Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

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Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

R

1989

1h 34m

Musical

Comedy

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In this musical comedy, English miner Bert Rigby (Robert Lindsay) wants nothing more than to be a huge star like his idols Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Finally, Bert journeys to Hollywood, Calif., to see if he can make his dreams come true. Fame doesn't come easily, however. He gets a job as the butler to a bigwig movie producer, Jim Shirley (Corbin Bernsen), and gets involved with Shirley's insatiable wife, Meredith (Anne Bancroft). But Bert needs to stay focused if he wants to make it.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Bert Rigby harkens back so effectively to the golden days that we want to be there, instead of in this movie.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 12, 2005

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Feb 22, 2004

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 3/5

Aug 29, 2003

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

I expected very little and received a nice treat.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 25, 2002

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Audience Member

A wonderfully entertaining movie that has NEVER been released on DVD..what a shame

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Un bel "brutto" film. Sceneggiatura confusa ma a tratti piacevole, qualche buona trovata che per

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Carl Reiner

Director

Robert Lindsay

Bert Rigby

Cathryn Bradshaw

Laurel Pennington

Robbie Coltrane

Sid Trample

Anne Bancroft

Meredith Perlestein

Corbin Bernsen

Jim Shirley

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Synopsis

In this musical comedy, English miner Bert Rigby (Robert Lindsay) wants nothing more than to be a huge star like his idols Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Finally, Bert journeys to Hollywood, Calif., to see if he can make his dreams come true. Fame doesn't come easily, however. He gets a job as the butler to a bigwig movie producer, Jim Shirley (Corbin Bernsen), and gets involved with Shirley's insatiable wife, Meredith (Anne Bancroft). But Bert needs to stay focused if he wants to make it.

Director: Carl Reiner
Producer: George Shapiro
Screenwriter: Carl Reiner
Production Co: Lorimar Film Entertainment, Lorimar Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.5K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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