The Tall Guy
Scandalous! Shocking! Outrageous! Finally a comedy you can look up to.
Genres
Overview
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1989-02-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
76
Vote Average
5.77
Jeff Goldblum
Dexter King
Emma Thompson
Kate
Rowan Atkinson
Ron Anderson
Geraldine James
Carmen
Emil Wolk
Cyprus Charlie
Kim Thomson
Cheryl
Harold Innocent
Timothy
Anna Massey
Mary
Joanna Kanska
Tamara
Peter Kelly
Gavin
Tim Barlow
Mr Morrow
Hugh Thomas
Dr. Karabekian
Angus Deayton
Actor
Robin Driscoll
Actor
Harriet Keevil
Mary's Secretary
Tony Forsyth
Berkoff Actor
Stephen Marchant
Berkoff Actor
Ian Lindsay
TV Director
Kate Duchêne
Old Girlfriend
Angela Meredith
Old Girlfriend
Kate Lonergan
Stage Manager
Jason Isaacs
Doctor
Martin Sadler
Doctor
Susan Field
Dr Freud
Fred Bryant
Dying Old Man
Michael Fitzgerald
Man with Vacuum Cleaner Pipe
Charles Lamb
Old Man in Wheelchair
Thomas Lockyer
Michael
Declan Mulholland
Doorman
Susan Beresford
WPC
Charles Augins
Choreographer
Joolia Cappleman
Costume Designer
Bob Appleby
Max
Mel Smith
Drunk at Party
John Inman
Himself
Jonathan Ross
Himself
Melvyn Bragg
Himself
Suggs
Himself
Russell Ormes
Young boy on the street (uncredited)
Simon Bell
After Dark Presenter
Richard Curtis
Man Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)
5.6
9 Songs
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.
2004-07-16 | en
5.3
Century
Turn-of-the-century love story centered around a young doctor and the emergence of modern science.
1993-12-31 | en
5.9
Around the World in 80 Days
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
2004-06-16 | en
4.2
Son of the Mask
Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "born of the mask", he discovers just how looney child raising can be.
2005-02-11 | en
6.6
Sliding Doors
London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. All come into focus as the two stories shift back and forth, overlap and surprisingly converge.
1998-04-23 | en
6.9
Swingers
After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few of his friends try to reconnect him to the social scene and hopefully help him forget his failed relationship.
1996-10-18 | en
8.2
The Kid
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
1921-01-21 | en
5.3
Stuck on You
In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to stay out of the spotlight. When a fading Hollywood actress, Cher, decides to get her show "Honey and the Beaze" cancelled, she hires Walt -- and his brotherly appendage -- as her costars. But their addition surprisingly achieves the opposite.
2003-12-10 | en
6.6
Russian Dolls
Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.
2005-06-15 | fr
6.7
Jack & Sarah
Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. When he comes around he discovers he is the proud father of a baby girl, but deficient in the spouse department to the tune of 1.
1995-06-02 | en
6.2
Entrapment
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
1999-04-29 | en
6.9
Shakespeare in Love
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
1998-12-11 | en
7.1
The Holiday
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
2006-12-05 | en
6.5
Fever Pitch
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.
1997-04-04 | en
6.0
The Gangsters
An amusing burlesque of gang fighters. The police go after them, one by one, and each guardian of the peace is caught and despoiled of his clothing and compelled to return to the station.
1913-05-29 | en
6.2
The Count
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…
1916-09-04 | en
7.3
The Time Machine
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
1960-05-25 | en
6.8
Space Jam
With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.
1996-11-15 | en
0.0
Three Tough Onions
In-laws make life unbearable for Monty (Review from Selectd Motion Pictures journal)
1928-05-20 | en
7.4
Lost in Translation
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
2003-09-18 | en