Splitting Heirs (1993)

Director:

Robert Young

Writer:

Eric Idle (written by)

Release Date:

30 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A wickedly funny comedy of royal proportions.

Plot:

A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Farce | Beautiful Woman | Nudity | Black Comedy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Eric Idle	...	Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Rick Moranis	...	Henry Bullock
Barbara Hershey	...	Duchess Lucinda
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Kitty
John Cleese	...	Raoul P. Shadgrind
Sadie Frost	...	Angela
Stratford Johns	...	Butler
Brenda Bruce	...	Mrs. Bullock
William Franklyn	...	Andrews
Richard Huw	...	Brittle
Charu Bala Chokshi	...	Mrs. Patel (as Charubala Chokshi)
Jeremy Clyde	...	14th Duke
Eric Sykes	...	Jobson the Doorman
Bridget McConnell	...	Nanny
Bill Stewart	...	Adoption Agent

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | Germany:12 | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 | UK:12 (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Longleat House, Wiltshire, England, UK

Company:

Prominent Features

Trivia:

The final film of Stratford Johns.

Quotes:

Henry Martin: I'm a hard man to kill.
Tommy Patel: [laughs] Oh I know!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

REMEMBER NOT LORD OUR OFFENCES

Very under rated

This film cracks me up, especially John Cleese's character, the sight of Cleese rolling down a hill atop of an upside down Renault which moves thanks to the bikes holding up the entire car, will stay with me forever. I'm giggling to myslef as I write this review. Admittedly it's not for everyone. For example, a lot of Americans prefer bold, in-your-face comedy to Brit wit.

Also, this is probably Eric Idles second best film outside of Monty Python (1st being Nuns On The Run).