Holy Man (1998)

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writer (WGA):

Tom Schulman (written by)

Release Date:

9 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

God's Gift To Home Shopping.

Plot:

Eddie Murphy stars as an over-the-top television evangelist who finds a way to turn television home shopping into a religious experience, and takes America by storm.

Plot Keywords:

Hypnosis | Spit Take | Savior | Religion | Miami Florida

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	G
Jeff Goldblum	...	Ricky Hayman
Kelly Preston	...	Kate Newell
Robert Loggia	...	McBainbridge
Jon Cryer	...	Barry
Eric McCormack	...	Scott Hawkes
Sam Kitchin	...	Director
Robert Small	...	Assistant Director
Marc Macaulay	...	Cameraman / Brutus
Mary Stout	...	Laundry Lady #1
Edie McClurg	...	Laundry Lady #2
Kim Staunton	...	Grace
Morgan Fairchild	...	Herself
Betty White	...	Herself
Florence Henderson	...	Herself
James Brown	...	Himself
Soupy Sales	...	Himself
Dan Marino	...	Himself
Willard Scott	...	Himself
Nino Cerruti	...	Himself
Kim Alexis	...	Amber, Keratin Girl
Veronica Webb	...	Diandre, Keratin Girl
Barbara Barron	...	Sunbather #1
Cristina Wilcox	...	Sunbather #2
Clarence Reynolds	...	T.V. Host
Mal Jones	...	Elderly Couple
Jody Wilson	...	Elderly Couple
Pamela West	...	Fresca, the Foot Model
Tim Powell	...	Dr. Simon
Lori Viveros Herek	...	Nurse #1
Angel Schmiedt	...	Nurse #2
Whitney Dupree	...	Laurie
Jennifer Taylor	...	Hot Tub Girl (as Jennifer Bini Taylor)
Robert Walker	...	Farmer
Elodia Riovega	...	Housekeeper
Avrohom Horovitz	...	Rabbi
Al Kamarr	...	Moslem Theologian
Dan Fitzgerald	...	Priest
Mark Brown	...	Grass Mat Salesman
Mike Benitez	...	Bulletproof Vest Man
Deborah Magdalena	...	Control Booth Technician
Adriana Cataño	...	T.V. Hostess #1 (as Adriana Catano)
Andrea Lively	...	T.V. Hostess #2
Lee Bryant	...	Money 'Meg'
Nick Santa Maria	...	Sword Salesman
Aaron Elbaz	...	Glue-Gun Boy
Scotty Gallin	...	Jock Salesman #1
John Bosa	...	Jock Salesman #2
Jeffrey Wetzel	...	Stage Manager
Erin Morrissey	...	Host #1
Daryl Meyer	...	Host #2
Ronda Pierson	...	Host #3
Brett Rice	...	Detective #1
John Archie	...	Detective #2
Armando Ramos	...	Grace's Little Boy
Nancy Duerr	...	Reporter #1
Tonya Oliver	...	Reporter #2
Fred Workman	...	Reporter #3
Jacqueline Chernov	...	Reporter #4
Roger E. Reid	...	Reporter #5
Peter Paul DeLeo	...	Stagehand
Errol Smith	...	G.B.S.N. Staffer
Dave Corey	...	Announcer
Alejandro Acosta Fox	...	Flamenco Guitarist
Maria Alejandra Carpio	...	Flamenco Dancer
Laurie Wallace	...	Facial Mist Girl
Willie Gault	...	Nordic Track Guy
Amanda Lynn	...	Nordic Track Girl
Margaret Muldoon	...	Attractive Party Guest
Mark Massar	...	Set Dresser
Toy Van Lierop	...	'G' Makeup Artist
Dana Hawkins	...	'G' Makeup Artist
Denise Heinrich	...	Hair Chat Girl #2
Antoni Corone	...	Chain Saw Host
Marc C. Geschwind	...	G.B.S.N. Electrician
A.J. Alexander O. Parhm	...	U.P.S. Guy
Alan Jordan	...	Marksman #1
Mike Kirton	...	Marksman #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarahi Diaz	...	Hair Model
Edge	...	T.V. Producer
Manouschka Guerrier	...	Party Guest
Debbie Howard	...	Car driver
Kate Karpinski	...	Teacher
Gloria Kennedy	...	Makeup Artist
Al Quinn	...	Featured Tourist
Robert Watson	...	GBN viewer
Patrick Bauchau	...	Guy at the party who is hypnotised (uncredited)
Sheldon Fogel	...	Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
Deborah Smith Ford	...	T.V. Station Personnel (uncredited)
Eugene Levy	...	Guy on Background T.V. (uncredited)
Rick Michaels	...	News Photographer (uncredited)
Sherrie Peterson	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Gary A. Rogers	...	Cameraman (uncredited)

Directed by
Stephen Herek

Writing credits (WGA)
Tom Schulman		(written by)

Produced by
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Jeffrey Chernov	....	executive producer
J.D. Freedman	....	unit producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	executive producer
Stephen Herek	....	producer
Ray Murphy Jr.	....	co-producer (as Ray Murphy)
Rebekah Rudd	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Adrian Biddle		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Trudy Ship

