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The Tall Guy [Region 2] | ![The Tall Guy [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41C3Q6VPCSL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Mel Smith
Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson, Geraldine James, Anna Massey
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $88.67
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Rating:  25 reviews
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), German (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), German (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 92 Minutes
EAN: 5050070009415
ASIN: B00007LZ5L
Theatrical Release Date: September 21, 1990
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Falling in love can be glorious, or poignant, or heartwarming ... but for most of us, it's mostly just absurd. And The Tall Guy captures that hysterical, head-over-heels surrealism perfectly. Jeff Goldblum plays the neurotic, allergy-ridden Dexter King, a stage actor stuck in a dead-end job in an interminable run of London's tackiest comic review. He's the "tall guy," the eternal butt of slapstick gags delivered by the star performer, a brilliantly obnoxious Rowan Atkinson. Cupid's arrow strikes between sneezes when hay fever propels Dexter to the doctor's office--and he catches his first glance of Nurse Kate Lemmon (a pre-Shakespeare Emma Thompson). Battling his deep-seated fear of needles, Dexter invents excuses to get shots just to get close to her. After much pain (and much prodding from Dexter's oddly maternal nymphomaniac landlady), their courtship takes off. (Kate's practical dating philosophy--have sex first, so you know if all those expensive dinners will actually be worth it--leads to one of the most comically destructive love scenes ever filmed.) Dexter, giddy with new love, gets fired--and lands the title role in Elephant!, a musical version of The Elephant Man (one heartwarming hit: "Somewhere in Heaven, There's an Angel with Big Ears"). But his curvaceous leading lady develops a champagne-fueled passion for pachyderms ... and Dexter's in yet another sticky situation. As British romances go, The Tall Guy owes more to TV's Fawlty Towers than The English Patient--but what it lacks in depth, it makes up in sheer comedy. --Grant Balfour
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The Humping One February 10, 2010
C. McGhee (Hutchinson,Ks.)
Sex & comedy done well what a great little show. This isn't Einstein & its surely not deep. Fun however it is.
This is a show about a struggling american actor in London. His career & his love life. His nymphomaniac landlady, his hayfever, his overbearing boss played by Mr. Bean, bad sounding names for musicals, theatrical fidelity & comedy in the emergency room. Rowan Atkinson plays the comedy act boss & star, Jeff Goldbloom is Dexter King the male lead, Emma Thompson plays his girlfriend the nurse & with a really good suporting cast this is definitely a show to see.
The first 5-7 minutes of this movie is the best start to a show I've seen in years. Theres a musical about the elephant man in this somewhere & its staged as if it were a really great stage show. There was a short slow section for me & two of the actors responses in the situation they had to deal with seemed poorly thought out. The three together brought down my rating even though others might not see them as I did. It is about 4 min's of an hour and a half show.
A number of deep belly laughs through this & numerous giggles & chuckles.
I give it 4 1/2 stars.
Good formulaic romance with a few quirks September 11, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:
The Tall Guy is at its core a guy-meets-girl, blah blah blah arc of a story but the characters are well-drawn by Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson, the script by Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral scribe Richard Curtis is witty, and the film thankfully (someone needed to do it) throws darts at the bloated self-important balloon of contemporary musical theater (the film features a musical of the Elephant Man which can boast of a song called "He's Packing His Trunk); it's short, it's fun, it's sadly underlooked and you should rent it.
3/4
 A good movie, (only if you like the actors) September 16, 2007
Ella V (OR USA)
This is an early work of Richard Curtis, based on his exaggerated experience in a comedy revue with Rowan Atkinson, who also starred in the movie. I guess I won't tell you the summary, you can probably find that anywhere, but I will tell you about the DVD quality and possibly help you decide whether you should add this dvd to your collection. I highly recommend this DVD to anyone who is a fan of Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson, or Rowan Atkinson. I found that the storyline is to the level of Curtis's latest work, like Four Weddings.., and Love Actually. But, if you are a fan of Emma Thompson, you will love her in this one. If you are a fan of Rowan, he's do malicious in this and you will love to hate him. The DVD quality is great, great picture and sound, so if you are on the verge of a decision whether to buy it or not, ask yourself if you like these actors, do you like Richard Curtis, do you like to add to your collection a classic piece of work from great actors who are at the early path of their career.
Funny, sexy, and wellwritten January 5, 2007
Lady Of the Dark Tower
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a very funny, well-acted piece, for anyone who loves real, true comedy. It is a very perceptive commentary on the world of theatre, and the very idea of a musical comedy version of the tragic Elephant Man just makes me laugh again and again. Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson are really great!
 Unwatchable June 4, 2006
Articholus (Chicago)
0 out of 12 found this review helpful
A horrible, terrible movie. No pacing, no wit (Elephant Man as a musical is leagues away from Springtime for Hitler folks) and a gutless waste of many talents. If you're considering purchasing this movie, I beg of you, rent it first. If you can make it through the first ten minutes without wanting to hurl yourself out the window, good on ya. Otherwise, count your blessings that you won't embarrass yourself by having it on the shelf when company comes by. Oy what a terrible movie.
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