Mad Cows (1999)
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.
- Released
- 1999-10-29
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Sara Sugarman
- TMDB rating
- 4.4/10 from 11 votes
Cast
- Anna Friel as Maddy
- Joanna Lumley as Gillian
- Anna Massey as Dwina Phelps
- Phyllida Law as Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
- Greg Wise as Alex
- Elizabeth Berrington as Pru
- Omid Djalili as George
- John Standing as Politician
- Nicholas Woodeson as Detective Slynne
- Judy Cornwell as Maddy’s Mother
- Prunella Scales as Dr. Minny Stinkler
- Neil Stuke as Desk Sergeant
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