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Splitting Heirs

Duration :

86

Summary: Monty Python alums Eric Idle and John Cleese team up for this "hilarious" (NY Times) madcap mistaken identity farce. Idle (who also wrote the screenplay) stars as a loser named Tommy who was adopted by a Pakistani family in London. His best friend is a wealthy American named Henry (Rick Moranis) who became the 15th Duke of Bournemouth after the two were mistakenly switched at birth. But when Tommy learns that he is actually the rightful heir to the throne, he hires a shyster lawyer (Cleese) and plots to bump off Henry. Barbara Hershey and Catherine Zeta-Jones co-star. Directed by Robert Young; screenplay by Eric Idle. (PG13) (AC,AL)

PRODUCER : Simon Bosanquet,Redmond Morris

CAST : Rick Moranis,Eric Idle,Barbara Hershey,Catherine Zeta-Jones,John Cleese

WRITER : Eric Idle

DIRECTOR : Robert Young

Genre : Comedy

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