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The Tall Guy - DVD

SKU: 4517482 | Release Date: 3/19/2002

Rating: R for Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Adult Situations, Adult Humor

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Rating: R for Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Adult Situations, Adult Humor
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1989
Length: 85 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Comedies
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Synopsis

Dexter King (Jeff Goldblum) is an actor who spends his nights on-stage in London's West End as a comedic punching bag for obnoxiously self-centered comedian Ron Anderson (Rowan Atkinson). He gets hit in the head with hammers, he trips, and he stands by dumbly as Anderson gets all the laughs. His home life is little different. His roommate, Carmen (Geraldine James), is a nymphomaniac, so he's always surprised by naked men parading through the kitchen in the morning. A chance meeting with lovely nurse Kate Lemon (Emma Thompson) and a tryout for the lead in a new Andrew Lloyd Webber-ish musical based on The Elephant Man (called, not surprisingly, "Elephant!") jolt Dexter from his torpor. Not that it makes him much less of a loser, which is the quality the show's producers are looking for. "You're a victim," they tell him. His attempts to seduce Kate are equally jarring. She asks him if he is a big believer in having sex on the first date. "Why, no," he tells her, trying to impress her with his sensitivity. Too bad, she replies -- she doesn't believe in getting serious with someone if they're sexually incompatible. Romance and showbiz go on, with the show a hit, though Dexter's romance hits a temporary snag: his backstage romance with a co-star (Kim Thomson) gets found out. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., All Movie Guide

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Languages/Sound

Eng

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional Features

Dolby Digital Surround Sound Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions

Chapters

Side #1 --
0. Scene Selection
2. Opening Credits: "Long Legs, Tiny Paycheck" [4:13]
3. A Pleasant Home? [4:18]
4. Conquering Fears [4:24]
5. "Totally Spineless" [7:23]
6. Troubling Talk [7:18]
7. The First Date [4:17]
8. "Not Tired" [4:16]
9. "It Must Be Love" [5:14]
10. Looking for Work [5:42]
11. "Mr. Disgusting" [5:00]
12. Terrible Temptations [3:54]
13. Opening Night [7:43]
14. "The Stupidest Man in the Universe" [5:00]
15. Life Without Love [4:02]
16. "Vengeance Shall Be Mine" [3:18]
17. Begging for a Second Chance [6:53]
18. End Credits [2:03]

Cast

Timothy Barlow - Mr. Morrow
Rowan Atkinson - Ron Anderson
Susan Beresford - Woman Police Constable
Simon Bell - "After Dark" Presenter
Joolia Cappelman - Costume Designer
Fred Bryant - Dying Old Man
Joanna Kanska - Tamara
Charles Lamb - Old Man in Wheelchair
Ian Lindsay - TV Director
Kate Lonergan - Stage Manager/Rubberface
Thomas Lockyer - Michael
Anna Massey - Mary
Stephen Marchant - Berkoff Actor
Angela Meredith - Old Girl Friend
Declan Mulholland - Rubberface Doorman
Peter Kelly - Gavin
Melvyn Bragg - Special Guest Appearance
Sheila Trezise
Toby Philpott - "Elephant" Chorus
Martin Sadler - Doctor
Jan Lloyd - 'Elephant' Chorus
Robin Driscoll - Actor in Agent's Office
Angus Deayton - Actor in Agent's Office
Kate Duchene - Old Girl Friend
Tony Forsyth - Berkoff Actor
Piers Fletcher - Himself
Kim Thomson - Cheryl
Emma Thompson - Kate Lemon
Hugh Thomas - Dr. Karabekian
John Waldon - Company Stage Manager
John Inman - Special Guest Appearance
Bob Appleby - "Elephant" Chorus
Neil Hamilton - Naked George
Susan Field - Dr. Freud
Sarah-Jane Fenton - Actress at Awards Show
Jeff Goldblum - Dexter King
Francis Johnson - Male Nurse
Geraldine James - Carmen
Jason Isaacs - Doctor
Harold Innocent - Timothy
Harriet Keevil - Mary's Secretary
Anthony Woodruff - Elephant Doorman
Emil Wolk - Cyprus Charlie
Charles Augins - Choreographer
Peter Brewis - Freddy
Michael Fitzgerald - Vacuum Cleaner Man
Stacey Haynes - "Elephant" Chorus
Bruce Leader - "Elephant" Chorus
Piers Hamilton - Himself
Thomas Lockyear - Michael

Crew

Songwriter: Carole King
Production Designer: Grant Hicks
Makeup: Daniel Parker
Producer: Paul Webster
Director: Mel Smith
Songwriter: Neil Sedaka
Editor: Dan Rae
Art Director: Andrew Rothschild
Makeup: Morag Ross
Costume Designer: Denise Simmons
Songwriter: Howard Greenfield
Choreography: Charles Augins
Composer (Music Score): Peter Brewis
Cinematographer: Adrian Biddle
Producer: Tim Bevan
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis
Stunts: Jim Dowdall ,Jim Dowdell

The Tall Guy: AMG Review
Nick Sambides, Jr. , AMG

Is there anything that Jeff Goldblum can't do? Well, there's one: sing. One of the funniest sequences in movies of the 1990s has to be The Tall Guy's devastating parody of Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals. This one is based on The Elephant Man and it's called "Elephant!" Playing an American actor who gets the lead in this bizarre London musical, Goldblum's off-key warbling is just one of the The Tall Guy's comic highlights. Slapstick, sight gags, one-liners -- this movie has just about every comic device known to man, and makes most of them work, but it's Goldblum's deadpan presence that holds it all together. It's a light, cheerful, and literate comedy. Except for a silly theme song ("It Must Be Love" by Madness), The Tall Guy hits just about everything it aims at. It has an equally dexterous performance from Emma Thompson as Goldblum's girlfriend. Thompson creates a character stripped of all conventions: she is pure English eccentric. Rowan Atkinson gives good sneer as Goldblum's egocentric boss, but the movie's Webber parody is its best bit. It's about time someone mocked his smarmy hit-machine formula, but even if you like Webber, you'll enjoy a night with The Tall Guy. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., All Movie Guide

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