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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Eric Idle (written by)
Release Date:
30 April 1993 (USA)
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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...
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Farce
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Incest
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Female Nudity
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Black Comedy
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Awards:
1 nomination
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User Comments:
Not Terribly Hilarious, But Worth a Look
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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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Colour (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 Stratford Johns.
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Quotes:
Tommy Patel:
[voice-over, upon learning that Rick Moranis' home burned to the ground] I was doomed to an eternity in the fires of hell as a Christian and a horrendous rebirth as a Hindu.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
THE WEDDING BLUES
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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.