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5.2A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen the woman after whom he lusts.
Released: 1993-04-0287 minDir: Robert YoungComedyBox office: $3.2M
Cast
- Rick Moranis as Henry Bullock
- Eric Idle as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
- Barbara Hershey as Duchess Lucinda
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Kitty
- John Cleese as Raoul P. Shadgrind
- Sadie Frost as Angela
Themes
- dark comedy
- inheritance
- incest
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Ratings
IMDb
5.5/10
4,691 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
7%
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 130053
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- publication date
- 1993-09-09
- title
- Splitting Heirs
- review score
- 7%
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Categories
1990s comedy thriller films1990s sex comedy films1993 black comedy films1993 British films1993 English-language films1993 filmsBritish black comedy filmsBritish sex comedy filmsEnglish-language black comedy filmsEnglish-language comedy thriller filmsEnglish-language sex comedy filmsFilms about murderFilms about royaltyFilms directed by Robert YoungFilms scored by Michael KamenFilms set in the 1960sFilms set in the 1990sFilms with screenplays by Eric IdleTemplate film date with 2 release datesUniversal Pictures films