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The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
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Release Date:
4 December 1992 (USA)
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Tagline:
From con man to congressman
Plot:
A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with...
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4 wins
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One of Murphy's few above average movies
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eddie Murphy | ... | Thomas Jefferson Johnson |
 | Lane Smith | ... | Dick Dodge |
 | Sheryl Lee Ralph | ... | Miss Loretta |
 | Joe Don Baker | ... | Olaf Andersen |
 | Victoria Rowell | ... | Celia Kirby |
| Grant Shaud | ... | Arthur Reinhardt |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Terry Corrigan |
 | Charles S. Dutton | ... | Elijah Hawkins |
 | Victor Rivers | ... | Armando |
 | Chi McBride | ... | Homer (as Chi) |
| Sonny Jim Gaines | ... | Van Dyke |
| Noble Willingham | ... | Zeke Bridges |
| Gary Frank | ... | Iowa |
| Daniel Benzali | ... | 'Skeeter' Warburton |
| Cynthia Harris | ... | Vera Johnson |
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112 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Australia:M |
Argentina:13 |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Finland:S |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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A longer version of the sex scene between Kimberly and Johnson was shot but never used. The scene ran over 4 minutes.
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Revealing mistakes: When the Congressmen are out in the field hunting, they spot a flock of geese and commence firing. However, even though we hear the sound of multiple rapid gunfire, none of the weapons (M16s) have any fire spitting from the barrels, nor do any spent cartridges eject.
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Thomas Jefferson Johnson:
[to Celia Kirby] This is your uncle?
Elijah Hawkins: Yes, my niece tells me you're not HALF as slimy as I thought. That puts you somewhere between a lizard and a toad. Ha ha. Quite a step up, huh?
Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Thank you very much. Forgive me for staring. I don't know how I missed the family resemblance. She's you in a skirt.
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Elijah Hawkins: Yes, my niece tells me you're not HALF as slimy as I thought. That puts you somewhere between a lizard and a toad. Ha ha. Quite a step up, huh?
Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Thank you very much. Forgive me for staring. I don't know how I missed the family resemblance. She's you in a skirt.
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Soundtrack:
SOUL TRIILOGY III
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I'll start off by saying I don't particularly like Eddie Murphy. I think he is not always in tune with what is funny, and the only movie that he was in that I truly enjoyed (I thought he was excellent in the Nutty Proffessor but I didn't like the movie really) was Beverly Hills Cop. And this one. Here's why:
Eddie Murphy does not force his humor in this movie, like he tries in almost everything else I've seen him in. For most of the movie, he seems himself. Not only that, you actually see a little drama from Eddie, which while not ranking up there with the likes of Hanks and Hackman, he certainly makes you believe he's got another side to him.
The movie, while stretching credibility, attacks the System very well, both dramatically and humorously. If one watches this movie expecting a mild satire instead of a barrel of laughs or a breathtaking plot, they will probably enjoy it, assuming they didn't hate Beverly Hills Cop.