Mad Cows
They don't take no bull
1999 | 90m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Sara Sugarman |
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| Writer: | Kathy Lette, Sara Sugarman, Sasha Hails |
| Staring: |
| When her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newly single mother Maddy goes shoplifting and ends up in jail. Losing custody of her infant child, Maddy hatches a scheme to break out of prison with the assistance of her friend Gillian, who's avoiding the law herself for credit card fraud. Now Maddy has to find the couple who have adopted her son and avoid falling in love with selfish Alex all over again. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 29, 1999 |
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| Director: | Sara Sugarman |
| Writer: | Kathy Lette, Sara Sugarman, Sasha Hails |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | woman director, shocking, satirical, absurd, farcical, ridiculous |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anna Friel | Maddy |
| Joanna Lumley | Gillian |
| Anna Massey | Dwina Phelps |
| Phyllida Law | Lady Drake (Alex's Mother) |
| Greg Wise | Alex |
| Elizabeth Berrington | Pru |
| Omid Djalili | George |
| John Standing | Politician |
| Nicholas Woodeson | Detective Slynne |
| Judy Cornwell | Maddy’s Mother |
| Prunella Scales | Dr. Minny Stinkler |
| Neil Stuke | Desk Sergeant |
| Eddie Marsan | Constable |
| Hermione Norris | Petronella |
| David Ryall | Man outside Harrods |
| Jodie Kidd | Tracey |
| Susie Bick | Sputnick |
| Sophie Dahl | Prisoner |
| Shannah Laumeister Stern | Group Leader |
| Sophie Okonedo | Rosie |
| Tara Palmer-Tomkinson | Celebrity |
| Howard Jones | D.J. |
| John Wood | Alistair |
| Noel Gallagher |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kathy Lette | Novel |
| Sara Sugarman | Director, Writer |
| Sasha Hails | Writer |
| Joss Barratt | Still Photographer |
| Jille Azis | Set Decoration |
| David Lee | Art Direction |
| Georges Diane | Camera Operator |
| Clive Mackey | Focus Puller |
| Peter Mountain | Still Photographer |
| James Offord | Clapper Loader |
| Ben Perry | Assistant Camera |
| Joseph C. Nemec III | Production Design |
| Pierre Aïm | Director of Photography |
| Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Amanda Knight | Makeup Artist |
| Trisha Biggar | Costume Design |
| John Jympson | Editor |
| Danielle Roffe | Casting |
| Mark Thomas | Original Music Composer |
| Ian Voigt | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Christopher Ball | Executive Producer |
| Jane Barclay | Executive Producer |
| Liz Burton | Producer |
| Sharon Harel-Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Frank Mannion | Producer |
| Aaron Simpson | Producer |
| William Tyrer | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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