A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Guest
Written byChristopher Guest
Eugene Levy
Produced byKaren Murphy
Starring
CinematographyArlene Nelson
Edited byRobert Leighton
Music byChristopher Guest
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • April 16, 2003 (2003-04-16)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million
Box office$18.7 million

A Mighty Wind is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy film about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. Co-written (with Eugene Levy), directed, and composed by Christopher Guest, the film is widely acknowledged to reference folk music producer Harold Leventhal as the inspiration for the character of Irving Steinbloom and more broadly parodies the American folk music revival of the early 1960s and its personalities. The film stars Guest and Levy alongside many of their frequent collaborators, including Bob Balaban, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Harry Shearer and Fred Willard.