The Big Tease

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The Big Tease

R,

1999,

1h 26m,

Comedy

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51%

35 Reviews

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54%

1,000+ Ratings

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51%

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35 Reviews

54%

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1,000+ 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.

Critics Consensus

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

Jan 1, 2000

B-

A sampling of previous crowd-pleasers.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 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.

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

Jan 1, 2000

3.5/5

Charming.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Sep 12, 2005

2/5

Sarah Chauncey

Reel.com

Jun 4, 2004

3/5

Brent Simon

Entertainment Today

Jul 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

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Luke M

Jan 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.

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Kevin Allen

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Craig Ferguson

Crawford Mackenzie

Frances Fisher

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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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