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The Tall Guy
Scandalous! Shocking! Outrageous! Finally a comedy you can look up to.
( Comedy / Romance )


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US Runtime: 92 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Premiere Date:
Feb 01, 1989   [Canada]
 
Director: Mel Smith   [Director]
 
Writer: Richard Curtis   [Writer]
 
Producers: Tim Bevan   [Executive Producer]
Paul Webster   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Dan Rae   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Peter Brewis   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Grant Hicks   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Denise Simmons   [Costume Design]
 
Production Companys: London Weekend Television
LWT   (GB)
Virgin Vision   (GB)
Working Title Films   (GB)
 


Plot Summary:

    An American actor based in London, is stuck playing the sidekick to a successful British comic. He meets an attractive nurse at the local hospital and starts to date her, also landing the lead role in a musical version of The Elephant Man.

Cast:

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 DuchĂȘne
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
Simon Bell
After Dark Presenter
 

Uncredited Cast:


Russell Ormes
Young boy on the street (uncredited)
 
Richard Curtis
Man Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)
 
 

Stunt Crew:


Jim Dowdall
Stunt Coordinator
Elaine Ford
Stunts
Richard Hammatt
Stunts
 
Jeff Hewitt-Davis
Stunts
Colin Skeaping
Stunts
 

Sound Crew:


Peter Glossop
Production Sound Mixer
Steve Hancock
Sound
Peter Maxwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
 
Tim Partridge
Dolby Consultant
Lionel Strutt
ADR Mixer
Cormac Tohill
Sound Recordist
 
 

Art Department:


Alan Booth
Construction Coordinator
 
 

Directing Crew:


Bernard Bellew
Third Assistant Director
 
Waldo Roeg
First Assistant Director
 
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


Kevin Day
Gaffer
Ian Foster
Camera Operator
 
Kevin Fraser
Key Grip
Gary Varney
Electrician
 
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Alex Grace
Costumer
 
Alex Grace
Set Costumer
 
 

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