What About Dick?
““Oscar Wilde on acid,” “like Downton Abbey and almost as funny,” “like E.M Forster on steroids” and “a cross between a budgerigar and an accountant.””
Overview
The movie begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898 by Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley, and tells the story of the subsequent decline of the British Empire as seen through the eyes of a Piano. The Piano narrates the tale of Dick; his two cousins: Emma, an emotionally stunted English girl; her kleptomaniac sister Helena and their dipsomaniac Aunt Maggie who all live together in a large, rambling, Edwardian novel. When the Reverend Whoopsie discovers a piano on a beach, a plot is set afoot that can be solved only by a private Dick, the incomprehensible Scottish sleuth Inspector McGuffin, who with the aid of Sergeant Ken Russell finally reveals the identity of the Houndsditch Mutilator.
Top-billed cast
- EEddie Izzard
- JJim Piddock
- SSophie Winkleman
- JJane Leeves
- JJohn Du Prez
- EEric Idle
- MMike Valerio
- KKelleia Sheerin
- GGene Black
- TTracey Ullman
Crew
- Directors
- Aubrey Powell, Eric Idle
- Writers
- Eric Idle, John Du Prez
- Producer
- John Goldstone
Frequently asked questions
What is What About Dick? rated?
What About Dick? has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10 from 12 votes.
Who directed What About Dick??
What About Dick? was directed by Aubrey Powell, Eric Idle.
When was What About Dick? released?
What About Dick? was released in 2012.
