Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)
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40% of critics liked it
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69% of users liked it
(86 ratings)
Tony award-winning British musical comedy star Robert Lindsay makes his first important American film appearance in Bert Rigby, You're a Fool. Lindsay, of course, plays the title character, a coal miner who dreams of becoming a big showbiz star. Only problem is, there's very little demand… More Tony award-winning British musical comedy star Robert Lindsay makes his first important American film appearance in Bert Rigby, You're a Fool. Lindsay, of course, plays the title character, a coal miner who dreams of becoming a big showbiz star. Only problem is, there's very little demand for Bert Rigby's impersonations of Buster Keaton and Gene Kelly. Undaunted, Bert heads to Hollywood, where, while working as a butler in the household of movie mogul Jim Shirley (Corbin Bernsen), he must fend off the advances of Shirley's hot-to-trot wife, Meredith (Anne Bancroft). Befitting the old-fashioned nature of Bert Rigby's behavior and tastes in entertainment, director Carl Reiner adopts a "retro" approach to his material; at times, the film looks as though it was made in 1939 rather than 1989, despite its R-rated sex, profanity, and body-function jokes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Carl Reiner
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 24, 1989 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
I expected very little and received a nice treat.
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Cast
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Robert Lindsay
as Bert Rigby
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Cathryn Bradshaw
as Laurel Pennington
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Robbie Coltrane
as Sid Trample
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Anne Bancroft
as Meredith Perlestein
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Corbin Bernsen
as Jim Shirley
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Jackie Gayle
as I.I. Perlestein
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Liberty Mounten
as Elvis Impersonator
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Bruno Kirby
as Kyle De Forrest
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Liz Smith
as Mrs. Rigby
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Lila Kaye
as Mrs. Pennington
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Ron Barker
as English Butler
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Jordan Bennett
as Director (Improv Customer)
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Fanny Carby
as Aunt Aggie
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Carmen du Sautoy
as Tess Trample
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Alison Jane Frazer
as Stewardess
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Deborah Geffner
as Dancer
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Katie Graves
as Jogger
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Kirk Edward Hansen
as Dancer
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Ted Hayden
as Martin
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Robert Hines
as Crown Royal Commercial Boy
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Israel Juarbe
as Bell Hop
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Murray MacLeod
as Beer Distributor
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George Malpas
as Minister
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Monique Mannen
as Dancer
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Keith Henry McDaniel
as Dancer
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Felix Montano
as Dancer
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Santos Morales
as Jesus
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Bill E. Rogers
as Bert's Mate
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Sebastian Russell
as Dancer
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Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad
as Oriental Gardener
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George D. Wallace
as Bartender
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Zoey Wilson
as Miss Fogelson
- John Cleese
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Daniel Albert
as Dancer
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Dominique Barnes
as Crown Royal Commercial Girl
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Paul Butterworth
as Bert's Mate
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Johnny Dark
as Customer at Improv
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Mike Grady
as Mick O'Grady
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Terry Israel
as Bar Patron
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Frank Lugo
as Latin Bar Patron
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Harry Murphy
as Beer Distributor
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Julie Ow
as Cashier
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Beth Sjogren
as Dancer
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Barbara Stamm
as Dinner Guest
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Diana Weston
as Young Mrs. Rigby
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James Clark
as Train Engineer
- Corbin Bersen
