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"Topsy Turvy" quotes

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Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

Director: Mike Leigh
Writer: Mike Leigh
Production: N/A
Genre: biography, comedy, drama
Year: 1999
MetaScore: 90/100
ImdbRating: 7.4
BoxOffice: $6,208,548
Released: 11 Feb 2000
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 13 wins & 28 nominations total

74 video clips

Helen LenoirLucy Gilbert (kitty)John D'aubanGilbert's FatherWilhelmDurward LelyWilliam Schwenck GilbertRichard BarkerRichard D'oyly CarteRichard TempleGeorge GrossmithFanny RonaldsDentistArmourerCalligrapherMiss 'sixpence Please'Gilbert's MotherMaude GilbertRutland BarringtonJessie BondMadame LeonMr. Price
The more l see of men the more I admire dogs - Topsy Turvy 00:05 The more l see of men the more I admire dogs L had rather spend an afternoon in a Turkish bath with my mother - Topsy Turvy 00:09 L had rather spend an afternoon in a Turkish bath with my... There's something inherently disappointing about success - Topsy Turvy 00:05 There's something inherently disappointing about... Lucy l do apoIogize sir that neither I nor Schwenck - Topsy Turvy 00:33 Lucy l do apoIogize sir that neither I nor Schwenck Rest assured Mr Lely my designs are properly researched and authentic to the last thread - Topsy Turvy 00:30 Rest assured Mr Lely my designs are properly researched and... A terrible thing has just happened Grossmith You've become a cockney - Topsy Turvy 00:05 A terrible thing has just happened Grossmith You've... I haven't Iaughed so much since me tights caught fire - Topsy Turvy 00:06 I haven't Iaughed so much since me tights caught fire Your performances were on the whoIe promising - Topsy Turvy 00:26 Your performances were on the whoIe promising Every theatricaI performance is a contrivance by its very nature - Topsy Turvy 00:23 Every theatricaI performance is a contrivance by its very... She is a veritable gorgon She is indeed - Topsy Turvy 00:15 She is a veritable gorgon She is indeed To the Savoy HoteI The Savoy HoteI - Topsy Turvy 00:18 To the Savoy HoteI The Savoy HoteI Yes CouId we do that line again pIease Barrington - Topsy Turvy 00:06 Yes CouId we do that line again pIease Barrington I am sure we shaIl reap the benefits or your remonstrations in the fuIlness of time - Topsy Turvy 00:07 I am sure we shaIl reap the benefits or your remonstrations... Laughter - Topsy Turvy 00:08 Laughter Have I to understand sir that you have been in communication with your mother - Topsy Turvy 00:35 Have I to understand sir that you have been in communication... How's my wounded soldier He's not doing as he's told madam - Topsy Turvy 00:18 How's my wounded soldier He's not doing as... A father shouId not have to seek permission to visit his own son - Topsy Turvy 00:10 A father shouId not have to seek permission to visit his own... I don't quite know how to take praise - Topsy Turvy 00:07 I don't quite know how to take praise A nice mess you've got us into - Topsy Turvy 00:22 A nice mess you've got us into Chuckles Lady CoIin is irresistibIe - Topsy Turvy 00:15 Chuckles Lady CoIin is irresistibIe I must say my wife and I did find Princess Ida - Topsy Turvy 00:13 I must say my wife and I did find Princess Ida You're going to have a definite success sir - Topsy Turvy 00:09 You're going to have a definite success sir What are you writing sir - Topsy Turvy 00:04 What are you writing sir Mr Grossmith kindly oblige me by removing your hat - Topsy Turvy 01:03 Mr Grossmith kindly oblige me by removing your hat Sir WiIl you remove your corset - Topsy Turvy 00:23 Sir WiIl you remove your corset WeIl gentIemen I don't know about you but speaking for myself - Topsy Turvy 00:08 WeIl gentIemen I don't know about you but speaking for... Oh there's good news from DubIin Hmm - Topsy Turvy 00:20 Oh there's good news from DubIin Hmm What's this PulI it - Topsy Turvy 00:18 What's this PulI it Oh Gilbert You and your worId of topsy turvydom - Topsy Turvy 00:20 Oh Gilbert You and your worId of topsy turvydom Lucy My goodness Mmm - Topsy Turvy 00:27 Lucy My goodness Mmm Yes l am indeed beautifuI - Topsy Turvy 00:38 Yes l am indeed beautifuI With reference to your engagement for the opera - Topsy Turvy 00:29 With reference to your engagement for the opera Ko Ko's entrance Mr Kent and Mr Conyngham - Topsy Turvy 00:16 Ko Ko's entrance Mr Kent and Mr Conyngham This work with GiIbert is quite simpIy kiIling me - Topsy Turvy 00:08 This work with GiIbert is quite simpIy kiIling me Lady CoIin is endeavoring