A Cock and Bull Story
2005 · 94 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 13,434 VOTES · DIR. Michael Winterbottom
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,901 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:52 You look good with a big nose, actually.
00:05:29 These two gentlemen are my Uncle Toby and Corporal Trim.
00:10:00 as well as myself.
00:14:41 Obadiah! Obadiah!
00:18:54 make a baby's head of your hands.
00:22:43 No, Tristram's the worst. Tristram is the dog's breath worst...
00:26:47 ...who was therefore unable to produce any saliva.
00:30:44 You'll be fine.
00:34:15 So we just have to vomit on them.
00:37:27 which should act as footnotes to the main film.
00:40:54 Yeah, I loved the dedication
00:44:38 Anything weird?
00:48:23 Oh, fantastic! Very very good.
00:52:48 because it looks so cheap, it actually makes it funnier.
00:56:27 - Um... - Are you all right?
00:59:43 Why do we want to spend a year of our lives making this film?
01:04:06 Remember I was telling you about "Tristram Shandy"?
01:07:58 Come here!
01:12:03 Rob, I thought you were a mate!
01:17:24 I love you.
01:21:50 - Great. Tidy - Yeah.
01:26:19 That's it.
01:30:17 - Cock and bull. - Cock and bull.
01:34:12 - It's good, it's good, it's good. - Thank you. Thank you.
Cast & Characters
Steve Coogan
Tristram Shandy
Steve Coogan
Walter Shandy
Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Jeremy Northam
Mark
Rob Brydon
Capt. Toby Shandy
Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon
Keeley Hawes
Elizabeth
Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes
Shirley Henderson
Susannah
Raymond Waring
Trim
Conal Murphy
Young Tristram Shandy - Age 6
Joe Williams
Young Tristram Shandy - Age 9
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,901
Dialogue density20.2 lines / min
First line00:00:52
Final line01:34:12
Production Record
DirectorMichael Winterbottom
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$3,931,707
IMDb votes13,434