The Distinguished Gentleman
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Eddie Murphy...a movie Murphy would ultimately denounce during an appearance on Inside the Actors Studio, although he did find minor box office success with The Distinguished Gentleman, ''Boomerang , ''Another 48 Hrs. and Vampire In Brooklyn. Harlem... In this article: Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live, Paramount Pictures, Melanie Brown, Richard Pryor, Best Defense, Coming to America, and Bowfinger |
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MTV.com | November 03, 2009
MTV News Celebrates Election Day November 2009 With Our Favorite Campaigns In Movie History
...engaged citizen - get to know your candidates and elected officials. The other message? "Distinguished Gentleman" was Eddie Murphy's last funny movie. Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins) in "Nixon": Whiny, megalomaniacal and often drunk out of...
In this article: Eddie Murphy, Tracy Flick, Richard Nixon, and Washington
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Telegraph.co.uk - Opinion | May 09, 2008
Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?
...and a fast becoming a farce. Clinton is saddled with a legacy of deceit and crass incompetence, Obama is a slick talking chancer who reminds me of Eddie Murphy s character in the movie The Distinguished Gentleman . They are both doomed and...
In this article: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Tony Rezko, Nadhmi Auchi, United States, William Ayers, and Bill Clinton
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Huffington Post | September 01, 2008
Marty Kaplan: The Hollywood Candidate Is Not Obama
...in "Dave," runs a temp agency. In "The Distinguished Gentleman" (which I wrote and executive produced), Eddie Murphy is a con man who gets elected to Congress, because that's where the legal corrupt money is. In "Man of the Year," Robin...
In this article: John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Hollywood, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, Democracy, Hanoi Hilton, Washington, and Yoda
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MSNBC.com | August 01, 2008
The House GOP wants to stay - First Read - msnbc.com
...eat cake. Manny Sanchez,Tyler, Texas (Sent Friday, August 01, 2008 2:29 PM) Last night I watched a movie called "Distinguished Gentleman" starring Eddie Murphy. You all have to to pick that one up - oldie but wow it was like watching this...
In this article: Nancy Pelosi, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Exxon, Amplification, Socialism, Labor Day, and Gibbs High School
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blogs.seattleweekly.com
I'm Joe Wilson, But Not THAT Joe Wilson!
...keeping up. Suffice it to say, this sort of name confusion does not stand to benefit local candidate Wilson in quite the same way as it did Eddie Murphy's Thomas Jefferson Johnson in The Distinguished Gentleman. Hence, Snohomish...
In this article: Joe Wilson, Facebook, Snohomish County, Barack Obama, South Carolina, Boeing, and Eddie Murphy
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michellemalkin.com | March 26, 2009
Rahm's ill-gotten gains
...pm, Viper1 said: #29 On March 26th, 2009 at 1:12 pm, wrcnossen said: #30 Has anyone else seen the 1992 Eddie Murphy comedy "The Distinguished Gentleman"? Murphy plays a character named "Thomas Jefferson Johnson" The film starts out...
In this article: Rahm Emanuel, Freddie Mac, Eddie Murphy, Michelle Malkin, Wall Street, Washington, and Beneficiary
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Wikipedia | November 03, 2009
The Distinguished Gentleman
...panned by film critics for being a tepid Eddie Murphy political farce. It came at a time when Murphy was experiencing a slump at the box office and this movie is considered one of his failures, though the film did win a couple of awards: the...
In this article: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Johnson, Washington, D.C., California, Political Film Society, Environmental Media Awards, and Cancer
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Wikipedia | October 25, 2009
Boomerang (1992 film)
...an expensive wardrobe budget, which Hudlin felt was completely worth the price. "The clothing in the movie is incredible, for both the men and the women. Eddie looks great, Robin and Halle look great. Great hair, great makeup work for all...
In this article: Marcus Graham, Reginald Hudlin, Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Halle Berry, and David Alan Grier
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Wikipedia | November 03, 2009
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It was not a success. It was also loosely remade as 1992's The Distinguished Gentleman, starring Eddie Murphy. The film's influence can be seen on many other films that deal with the United States Congress, including '' and ''Evan Almighty.
In this article: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Jefferson Smith, Frank Capra, James Stewart, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Claude Rains, and Jean Arthur
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) is a comedy starring Eddie Murphy. The film was directed by Jonathan Lynn. In addition to Murphy, the film stars Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, Victoria Rowell, Grant Shaud, Kevin McCarthy, Charles S. Dutton, Victor Rivers, Chi McBride, Sonny Jim Gaines, and Noble Willingham.
The film's plot is centered around politics, specifically what members of Congress and lobbyists do to get what they want in Washington, D.C.
The film was shot at various locations in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, CA; Harrisburg, PA; Maryland, and Pasadena, CA.
- Name:
- The Distinguished Gentleman
- Release Date:
- December 04, 1992
- Directed By:
- Jonathan Lynn
- Produced by:
- Written By:
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- Jonathan Reynolds
- Marty Kaplan
- Starring:
- Music By:
- Randy Edelman
- Distributed By:
- Buena Vista Pictures
- Length:
- 112 min.
- Language:
- English
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