Title:
Splitting Heirs
Released: 1993
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 87 min
Country: UK
Language: English
Tagline:
A wickedly funny comedy of royal proportions.
Plot
Summary: A member of the English upper
class dies, leaving his estate and his business to
an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost
as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who
thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is
actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who
is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen
the woman after whom he lusts.
Comments:
Brilliant
comedy from Idle and Cleese. I saw this film a few
nights ago as a late night Channel 4 film. Eric Idle
and John Cleese are in classic Monty Python form,
with a few in-jokes thrown in too. Rick Moranis is
an interesting addition, not brilliantly funny, but
he adds the American humour element. I was absolutely
sure the film was a late 70's film, from the title
sequence, visuals, jokes, the fact that it said "and
introducing John Cleese" in the opening credits,
and Eric Idle looks very young. I was very surprised
to find it was from 1993! Great comedy, I'd love to
see more like this.
Cast
overview:
Eric Idle .... Tommy Rainbow Butterfly 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
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
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