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Release Date:
24 August 2001 (USA) morePlot:
A comedy about a couple (Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson) who are trying to conceive a child. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Infertility
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Childless Couple
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Adaptation Directed By Original Author
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William Tell Overture
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Based On Novel
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1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Jennifer Love Hewitt Eyes a Maybe Baby Future (From E! Online. 15 February 2009, 7:40 AM, PST)
Ben Elton Leaps To Defense Of Honest
(From WENN. 5 June 2000)
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Hmmm....... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Joely Richardson | ... | Lucy Bell | |
| Matthew Macfadyen | ... | Nigel | |
| Hugh Laurie | ... | Sam Bell | |
| Adrian Lester | ... | George | |
| Yasmin Bannerman | ... | Melinda | |
| Joanna Lumley | ... | Sheila | |
| Rachael Stirling | ... | Joanna | |
| Dave Thompson | ... | Dave the Comedian / Mrs. Furblob | |
| Emma Thompson | ... | Druscilla | |
| Stephen Simms | ... | Trevor | |
| John Brenner | ... | Kit | |
| Jaz Wilson | ... | Baby Cuthbert | |
| James Purefoy | ... | Carl Phipps | |
| Guy Barrett | ... | Nigel's Posse | |
| Deila Bhujoo | ... | Nigel's Posse |
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Rated R for sexual content and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
104 min | Germany:96 min (TV version)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Denmark:7 | France:U | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R | Portugal:M/12Fun Stuff
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Hugh Laurie directed some scenes when Ben Elton had to go to hospital for the birth of his children. Elton and his wife had been undergoing IVF treatment. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Position of the mike on Melinda's headset. moreQuotes:
Ewan Proclaimer: Isn't that amazing? Grown men and women that have to be taught how to use a hypodermic needle. It's extraordinary. moreSoundtrack:
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This romantic comedy lost its way a bit leaving it only partly romantic and I'm afraid not always very funny. There are a few shots at Auntie (the BBC for our overseas readers) and several very good lines though some may be very familiar to those who have seen writer Ben Elton's stand up show or his BBC series.
A full cast of 80s alternative comedians makes their appearance, Emma Thompson almost looking identical to her mother in 'Saving Grace' in her mad hippie cameo and Dawn French affecting a bizarre Aussie accent as a nurse.
Hugh Laurie does well as always in his role as a sort of alternative 90s Cary Grant and James Purefoy will get most people's juices running (cf. the line by Joanna Lumley's character quoted in an earlier comment) but all in all this just wasn't funny enough, I don't know why, perhaps there were just too many targets.
Only 6/10 from me I'm afraid.