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Andrew McAlpine

Art Direction by
James E. Tocci

Set Decoration by
Chris L. Spellman

Costume Design by
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Makeup Department
Leonardo A. Aloesi	....	assistant hair stylist
Fríða Aradóttir	....	hair stylist: Mr. Goldblum and Ms. Preston
Joseph A. Campayno	....	key makeup artist
Donna Battersby Greene	....	key hair stylist
Sharon Kalb	....	additional makeup artist
Toy Van Lierop	....	makeup artist: Mr. Murphy
Jay Cannistraci	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Ross Fanger	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David R. Ellis	....	second unit director
Kent Genzlinger	....	second assistant director
Brian Moon	....	additional second assistant director
Terry Moore	....	first assistant director: second unit
Douglas A. Raine	....	second assistant director
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	first assistant director
Kevin Williams	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Chris Alicia Jr.	....	set dresser
John Balling	....	scenic artist
Lewis Bowen	....	scenic artist
Michael Calabrese	....	lead man
Laureen Clarke	....	art department coordinator
Harold Collins	....	construction coordinator (as Harold Collins Jr.)
Robert Crowley	....	set dresser
Peter Damien	....	construction coordinator
Stephen P. Durante	....	set dresser
Stephen I. Erdberg	....	product placement
Richard Fojo	....	set designer
Stephanie Girard	....	set designer
Dean F. Janik	....	signwriter
Cheryl C. Johnson	....	stand-by painter
Jane B. Johnson	....	set buyer
Kevin Kropp	....	assistant property master
Richard E. Kruder	....	set dresser
Shawn W. Logue	....	property assistant
Keith Neely	....	assistant art director
Genessa Goldsmith Proctor	....	scenic foreperson
Jeremy Alan Read	....	carpenter
Robert Schields	....	property assistant
Philip Schneider	....	property master
Nicholas Scott	....	scenic artist
Barbara S. Shelton	....	scenic painter
Roger Sherman	....	scenic artist
Karen Virgin	....	set buyer
Jack Reeves	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Alan S. Reynolds	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Carmen Baker	....	assistant sound editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Jim Brookshire	....	sound editor
Jeanette Browning	....	adr recordist
Betty Burkhart	....	assistant adr editor
Kevin Cerchiai	....	boom operator
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Clements	....	cable person
Jeannette Cremarosa	....	pdl
Peter J. Devlin	....	sound mixer
Albert Gasser	....	sound editor
Doug Jackson	....	sound editor
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Anne Laing	....	assistant sound editor
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Nancy MacLeod	....	foley editor
Donald J. Malouf	....	sound designer
Donald J. Malouf	....	supervising sound editor
Dean G. Manly	....	assistant adr editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Judy Nord	....	dubbing recordist
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip J. Slattery	....	apprentice sound editor
Ann L. Thornberg	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Weber	....	foley mixer
Denise Whiting	....	adr editor (as Denise Whiting-Gontz)
Thomas Whiting	....	supervising adr editor
David Ylizaliturri	....	digital layback
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer
Halima K. Gilliam	....	second assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael E. Doyle	....	special effects foreman (as Michael Doyle)
Kevin Harris	....	special effects coordinator
Durk Tyndall	....	special effects technician
Lee Grimes	....	mold maker (uncredited)
Lee Grimes	....	sculptor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor
Christofer Dierdorff	....	digital supervisor
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Patric Kenly	....	optical line-up
Sarah Moore	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Imaging
Joe Salazar	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Jay Amor	....	stunt driver
Alex Brown	....	stunt driver
Ricou Browning Jr.	....	stunt driver
Mike Christopher	....	stunt double: Ricky
Anderson Martin	....	stunt driver
Rusty McClennon	....	stunt driver
Alan Oliney	....	stunt coordinator
Alan Oliney	....	stunt double: G
Gar Stephen	....	stunt driver
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Bangma	....	assistant camera: second unit
Hans Bjerno	....	director of photography: aerial unit
Robert Cates	....	best boy electric
Kevin Day	....	gaffer
Jon Baronn Farmer	....	still photographer
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator
Jamie Klein	....	best boy grip
Rick Lacoste	....	rigging grip (as Edward La Coste)
Michael Logan	....	key grip
David Luckenbach	....	Steadicam operator
Bill McConnell Jr.	....	second camera operator (as William C. McConnell Jr.)
William McConnell	....	camera operator
Mike McGowan	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Greg Patterson	....	grip
James M. Reeves	....	rigging electrician
Gary Ryan	....	rigging electrician
Mike Schmidt	....	24 frame video operator
Thomas Smaling	....	dolly grip
Fred Valentine	....	rigging gaffer
Rick Whitfield	....	video supervisor
John Winner	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Anthony Zibelli	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Mercedes Kelso	....	casting associate (as Mercedes Danforth)
Elizabeth Lang	....	casting associate
Ken Lazer	....	extras casting assistant
Lori Wyman	....	casting: Florida

