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Because everyone loves an accurate period piece. morePlot:
Director Michael Winterbottom (Northam) attempts to shoot the adaptation of Laurence Sterne's essentially unfilmable novel, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman." full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 12 nominations moreUser Comments:
much funny ado about nothing and everything moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Steve Coogan | ... | Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan | |
| Rob Brydon | ... | Capt. Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon | |
| Keeley Hawes | ... | Elizabeth | |
| Shirley Henderson | ... | Susannah | |
| Raymond Waring | ... | Trim | |
| Conal Murphy | ... | Young Tristram Shandy - Age 6 | |
| Joe Williams | ... | Young Tristram Shandy - Age 9 | |
| Paul Kynman | ... | Obadiah | |
| Mark Tandy | ... | London Doctor | |
| Mary Healey | ... | Midwife | |
| Dylan Moran | ... | Dr. Slop | |
| Jack Shepherd | ... | Surgeon | |
| David Walliams | ... | Parson | |
| Jeremy Northam | ... | Mark | |
| Benedict Wong | ... | Ed |
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Tristram Shandy (UK) (working title)Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (USA)
Tournage dans un jardin anglais (France) [fr]
Tristram Shandy - Mia istoria gi' agrious (Greece) (festival title) [el]
Tristram Shandy - herrasmiehen paljastukset (Finland) [fi]
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (Greece) [el]
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Rated R for language and sexual content.Parents Guide:
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94 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | Argentina:16 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-11 | UK:15 | Australia:MMOVIEmeter: 
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Cameo: [Tony Wilson]The real Tony Wilson (who Steve Coogan played in 24 Hour Party People (2002), another Michael Winterbottom film) plays himself, interviewing Steve Coogan on the film set. The somewhat spiky relationship between the two (who also worked together on local TV in the early 1990s) is subtly referenced in Coogan's lukewarm "let's catch up in Manchester". moreQuotes:
Steve Coogan: Do you know there's a good Groucho Marx story about, see, he meets a woman with seven children and says "Why've you got seven kids?" and she says "Because I love my husband." And he says, "Well, I love my cigar, but I take it out now and again." moreSoundtrack:
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Forget anything pedagogical that this film's title might unfortunately imply and as a result keep butts out of seats. it is wildly entertaining, ribald, and simply fun, fun, fun. all of which Sterne intended. the addition of the play within the play within the play is really brilliant.
I loved the behind the scenes bits of story that had to do with the failure of the film's execution-particularly the whole shoe business. By far the greatest bit was the piece about acting techniques. Steve Coogan at first imagines what hot (as in temperature) walnuts- or some type of nut-would feel like dropped down his trousers and caught next to his genitals. He tries many interpretations but the one that slayed the audience was when he actually dropped the "hot nuts" into his trousers in order to see how close his interpretation came to the actual reaction. it was uproariously entertaining.
i was wondering if winterbottom and gilliam have ever thought to produce something together? please sir may we have some more?