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Mad Cows Details

1999

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from 258 members

Starring	Joanna Lumley, Anna Friel, Greg Wise, Phyllida Law
Director	Sarah Sugarman
Genres	Comedy

Mad Cows

In MAD COWS, Anna Friel stars as Maddy, a feisty single mother from Australia with few friends in the world, apart from the fabulous Gillian (Joanna Lumley). While searching for her baby's father, the irresponsible Alex (Greg Wise), Maddy is nabbed for unwittingly stealing a bag of frozen peas from Harrods and is sent to prison with baby in tow. Soon Maddy learns her only way out lies with Dwina Phelps (Anna Massey), the prison psychotherapist. But when Maddy tries to escape, things get really crazy....

Starring	Joanna Lumley, Anna Friel, Greg Wise, Phyllida Law, Judy Cornwell, John Standing, Nicholas Woodeson
Director	Sarah Sugarman
Studio	ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 19 Jun 2000

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- A failed farce that tempts its cast into overacting whenever possible, which is made worse by the clichéd directorial style, full of meaningless flourishes.
- 30312
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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- - 4
  - 0
  Don't bother...
  
  Someone tell me why this film was made? Someone tell me why I bother to rent this film? This film is meant to be funny; it ain't. It was a painful 90 minute... read more »
  
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  - Michael Oglesby
  - Norwich, UK
  - 04 Feb 2005 at 10:38
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- - 1
  - 0
  Mad Mad Mad
  
  QUINTESSENTIALLY ENGLISH and crazy.
  
  A great random british film that has a great script with zany characters. Joanna Lumely, amazing actress. However... read more »
  
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- - Will Small
  - Hull
  - 21 Aug 2007 at 14:52
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  give-up
  
  If say I'd watched 1,000 films then in all judgements of quality this would be the last one. Relentless rubbish; even poor Anna didn't look pretty to ... read more »
  
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  - Bedlinog
  - 28 Feb 2007 at 22:17
- - 1
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  What a shame...
  
  I read the book by Kathy Lette a few years ago and really enjoyed it, so I was very much looking forward to receiving the film and I have to say I was terribly ... read more »
  
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- - MillieRowe
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  - Denton
  - 12 Dec 2005 at 09:45
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  In MAD COWS, Anna Friel stars as Maddy, a feisty single mother from Australia with few friends in the world, apart from the fabulous Gillian (Joanna Lumley). While searching for her baby's father, the irresponsible Alex (Greg Wise), Maddy is nabbed for unwittingly stealing a bag of frozen peas from ...