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Splitting Heirs
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Writer:
Eric Idle (written by)
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Release Date:
30 April 1993 (USA) more
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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... more | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Not Terribly Hilarious, But Worth a Look more (24 total)

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
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Runtime:
87 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M | Iceland:L | Germany:12 | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 | UK:12 (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating)

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The final film of Brenda Bruce. more
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Shadgrind: So many of you orphans. Unwanted children all over the place. People were sex-mad in the 60s, seemed to do it just for fun... Weird. more
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Referenced in What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV) more
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I PUT A SPELL ON YOU more

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8 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Not Terribly Hilarious, But Worth a Look, 19 September 2003
Author: blinkprincess17 from Massachusetts, USA

This movie starring former Pythons Idle and Cleese, as well as Rick Moranis and Catherine Zeta-Jones is an interesting little comedy about a baby English duke (Idle) who disappeared at birth and lost his inheritance to an American (Moranis). He doesn't learn about the mistake until he's 35, living with his adoptive Pakistani family, and working as a stockbroker for a large firm. Zeta-Jones is Moranis' pretty, golddigging fiance and Barbara Hershey plays the hysterical, widowed nymphomaniac "Duchess Mummy". John Cleese is a mad lawyer and it's clearly not his best work, but fans will like to see his face. Idle is not at his greatest either, but the plot is kinda neat and moves fairly quickly. This was before Zeta-Jones became the "Chicago" superstar she is today, but everyone will note her talent and latina-like beauty. I remember Rick Moranis best as the fabulous "Dark Helmet" in "Space Balls", but I enjoyed him as the nerdy, rollerblading, 10-year-old in a man's body in this one. You may be disappointed at seeing the comedy gods Idle and Cleese fall kind of flat, but give it at least a peek, for there are some quality scenes.

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