Splitting Heirs
“A wickedly funny comedy of Royal proportions”
1993•PG-13•1h 27m•5.2•Released
Comedy
A 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.
Director
Robert Young
Writer
Eric Idle
Revenue
$3M
Languages
French, English
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Rick Moranis
Henry Bullock
Eric Idle
Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
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
Charu Bala Chokshi
Mrs. Patel
Jeremy Clyde
14th Duke
Richard Huw
Brittle
Eric Sykes
Jobson the Doorman
Bridget McConnell
Nanny
Bill Stewart
Adoption Agent
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Prominent Features
Producer
Simon Bosanquet
Producer
Redmond Morris
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