25th Anniversary | Presented by Emprise Bank

Some pets deserve a little more respect than others.

At the prestigious Mayflower Dog Show, a “documentary film crew” captures the excitement and tension displayed by the eccentric participants in the outrageously hilarious satire Best In Show. This biting send-up exposes the wondrously diverse dog owners who travel from all over America to showcase their four-legged contenders. Mild-mannered salesman Gerry Fleck (Eugene Levy) and his vivacious wife, Cookie (Catherine O’Hara), happily prepare their Norwich Terrier, while shop owner Harlan Pepper (Christopher Guest) hopes his Bloodhound wins top prize. As two upwardly mobile attorneys (Parker Posey and Michael Hitchcock) anxiously ready their neurotic Weimaraner and an ecstatically happy gay couple (Michael McKean and John Michael Higgins) dote on their tiny Shih Tzu, inept commentator Buck Laughlin (Fred Willard) vainly attempts to provide colorful tidbits about each breed. Now, with the championship at stake, the owners and the canine competitors strut their stuff for the judges in hopes of taking home the ultimate prize–Best In Show.

Starring: Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara

Directed by: Christopher Guest

Rated PG-13

Join us on Thursdays for our monthly Anniversary Film Series events as we celebrate the love of classic film and the big screen experience. We start the 2025 series in our own space at the Orpheum Theatre before moving to Century II Mary Jane Teall Theater starting in June.

2025 Anniversary Film Series passes are on sale now and can be purchased via Select-A-Seat, online HERE, by phone at 316.755.SEAT, and in person at the Select-A-Seat Box Office at INTRUST Bank Arena. Series passes include one ticket to each movie in the series.

Tickets to individual films go on sale Tuesday, January 7, 2025.