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Splitting Heirs
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Overview

User Rating:
5.3/10   1,876 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Eric Idle (written by)
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Release Date:
30 April 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
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 Reviews:
Brilliant comedy from Idle and Cleese more (24 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
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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
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M | Iceland:L | Germany:12 | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 | UK:12 (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The final film of Stratford Johns. more
Quotes:
Butler: Drunk again, sir?
Henry Martin: That's okay, Butler. So are we.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
REMEMBER NOT LORD OUR OFFENCES more

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10 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
Brilliant comedy from Idle and Cleese, 15 May 2001
Author: snibril from London, England

I saw this film a few nights ago as a late night Channel 4 film. Eric Idle and John Cleese are in classic Monty Python form, with a few in-jokes thrown in too. Rick Moranis is an interesting addition, not brilliantly funny, but he adds the American humour element. I was absolutely sure the film was a late 70's film, from the title sequence, visuals, jokes, the fact that it said "and introducing John Cleese" in the opening credits, and Eric Idle looks very young. I was very surprised to find it was from 1993!

Great comedy, I'd love to see more like this.

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