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Splitting Heirs

Splitting Heirs

1993Movie⏱️ 1h 27mPG-13
ComedyCrime
⭐ 5.5
IMDB Rating
4,807 votes

A duke dies and leaves the title and wealth to his adult son. But who's the real son: the found baby raised in USA or the abandoned baby raised by a Hindi family in London? Comedy follows.

Director
Robert Young
Writers
N/A
Stars
Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey
Release Date
April 30, 1993
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 43
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 3.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Eric Idle
Eric Idle
as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Rick Moranis
Rick Moranis
as Henry Bullock
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
as Duchess Lucinda
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
as Kitty
John Cleese
John Cleese
as Raoul P. Shadgrind
Sadie Frost
Sadie Frost
as Angela
Stratford Johns
Stratford Johns
as Butler
Brenda Bruce
Brenda Bruce
as Mrs. Bullock
William Franklyn
William Franklyn
as Andrews
πŸ‘€
Charu Bala Chokshi
as Mrs. Patel

πŸ’° Box Office

$3,246,063
Worldwide Gross
$3,246,063
Domestic Gross
$1,738,315
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
Production
Prominent Features

🏷️ Keywords

1960s1990slong lost sonheirmissing heir

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyComedyCrime

⭐ Featured Review

Doesn't live up to the sum of its parts.
by blrnani β€’ 2018-12-28
5/10

"I had never heard of this film, but saw it on offer and snapped it up because of the cast - 2 Pythons and Catherine Zeta Jones! Moreover, Barbara Hershey attacks her role with relish, Sadie Frost shines in a love-hate relationship with Idle and Rick Moranis manages not to be irritating, and there are cameos from some classic TV stars: Stratford Johns (Z-Cars and Inspector Barlow), Eric Sykes (Carry-On and his own comedy show) and Brenda Bruce (theatrical works). And yet, somehow, it doesn't quite come together to provide the level of entertainment I expected. Nevertheless, it is worth a w..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Eric Idle is five years older than Barbara Hershey, who plays his alleged mother--and 10 years older than Rick Moranis although their characters are implied to be about the same age.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A duke dies and leaves the title and wealth to his adult son. But who's the real son: the found baby raised in USA or the abandoned baby raised by a Hindi family in London? Comedy follows.