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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. Written by
Mark Logan <marklo@west.sun.com>
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A wickedly funny comedy of royal proportions.
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Tommy Patel:
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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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Crazy Credits
and *introducing* John Cleese
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Connections
Referenced in
What the Pythons Did Next... (2007)
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Soundtracks
"REMEMBER NOT LORD OUR OFFENCES"
Music by Henry Purchell
(Public Domain)
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Eric Idle does his typical zany stuff as an heir to a castle trying to unseat a loopy American (Rick Moranis), who has taken the position. Some of the scenes in the movie really make you think "JESUS H. Christ!!!!!! I'M REALLY WATCHING THIS!!!!!!!" Probably the aspect that catches peoples' eyes the most nowadays is the presence of a very young Catherine Zeta-Jones; when we first saw the movie, we didn't know who she was. But whether or not that's the aspect of "Splitting Heirs" that most catches your eyes shouldn't be the point. The point is that it's a really funny movie. Whether it's Rick Moranis on the roller skates, Eric Idle getting caught with more than his pants down, or something else, you won't find this movie boring. Also starring Barbara Hershey and John Cleese.