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Splitting Heirs

1993, Movie, PG-13, 100 mins

Splitting Heirs: Review

Mirthful moments are too few and far between to compensate for an otherwise tedious, ragged mess of a movie, written by and co-starring "Monthy Python" alumnus Eric Idle. Thomas Henry Butterfly Rainbow Peace (Idle) is the heir to the British Bournemouth dukedom, displaced early in life when his hippie-dippy American mom, Duchess Lucinda (Barbara Hershey), absentmindedly leaves her infant in a restaurant. Returned to her is not her son but another abandoned baby, who grows... read more leave a comment

Splitting Heirs: Cast & Details

Year: 1993
Rated PG-13

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Cast
Rick Moranis: Henry
Eric Idle: Tommy
Barbara Hershey: Duchess Lucinda
Catherine Zeta-Jones: Kitty
John Cleese: Shadgrind
Sadie Frost: Angela

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Splitting Heirs: TV Guide News

Eric Idle Recalls Monty Python's Best | Today's News: Our Take | 2/22/2006
Eric Idle has every reason to gab. He's not only the creator (with John Du Prez) of the Tony-winning musical Spamalot, he's also the main attraction in the opener of Monty Python's Personal Best (premiering tonight on PBS; check local listings), a three-week series of specials featuring each Python player's favorite bits, along with new material. (Example: In addition to introducing gems like "Nudge, Nudge," Idle plays a German with a weird theory about Python humor.) To mark this recycling of material, Idle spoke with TV Guide about "the Beatles of comedy," one of his greatest influences and his plans for another stage musical. TV Guide: The Pythons have been described as "the Bea read more

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