A Cock and Bull Story

2005 94 min ★ 6.1 Comedy, History

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.

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Cast

Steve Coogan

Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan

Rob Brydon

Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon

Keeley Hawes

Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes

Shirley Henderson

Susannah / Shirley Henderson

Raymond Waring

Trim

Conal Murphy

Six-Year-Old Tristam

Joe Williams

Nine-Year-Old Tristam

Paul Kynman

Obadiah

Mark Tandy

London Doctor

Dylan Moran

Dr. Slop

Details

Director

Michael Winterbottom

Tagline

"Because everyone loves an accurate period piece."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$3,931,707

Production

Scion Films, BBC Film, Baby Cow Productions, EM Media, East Midlands Media Initiative, Revolution Films, The Works

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

June 2, 2024

★ 7/10

This isn't really a film about a story with a beginning, middle or, even, an end. It's more a film about a book being turned into a film, and about how that all pans out with the actors in and out of character throughout. It's Steve Coogan who takes on the title role in a film about a landed character from Georgian England who is determined to make his mark by writing a novel about himself. Thing ...