Does anyone know why exactly this is rated "R"? It doesn't really say anywhere, like "for language and sexuality". Does it have really strong language and graphic sexuality or is it pretty...tame and they just rated it R because pg-13 didn't seem to be enough?
shareI think its probably because of the comedic sex scene where you see Emma Thompson's breasts.
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Yes, 'The Tall Guy' is quite a hard 'R'. Though brilliantly funny, it is mostly a sex comedy. Dozens and dozens of explicit sexual jokes and references, an extended love scene between the two leads with topless shots of Emma Thompson and innumerable raunchy implications, a cutaway to a fairly graphic sex scene between Goldblum and a former lover, etc. etc. Moreover, in one of the early subplots, Goldblum's landlady is a nymphomaniac and has naked lovers popping up in all kinds of bizarre places.
In sum, like 'Love Actually,' it treats raunchy sexual acts with extreme casualness. However, it isn't cornball and excessively sentimental like 'Love Actually.' It has an edge to it that makes it work. As long as you don't have any extremely conservative friends around who are easily shocked, and keep an open mind, 'The Tall Guy' is absolutely hysterical. The movie that 'There's Something about Mary' wanted to be - it shoots for that combination of moving romance and raunchy humor, but really does score. I recommend it very highly if you're in the right frame of mind.
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i think it was because beck them he didn't have the money to make things look beautiful and as pretty as the rest of the world seems to view London. this film shows it as a dirty, lit up. kitchen sink estate cess pool aka the London i live in
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Goldblum plays a struggling actor -- he'd live in the steamy underbelly of the city because he couldn't afford a posh flat in a neighborhood frequented by jet-setters. Elegance would be out of place in a story like this.
shareI much prefer London as a dirty, steamy, seamy underbelly as portrayed here. It looks a lot more fun than the queen's country.
As for the R rating, this one seems fairly mild despite the nudity and occasional f-bomb. The lovemaking scenes are hilarious, by the way -- clever use of toast, the cream pitcher, and the pictures on the wall (which fall off the wall). "The Postman Always Rings Twice" has nothing on this film.
This was a TV movie, originally shown on ITV in the UK. I don't know if it was cut at all on transmission, but the VHS/DVD has a "15" rating.
shareIs the quality of this typical of British TV movies? It's so much better than almost every American TV film I've ever seen.
shareThis was NOT a TV movie! It played in cinemas in the UK, where I saw it on first release in '89.
shareAlthough made by London Weekend Television, it was made for cinema release and later shown on TV, uncut. Therefore everyone could admire Ms Thompson's mammaries!
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It is pretty tame and the USA film is a bit over zealous for rating it R. It's hardly porn.
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