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Winnie D. Brown	....	costume supervisor (as Winnie Brown-Willis)
Mary Lou Byrd	....	costumer: women
Helen R. Coiner	....	tailor
Fetteroff Colen	....	costumer: Mr. Murphy
Ellen Falguiere	....	costume buyer
Nikoya Gonzalez	....	costumes
Susan Salzano	....	costumer: women
Victor Valiente Jr.	....	costumer: men

Editorial Department
Mike Bellamy	....	final colorist
Jonathan Brayley	....	assistant editor: lightworks
Russell Dayvault	....	editorial production assistant
Jo Anne Finan	....	negative cutter
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Lara B. Grant	....	editorial production assistant
Craig Hayes	....	additional editor
Kim Jorgensen	....	assistant editor
Deidre Leonard	....	apprentice editor
Lyle Mayer	....	post-production coordinator
Miriam Millan	....	apprentice editor
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
David Bifano	....	music programmer
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Dominic Glynn	....	composer: stock music
Kenneth Karman	....	supervising music editor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Michael T. Ryan	....	supervising music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	score mixer
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist
Alan Silvestri	....	conductor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Kim Strand	....	assistant music editor
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor

Transportation Department
Huey Laborde	....	transportation captain
John Massa	....	transportation co-captain
Edward F. Voelker	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Josue Aguilar	....	key set production assistant
Nigel Arscott	....	assistant location manager
Louis Berger	....	production assistant
Alice Biddle	....	production assistant
Sara Sirna Byrne	....	assistant to director
Jason Dudek	....	production assistant
Lori Eastside	....	choreographer
Amy Eldridge	....	payroll accountant
Elizabeth Elwell	....	location manager (as Liz Elwell)
Frank Leonard Eramo	....	stand-in
Debby Freeman	....	assistant production coordinator
Ralph Gonzalez	....	first aid (as Ralph Gonzales)
Al Guthery	....	helicopter pilot: second unit
Josh Gutterman	....	location assistant
Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine	....	script supervisor
Dana Hawkins	....	stand-in: Ms. Preston
Denise Heinrich	....	production coordinator
Nancy G. James	....	craft service
Dave Knight	....	location assistant
Dina Mande	....	title designer: New Wave Entertainment
Pattison Newberry	....	first aid
Samantha Petretti	....	assistant production coordinator (as Samantha Berger)
David Pressman	....	location manager
Jennifer Radzikowski	....	assistant location manager
Karen Radzikowski	....	production assistant
Charles Rapp	....	assistant: Mr. Chernov
Roger E. Reid	....	stand-in: Mr. Murphy (as Roger Reid)
Nina Saxon	....	title designer: New Wave Entertainment
Patrick Selts	....	first aid
Deborah Simmrin	....	unit publicist
Sherrill Smith	....	assistant location manager
Dixie D. Walker	....	production accountant
David M. Wermus	....	location production assistant
Rebecca White	....	accounting assistant
Toby Wilkins	....	title designer: New Wave Entertainment
T.J. Yezbak	....	stand-in: Mr. Goldblum
Howard Young	....	construction accountant
Larry Zience	....	production assistant
Mark Gulbrandsen	....	dailies projection technician: Miami (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Caravan Pictures (in association with)
• Eddie Murphy Productions
• Roger Birnbaum Productions (as A Roger Birnbaum Production)
• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International Spain (Spain)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Buena Vista Pictures
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (France)
• Touchstone Home Video (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Buena Vista Imaging (digital effects)

Other Companies

• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Walt Disney Pictures and Television  for purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom this picture was created by

MPAA:

Rated PG for some language.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #36185) | Australia:PG | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

This movie was first in development in 1993, with John Candy cast as G. It was then put in development hell following the actor's death.

Quotes:

McBainbridge: I'm giving you two weeks to get things moving or you're history.
Ricky Hayman: Wait a second. First of all, two weeks? You gotta give me a little more time than that.
McBainbridge: Hold it! Hold it right there! Right there. Every day on the way to work, I pass a dozen guys carrying signs: "Homeless family will work for food" pathetic vet, god bless him. There's nothing I can do about them. The ACLU says they have a perfect right to stand there, so fine, let them stand there. But here, in my office, in my own goddamned office! I don't have to live with anybody begging me for anything! You got it?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: David Spade/Eagle-Eye Cherry (#24.5)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing

Not Bad

Love the idea of a mysterious, intelligent, well-intentioned man captivating millions of people. Wouldn't it be funny if some obscure shop-at-home channel managed to pull something like this off? Well this seems like a pretty original scenario, and I give it some credit for that. Murphy plays the part of G quite well. One of the few great comedies he's done in the recent past. I love the beginning and ending scenes in which G is walking along the side of the road. It's just some beautiful scenery. When I see it, I wish I'm there. The music in this movie is really enjoyable too. Good to see Ducky in the studio. Really couldn't have cared less about the little relationship that developed. Funny movie. Worth a view or two. I would love to see a sequel.