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Mascots (2016 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Mascots' is a 2016 mockumentary from Christopher Guest that premiered on Netflix on October 13, 2016, featuring Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Ed Begley Jr., Christopher Moynihan, Don Lake, Zach Woods, Chris O'Dowd, Michael Hitchcock, Bob Balaban, and Jennifer Coolidge.
Guest has a small role as Corky St. Clair, a character he first played in 'Waiting For Guffman'. Posey, Willard, Lake, Balaban, and Hitchcock also appeared in 'Guffman', but play different roles in this film.
Plot
Several sports mascots compete for the World Mascot Association championship's Gold Fluffy Award.
Cast
Production
Netflix announced on August 11, 2015 that it would be released on the streaming service in 2016. It was reported on August 26, 2015 that previous Guest collaborators Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, John Michael Higgins, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban, and Chris O'Dowd were in negotiations to join the film. It screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 48% based on reviews from 48 critics, with an average rating of 5.70/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 57 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Devan Coggan of 'Entertainment Weekly' wrote: "If you're a Guest devotee, youll be in the stands cheering; otherwise, Mascots feels like a bit of a retread."
Stephen Dalton of 'The Hollywood Reporter' wrote: "The gentle tone and disjointed sketch-show structure here will appeal to long-standing fans, but Mascots wins no prizes for innovation or progression. The jokes are uneven, the caricatures often overly broad and the plot almost nonexistent."
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