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The Tall Guy (1989)
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Release Date:
21 September 1990 (USA) morePlot:
Dexter King plays straight man to unpleasant comedian Ron Anderson. He falls in love with Kate, a pretty... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Great fun moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeff Goldblum | ... | Dexter King |
 | Rowan Atkinson | ... | Ron Anderson |
 | Emma Thompson | ... | Kate Lemmon |
| Geraldine James | ... | Carmen |
| Anna Massey | ... | Mary |
 | Kim Thomson | ... | Cheryl |
| Hugh Thomas | ... | Dr. Karabekian |
| Emil Wolk | ... | Cyprus Charlie |
| Harold Innocent | ... | Timothy |
| Joanna Kanska | ... | Tamara |
| B.J. Rambo | ... | 'Elephant' Chorus |
| Jan Lloyd | ... | 'Elephant' Chorus |
| Peter Kelly | ... | Gavin |
| Tim Barlow | ... | Mr. Morrow (as Timothy Barlow) |
| Charles Lamb | ... | Old Man in Wheelchair |
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92 minCountry:
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Colour (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Director Cameo: [Mel Smith]the backstage drunk who congratulates and then collapses. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Kate and Dexter would not have been able to place ladders against the poster of Ron Anderson; the next scene shows an awning that would have been in the way. moreQuotes:
[Outside her flat]Kate: Don't be fooled by the grim exterior. It's a good deal grimmer inside.
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Crying In The Rain moreFAQ
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Take an obligatory American - Jeff Goldblum - a gorgeous nurse (Emma Thompson), a script by Richard Curtis, long before going on to pen Four Weddings and a Notting Hill; get Mel Smith to direct and rubber-faced Rowan Atkinson to play the villain of the piece. The result is The Tall Guy, probably the greatest comedy of 1989.
I remember going to see it twice at the time and laughing all the way through it, amazed that British comedies could be this good.
It has a huge amount going for it with intelligence, cracking lines and some highly stylised photography by Adrian Biddle.
Curtis' semi-autobiographical script is based on his own days as a fall guy for Atkinson and the result is well worth a look.