The long misery
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The long misery |
| Original title | The tall guy |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1989 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mel Smith |
| script | Richard Curtis |
| production | Paul Webster |
| music | Peter Brewis |
| camera | Adrian Biddle |
| cut | Dan Rae |
| occupation | |
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The long misery (OT: The Tall Guy ) is a romantic comedy from 1989. The film was the directorial debut of Mel Smith . When writing the script, Richard Curtis used his experience from many years of collaboration with Rowan Atkinson.
The film includes guest appearances by Melvyn Bragg and Jonathan Ross .
action
The main character and narrator is Dexter King, an American actor who works in London and lives platonically in Camden Town with his "educated, charming ... nymphomaniac" landlady. For six years he has played the booby in the long-running double conference The Tall Guy , in which Ron Anderson plays the lead role.
Because of his chronic hay fever , Dexter see a doctor, where he meets the nurse Kate and quickly falls in love with her.
Shortly thereafter, Dexter is fired by Ron. After his first role in a new play by Steven Berkoff is denied because of "lack of anger," Dexter gets the lead role in a new musical of the Royal Shakespeare Company , which on The Elephant Man is based - a vicious parody of musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber with Songs like He's Packing His Trunk and a finale that ends with the words: “ Somewhere up in heaven there's an angel with big ears! ”
During rehearsals, Dexter succumbs to the advances of a married co-actress. On the premiere night of the new musical, Kate rhymes with evidence that Dexter is having an affair and leaves him.
After a televised awards show at which his former boss Ron now appears to be with Kate, Dexter gives his role in Elephant just before the curtain goes up ! and plans a passionate appeal to Kate to take it back. Dexter ties Ron up in his dressing room and steals his car to explain his case to Kate in the busy hospital ward. Kate finally gives him a second chance.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes Labi Siffres It Must Be Love , played by Madness . There is a montage in the film with several characters singing along to this song, including a cameo by Madness singer Suggs . Other titles include Let the Heartaches Begin ( Long John Baldry ), Heartbreak Hotel (Sam Williams), Breaking Up Is Hard to Do and Crying in the Rain (both by Phil Pope ).
Alternative version
There are significant differences between the American version of the film and the original version, including cut and replaced scenes, and cross-talk of British slang and pop culture references. For example, in the scene in which John Inman reads out the nominees for the theater awards, three American actors are named instead of the British.
criticism
"A lively, at times somewhat brittle comedy, imaginative and with enjoyable dialogues, even if some snappy swipes turn out to be too tasteless."
Web links
- The Tall Guy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Rita Kempley: The Tall Guy . In: The Washington Post , Washington Post Company, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ The Tall Guy Review . In: Channel 4 Film . Channel 4. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ↑ Mike Sutton: The Tall Guy . In: DVD Times . February 7, 2003. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ↑ The Tall Guy (1989) soundtrack . In: Mooviees.com . 2002. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ↑ The long misery. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
