Splitting Heirs (1993)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Robert Young

Writer:

Eric Idle (written by)

Release Date:

30 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

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...

Plot Keywords:

Farce | Incest | Nudity | Female Nudity | Black Comedy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Paul Brooke	...	Tour Guide
David Ross	...	Sergeant Richardson
Cal Macaninch	...	CID Officer
Anisha Gangotra	...	Gita
Amanda Dickinson	...	Barmaid
Chris Jenkinson	...	Police Constable
Keith Smith	...	Photographer
Stephan Grothgar	...	German Tourist
Madge Ryan	...	Woman with Dog
Bill Wallis	...	Vicar at Hunt
Cameron Blakely	...	Hunt Saboteur
Louise Downey	...	Doreen
Llewellyn Rees	...	Old Major
Paul Weston	...	French Driver
Tim Lawrence	...	French Driver
Gary Lineker	...	Couple at Restaurant
Michelle Lineker	...	Couple at Restaurant

Directed by
Robert Young

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eric Idle		written by

Produced by
Simon Bosanquet	....	producer
Eric Idle	....	executive producer
Redmond Morris	....	producer

Original Music by
Michael Kamen

Cinematography by
Tony Pierce-Roberts

Film Editing by
John Jympson

Casting by
Michelle Guish

Production Design by
John Beard

Art Direction by
Rod McLean
Lucy Richardson

Set Decoration by
Joanne Woollard

Costume Design by
Penny Rose

Makeup Department
Lynda Armstrong	....	makeup artist
Paul Engelen	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Keith Hatcher	....	unit manager
Kathy Sykes	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonathan Benson	....	first assistant director
Antony Ford	....	assistant director
Melvin Lind	....	assistant director
Trevor Wright	....	assistant director

Art Department
Paul Pethick	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Peter Glossop	....	production sound mixer
Peter Holt	....	foley editor
Martin Trevis	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Terence J. Cox	....	special effects technician
Peter Fern	....	special effects technician
George Gibbs	....	special effects
Steve Hamilton	....	senior special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC

Stunts
Simon Crane	....	stunt coordinator
Graeme Crowther	....	stunts
Tom Delmar	....	stunts
Steve Dent	....	stunts
Jim Dowdall	....	stunts
Paul Jennings	....	stunts
Vincent Keane	....	stunts
Tim Lawrence	....	stunts
Sean McCabe	....	stunts
Gary Powell	....	stunts
Lee Sheward	....	stunts
Paul Weston	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Barthropp	....	underwater assistant camera
Peter Batten	....	second assistant camera
Henry Braham	....	aerial camera operator
Clive Coote	....	still photographer
Tommy Finch	....	gaffer
Rawdon Hayne	....	first assistant camera
Rod Marley	....	camera trainee
Tony Rowland	....	camera grip: second unit
Philip Sindall	....	camera operator
Mike Valentine	....	underwater camera operator (as Michael Valentine)

Editorial Department
William Webb	....	first assistant editor

Transportation Department
Gerry Turner	....	driver
Dave Watson	....	action vehicles provided by

Other crew
Steve Dent	....	horses provider
Howard Gibbins	....	location manager
Maggie Phelan	....	production accountant
Jane Trower	....	first assistant accountant
Annie Wotton	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Prominent Features

Distributors

• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
• Universal Pictures

Special Effects

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (wire removal)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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, UK

Company:

Prominent Features

Trivia:

The final film of Brenda Bruce.

Quotes:

CID Officer: We believe foul play was involved.
Tommy Patel: Surely you don't think I...
CID Officer: I don't think anything, sir. I'm a police officer.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

Certainly no comedy masterpiece, but fun nonetheless

Gosh, I seem to be one of the few people who enjoyed this movie. It certainly wasn't up to the standards of Eric Idle's and John Cleese's other movies, but it still far surpassed many other comedies available (IMHO anyways).

Some parts of this movie had me in stitches. John Cleese right at the end standing on the car for instance.

I'd say this movie isn't the best in the world, but It's still good. 7 out of 10.