Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story Movie Review 2005

Peculiar film-within-a-film follows Brit comedian Coogan playing an exaggerated version of "Steve Coogan" as he takes the title role in the filming of the eccentric 18th-century novel "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy." Insecure and vain, Coogan annoys the director (Northam) and screenwriter (Hart), while childishly sparring with his primary co-star (Brydon) and ignoring his visiting girlfriend (Macdonald) and their baby. Best for Coogan fans or those interested in movie minutia.

Distribution

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Available on DVD
Running time 91 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Filmmaking, At the Movies, Great Britain, Books & Bookstores, Mockumentary

Screenplay

Martin Hardy

Cast

Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson, Dylan Moran, Jeremy Northam, Naomie Harris, Kelly Macdonald, Elizabeth Berrington, Mark Williams, James Fleet, Ian Hart, Kieran O'Brien, Stephen Fry, Gillian Anderson, David Walliams, Anthony H. Wilson

Cinematography

Marcel Zyskind

Director

Michael Winterbottom

Music

Michael Nyman, Erik Nordgren, Nino Rota

Other

Stuart Wilson, Peter Christelis, Emma Macdevitt, Charlotte Walter, John Paul Kelly

Producer

Andrew Eaton, BBC Films, Revolution Films, Scion Films, EM Media, Baby Cow Productions, Picturehouse