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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 synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Glad that I checked here first moreCast
(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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Australia:M | Iceland:L | Germany:12 | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 | UK:12 (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating)Filming Locations:
Longleat House, Wiltshire, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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Tommy Patel: You don't have to worry about me, dear. I'm bi-sexual. Whenever I want to have sex, I have to buy it. moreSoundtrack:
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Okay, it may not have been the greatest flick, but it certainly wasn't the worst. In fact, I'm glad that I checked the IMDB comments first because it gave me the proper perspective. I love British humor and I've been a Python fan since it first hit the US. The negative comments prepared me for the worst, and the good ones gave me a reason to watch.
That said, I enjoyed the flick, in spite of its idiocy. Sometimes you just have to sit back and drop your logic in order to enjoy plain, simple entertainment. I'd take this movie over any sitcom on TV. The movie was silly and lighthearted, (in spite of a few murders). By the end of the movie, I actually found myself liking Rick Moranis, who often gets on my nerves. Eric Idle and John Cleese were their typically silly selves. Catherine Zeta-Jones was beautiful and fun, though she seemed the tiniest bit pudgier than she is now. I was really impressed by Barbara Hershey, who took on her comedic role with gusto.
If you like your movies logical, you'll hate this one. It's full of holes, loose strings and stupid logic--but that's just not the point. If this were a totally reasonable world, there'd be no Monty Python.
I watched it a second time with my husband, who laughed all the way through, and so did I. I think this one is like any Python stuff. You laugh harder the more you watch it, in spite of the absurdity. (I know it's foolish of me, but I laugh every time I hear Cleese repeat the phrase, "She turned me into a newt.")