Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
He's a singer! He's a dancer! He's a coal-miner! And when Hollywood called, it was the answer to his dreams. So why is everyone saying...
1989 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Carl Reiner |
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| Writer: | Carl Reiner |
| Staring: |
| A musical about a miner who wants to break into show business. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 24, 1989 |
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| Director: | Carl Reiner |
| Writer: | Carl Reiner |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | show business |
| Production Companies | Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Lindsay | Bert Rigby |
| Robbie Coltrane | Sid Trample |
| Cathryn Bradshaw | Laurel Pennington |
| Jackie Gayle | I.I. Perlestein |
| Bruno Kirby | Kyle DeForest |
| Corbin Bernsen | Jim Shirley |
| Anne Bancroft | Meredith Perlestein |
| Gela Nash | Mona |
| Liz Smith | Mrs. Rigby |
| Lila Kaye | Mrs. Pennington |
| Fanny Carby | Aunt Aggie |
| Carmen du Sautoy | Tess Trample |
| Mike Grady | Mick O’Grady |
| George Wallace | Bartender |
| Diana Weston | Young Mrs. Rigby |
| George Malpas | Minister |
| Sydney Stevenson | Kelly Astaire Rigby |
| Robert Hines | Crown Royal Commercial Boy |
| Dominique Barnes | Crown Royal Commercial Girl |
| Paul Butterworth | Bert’s Mate |
| Tubby Andrews | Bert’s Mate |
| Bill E. Rogers | Bert’s Mate |
| Roger Bingham | Bert’s Mate |
| Harry S. Murphy | Beer Distibutor |
| Ted Hayden | Martin |
| Murray MacLeod | Beer Distributor |
| Christine Kellogg | Dancer |
| Israel Juarbe | Bell Hop |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Carl Reiner | Director, Writer |
| Tim Lewis | Second Assistant Director |
| Ralph Burns | Original Music Composer |
| Jan de Bont | Director of Photography |
| Bud Molin | Editor |
| Penny Perry | Casting |
| Terence Marsh | Production Design |
| Michael Seirton | Art Direction |
| Dianne Wager | Art Direction |
| John Franco Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Hugh O'Donnell | Unit Production Manager |
| Julia Waye | Third Assistant Director |
| Rene Borisewitz | Sound Recordist |
| Greg Curda | Foley Artist |
| Ken Dufva | Foley Artist |
| Tommy Staples | Boom Operator |
| William Waldman | First Assistant Camera |
| Keith Hamshere | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Shapiro | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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UncleJosh
10.0
This is a simple movie with a simple premise: A striking coal miner who loves classic Hollywood movies follows his passion to give his family a better life than coal mining. The movie satirizes the cultural clashes all around us and focuses on the particularly strange cult of personality that infu ... ses big motion picture Hollywood. This is a feel-good date movie that teaches you that following your dreams doesn't get you where you think you're going but they get you where you need to be.
Jun 23, 2021