The Tall Guy
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mel Smith
Joanna Kanska
Harriet Keevil
Angela Meredith
Kim Rosato
Angus Deayton
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Romantic comedy about an insecure American actor in London who, after years being a comic's straight man, is finally cast in a smash hit.
Director
Mel Smith
Cast
Joanna Kanska
Harriet Keevil
Angela Meredith
Kim Rosato
Angus Deayton
Graham Mcpherson
Tony Forsyth
Anthony Woodruff
Kenny Lindon
Charles Augins
Ruby-marie Hutchinson
Jeff Goldblum
Nadine Shenton
Harold Innocent
Michael Fitzgerald
Timothy Barlow
Declan Mulholland
Wayne Antony
J J Rambo
Piers Fletcher
Fred Bryant
Emil Wolk
Bruce Leader
Stacey Haynes
Emma Thompson
Sarah-jane Fenton
Jan Lloyd
Jason Isaacs
Thomas Lockyer
Steve Graf
John Waldon
Tony Philpott
Dougie Trevor
Stephen Tye
Melvyn Bragg
Mike Desouter
Anna Massey
Kate Duchêne
Martin Sadler
Simon Bell
Peter Barry
Charles Lamb
Susan Field
Peter Brewis
Jerry Manley
Neil Hamilton
Francis Johnson
Wendy Schoeman
Jonathan Ross
Rowan Atkinson
Bob Appleby
Kim Thomson
Stephen Marchant
Peter Kelly
Joolia Cappleman
Hugh Thomas
John Inman
Ian Lindsay
Geraldine James
Robin Driscoll
Susan Beresford
Kate Lonergan
Crew
Linda Agran
Charles Augins
Mark Auguste
Mae Boren Axton
Bernard Bellew
Miri Ben-shlomo
Tim Bevan
Adrian Biddle
Adrian Biddle
Anthony Black
Laurie Borg
Melvyn Bragg
Peter Brewis
Pauline Clift
Richard Curtis
Jeff Davis
Jim Dowdall
Tommy Durden
Nick Elliott
Helen Fielding
Piers Fletcher
Elaine Ford
Ian Foster
Andy Glen
Peter Glossop
Howard Greenfield
Donna Grey
Neil Hamilton
Richard Hammatt
Deborah Harding
Grant Hicks
Paul Hulme
John Inman
Max Keene
Carole King
Alan Lawrence
Peter Maxwell
Graham Mcpherson
Alan Mount
Daniel Parker
Shari Piper
Ian Pleeth
Philip Pope
Elvis Presley
Dan Rae
Barney Reisz
Waldo Roeg
Jonathan Ross
Morag Ross
Andrew Rothschild
Neil Sedaka
Julie Sheppard
Labi Siffre
Denise Simmons
Colin Skeaping
Sheila Trezise
Paul Van Der Weele
Paul Webster
Sam Williams
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States September 21, 1990
Released in United States Fall September 21, 1990
Wide Release in United States October 12, 1990
Released in United States on Video April 3, 1991
Released in United States 1989
Released in United States September 11, 1989
Released in United States October 1989
Released in United States March 10, 1990
Released in United States July 13, 1990
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 23 - March 3, 1989.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 11-June 4, 1989.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) September 29 - October 8, 1989.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 11, 1989.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 12 & 13, 1989.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 10, 1990.
Shown at Wine Country Film Festival July 13, 1990.
Directorial debut for performer Mel Smith.
Completed shooting October 3, 1988.
Began shooting August 21, 1988.
Limited Release in United States September 21, 1990
Released in United States Fall September 21, 1990
Wide Release in United States October 12, 1990
Released in United States 1989 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 23 - March 3, 1989.)
Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 11-June 4, 1989.)
Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) September 29 - October 8, 1989.)
Released in United States 1989 (Shown at AFI European Community Film Festival in Washington, DC June 8-26, 1989; in Los Angeles June 23-29, 1989; in Minneapolis July 1-24, 1989.)
Released in United States September 11, 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 11, 1989.)
Released in United States October 1989 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 12 & 13, 1989.)
Released in United States March 10, 1990 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 10, 1990.)
Released in United States July 13, 1990 (Shown at Wine Country Film Festival July 13, 1990.)
Released in United States on Video April 3, 1991
