Does anyone have a list of mockumentaries–that genre of movies that are made to look like documentaries?
Some examples:
Spinal Tap
Blair Witch Project
Waiting for Guffman
Bob Roberts
Best in Show
Eric
Well, I typed “mockumentary” in Google and I got 739 hits, so the’re there.
If, on the other hand, you want us to supply you with titles, well here’s one The Canadian Conspiracy
Forgotten Silver
Drop Dead Gorgeous
The Rutles (All You Need Is Cash)
Real Life
Off to Cafe Society
bibliophage
moderator GQ
Cannibal Holocaust.
Oh, damn. I’m giving it more attention.
Walk away. Believe me, walk away.
Who was in that one?
“Fear of a Black Hat”
“Arresting Behavior” (TV Show)
In a sense, the Orson Welles “War of the Worlds” was one, too.
Zelig
You MUST find Julie Brown’s deliciously evil “Dare To Be Truthful,” her 90-minute Madonna parody.
Strictly Ballroom
Hard Core Logo
Dill Scallion - making the rounds on cable right now, and surprisingly funny… think Spinal Tap of the country and western world
Here’s a list from a Spinal Tap website. Many are repeats from earlier posts:
People Like Us
Man Bites Dog
Still Crazy
Real Life
Forgotten Silver
Living in Oblivion
Take the Money and Run
Bad News Tour
Best in Show
The Rutles
And God Spoke
Waiting for Guffman
CB4: The Movie
Bob Roberts
Project Grizzly
Where’s Marlowe
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Hard Core Logo
Dill Scallion
Fear of a Black Hat
The Specials
The Last Polka
Fozzy
I haven’t seen most of these so I can’t personally speak to the “mockumentary” value. Of the ones I have seen, the best is no doubt that one with Christopher Guest.
This is weird. I just finished watching The Specials (a pretty obscure movie) and then go online. I come to the SDMB and the most recent post in the first thread I open mentions the movie.
Aw, man, Man Bites Dog is awesome. I almost forgot about that movie. It’s a fairly recent (1990s) black and white film in French (but I think it may be Belgian.) It’s basically a few days in the life of a serial killer. This movie is beautiful, raw, black comedy. If you have a dark sense of humor, this movie is for you.