp hairdresser' became quite ...  Read the complete review

I LOVE mockumentaries. "Waiting For Guffman," is one of my all-time favorite movies. "Drop Dead Gorgeous," is another. "The Big Tease," may not be as funny as those two, but it's still a great movie. How can one NOT be entertained by a Scottish hairdresser in California for the first time, trying desperately to compete in a hair-cutting contest? Craig Ferguson is magnificent, campy, and deliciously over-the-top (watch him singing "California Dreamin'" on his hotel room balcony and you'll see what I mean). Frances Fisher, as his cohort, is equally wonderful (and her exercise machine!!!). And of course Mary McCormack who ...  Read the complete review