to persuade us to take up smoking - Topsy Turvy 00:32 Lady CoIin is endeavoring to persuade us to take up smoking Schwenck speaks to the Savoy every morning in code father in Iaw - Topsy Turvy 00:14 Schwenck speaks to the Savoy every morning in code father in... Barker what are you doing Do you propose to join in - Topsy Turvy 00:10 Barker what are you doing Do you propose to join in Maude Yes Mama - Topsy Turvy 00:14 Maude Yes Mama You was Iate Mr 'Urley Musicians Chuckling - Topsy Turvy 00:06 You was Iate Mr 'Urley Musicians Chuckling Thank you sir It's a fine looking instrument sir - Topsy Turvy 00:11 Thank you sir It's a fine looking instrument sir L fear that dear Mr GiIbert has run out of ideas No - Topsy Turvy 00:17 L fear that dear Mr GiIbert has run out of ideas No How was your crossing SuIIivan - Topsy Turvy 00:12 How was your crossing SuIIivan I'm sure I've seen this on a vase somewhere - Topsy Turvy 00:04 I'm sure I've seen this on a vase somewhere Now Miss Sixpence Please - Topsy Turvy 00:32 Now Miss Sixpence Please I have an appointment with Carte this afternoon - Topsy Turvy 00:29 I have an appointment with Carte this afternoon But Dickie have you heard the real news of the day - Topsy Turvy 00:29 But Dickie have you heard the real news of the day SulIivan and GiIbert Who are they - Topsy Turvy 00:05 SulIivan and GiIbert Who are they On the whoIe the Terpsichore was executed very magnifiqueIy - Topsy Turvy 00:09 On the whoIe the Terpsichore was executed very magnifiqueIy Thus The traditionaI Japanese posture - Topsy Turvy 00:19 Thus The traditionaI Japanese posture It's shapeless Yes Miss Bond it is shapeIess - Topsy Turvy 00:08 It's shapeless Yes Miss Bond it is shapeIess Shocking news from Khartoum Indeed - Topsy Turvy 00:17 Shocking news from Khartoum Indeed HoIlingshead I l pIayed a game of cricket with him - Topsy Turvy 00:10 HoIlingshead I l pIayed a game of cricket with him U U plus 1 0 shilIings and sixpence - Topsy Turvy 00:24 U U plus 1 0 shilIings and sixpence L've made you some beef tea Mr Gilbert Take it away - Topsy Turvy 00:23 L've made you some beef tea Mr Gilbert Take it away And may l remind you HeIen that l am not a machine - Topsy Turvy 00:13 And may l remind you HeIen that l am not a machine I have other things on my mind You know that - Topsy Turvy 00:18 I have other things on my mind You know that Hmm The Hottentot in the desert doesn't play cricket - Topsy Turvy 00:12 Hmm The Hottentot in the desert doesn't play cricket Ls one to presume one is to be prevented from wearing one's corset Madame Leon - Topsy Turvy 00:19 Ls one to presume one is to be prevented from wearing... You have my sympathies Lely - Topsy Turvy 00:16 You have my sympathies Lely They walked downstage in the Japanese manner - Topsy Turvy 00:20 They walked downstage in the Japanese manner L am a dead man and I'm off for my honeymoon - Topsy Turvy 00:13 L am a dead man and I'm off for my honeymoon I shouId rather Iike to be an actor upon the stage - Topsy Turvy 00:17 I shouId rather Iike to be an actor upon the stage I love The Mikado - Topsy Turvy 00:16 I love The Mikado Seven dead horses in the Strand this morning - Topsy Turvy 00:12 Seven dead horses in the Strand this morning I fear we shall aII have to pray for rain - Topsy Turvy 00:13 I fear we shall aII have to pray for rain One shouId be rewarded on one's merits - Topsy Turvy 00:12 One shouId be rewarded on one's merits The point being that I was unabIe to present you with the libretto - Topsy Turvy 00:13 The point being that I was unabIe to present you with the... WeII l'm uh going out to seek a IittIe ltalian hokeypokey - Topsy Turvy 00:08 WeII l'm uh going out to seek a IittIe ltalian... Is this a time for airy persifIage - Topsy Turvy 00:17 Is this a time for airy persifIage Merely corroborative detail intended to give artistic verisimiIitude - Topsy Turvy 00:25 Merely corroborative detail intended to give artistic... But I've gone to considerabIe pains to provide you with tripIets - Topsy Turvy 00:14 But I've gone to considerabIe pains to provide you with... Miss Bond l am foIIowing Mr Gilbert's instructions - Topsy Turvy 00:12 Miss Bond l am foIIowing Mr Gilbert's instructions WeII l'm uh going out to seek a IittIe ltalian hokeypokey - Topsy Turvy 00:15 WeII l'm uh going out to seek a IittIe ltalian... Afternoon Mr GiIbert Afternoon Price - Topsy Turvy 00:48 Afternoon Mr GiIbert Afternoon Price

Cast

Arthur Sullivan - Allan Corduner
Louis - Dexter Fletcher
Clothilde - Sukie Smith
Stage Doorkeeper - Roger Heathcott
Helen Lenoir - Wendy Nottingham
All Cast