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Splitting Heirs (1993) -- The rightful heir to a British dukedom and banking empire seeks a way to oust an obnoxious pretender to the throne.
Splitting Heirs (1993) -- US Home Video Trailer from Universal

Overview

User Rating:
5.3/10   1,774 votes
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Director:
Robert Young
Writer:
Eric Idle (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 April 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
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
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Cleese does it again more

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
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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Trivia:
The final film of Stratford Johns. more
Quotes:
Duchess Lucinda: Stop? You can't just arouse a woman and then yell stop, even if you are English... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Cleese does it again, 17 July 2000
10/10
Author: LargoVTM from Antwerp - Belgium

Idle is great in this movie, but Cleese is the one who steals the show altrough he only appears about 10 minutes in the whole movie. He's funny in his own way (the legs only are worth to see) as usual and be sure to watch the scene at the graveyard where Idle and Cleese have a little inside joke together referring to the 'Nudge Nudge' sketch (say no more) from the Monty Python series.

Moranis's is also great as the prototype of the american who visits England.

I really enjoyed the movie, although I never heard of it before. I recommend it to everybody who likes Cleese and Idle.

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