Holy Man (1998)

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.

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writer:

Tom Schulman

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Ricky Hayman, right hand of Good Buy Shopping Network's owner John McBainbridge, is responsible for over two years of very bad sales numbers. He gets a last chance. Accidentally, he and Kate Newell nearly run over G with his car and decide to take him with them. What they never could guess was that G really is the one good man around. Being on the search for enlightenment, G offers his help generously to save Ricky's job. His natural, uncontrollable behaviour soon gets Ricky into really big trouble, but the sales numbers now go up for the first time in months...

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Plot Keywords:

corporate ladder | media coverage | mystery individual | bulletproof vest | savior | 

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Taglines:

The Comedy Where Nothing's Sacred!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

El tele-gurú

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£246,129 (UK) (19 February 1999)

Gross:

£434,829 (UK) (26 February 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caravan Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions, Roger Birnbaum Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Quotes

G: RobertRicky. Your good is Better and your better is *Blessed*!

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Best of the Worst in Movies - Part 1 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Pearl's Girl"
Written by Richard Smith, Karl Hyde, 'Darren Emerson'
Performed by Underworld
Courtesy of Wax Trax! Records/TVT Records

User Reviews

Wrong Impression

I just recently saw this movie on television. quite frankly i think everyone who gave it a low rating had the wrong impression. this was NOT meant to be a Hollywood movie. hence the theme behind it and the title being Holy man. why would you think that something with a message of love and not exploiting people and products would be made out as exactly that? And thats why its so beautiful, because they didn't make it "popular". the message however is that of true love and peace to all the earth. i think Eddie Murphy did a great job filling the role, and i think his humor and love by all races and religions makes the casting brilliant. The rest of the actors/ actresses are not of my appeal, however i believe i have a new appreciation for them. I think the whole world could benefit from a simplistic but meaningful movie like this. thats all i have to say about that.