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The Tall Guy (1989) 6.0
Dexter King plays straight man to unpleasant comedian Ron Anderson. He falls in love with Kate, a pretty nurse he meets when he is receiving injections for hay fever. When Anderson fires ... See full summary » Director:Mel SmithWriter:Richard Curtis |
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Freddy
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Dexter King plays straight man to unpleasant comedian Ron Anderson. He falls in love with Kate, a pretty nurse he meets when he is receiving injections for hay fever. When Anderson fires him, he acquires the title role in a musical stage version of "The Elephant Man". Kate dumps him when she suspects he is having an affair with a fellow cast member, and he must win her back. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 September 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A nagy balek See more »Box Office
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$510,712 (USA)Company Credits
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Kate: Kate... Lemmon. Horrid name!
Dexter: No, no, not at all. Could have been worse. Could have been called Hitler, Tampon, or something.
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Written by Labi Siffre
MAM Music Publishing/Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Performed by Madness
By Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd. and Geffen Records
(by arrangement with Warner Special Products)
from the Album "Complete Madness"
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Goofs
In a shower scene late in the movie the camera moves to a high vantage point, showing the shorts that Dexter is wearing. See more »Quotes
Dexter: All these weeks I've been coming here, I've been wanting to ask you something. What I really want to know is... er, what's your name?Kate: Kate... Lemmon. Horrid name!
Dexter: No, no, not at all. Could have been worse. Could have been called Hitler, Tampon, or something.
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Crazy Credits
Michael Fitzgerald's full credit in the movie is "Man with vacuum cleaner tube up his bottom." See more »Soundtracks
"It Must Be Love"Written by Labi Siffre
MAM Music Publishing/Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Performed by Madness
By Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd. and Geffen Records
(by arrangement with Warner Special Products)
from the Album "Complete Madness"
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"The Tall Guy" is an enjoyable little trifle, featuring Jeff Goldblum as an American actor in London. Rowan Atkinson is hilarious as a conceited bugger, and Emma Thompson plays Goldblum's love-interest. An interesting film, not a classic by any stretch, but worth ninety minutes.