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Holy Man
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Overview

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Director:
Stephen Herek
Writer (WGA):
Tom Schulman (written by)
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Release Date:
9 October 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
God's Gift To Home Shopping. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Poor Writing... more (76 total)

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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some language.
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Miami, Florida, USA

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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. more
Quotes:
G: Seventy-five years. That's how much time you get if you're lucky. Seventy-five years. Seventy-five Winters. Seventy-five Springtimes. Seventy-five Summers. And Seventy-five Autumns. When you look at it like that, it's not a lot of time, is it? Don't waste them... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: David Spade/Eagle-Eye Cherry (#24.5)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Manic Position more

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Poor Writing..., 30 September 2009
Author: namashi_1 from India

Tom Schulman puts 'Holy Man' down. The idea is good, that's it!

A Flop network home shopping channel is saved when a Holy Man enters. The characters are ordinary, Murphy's character which is supposed to be the life of the film looks kiddish. Poor Writing and not-so encouraging direction bores.

Performance-wise: Eddie Murphy is alright. His character doesn't work. Jeff Goldblum is very good, he doesn't go overboard even once. Kelly Preston looks pretty, that's about it. Others are adequate.

On the whole 'Holy Man' disappoints big time. The film had the potential to hit the bull's eye, but it doesn't.

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