The Distinguished Gentleman

...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

...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...

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...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...

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...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...

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...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...

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...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

...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

...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

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