The Distinguished Gentleman Movie Review 1992

A small-time con man (Murphy) manages to scam his way into a political career and winds up in Congress. The other characters serve mostly as foils for Murphy's comedic talent. Viewers will laugh despite the story's predictablity.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 122 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Politics, Scams, Stings & Cons, Capitol Capers

Screenplay

Marty Kaplan

Cast

Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, Victoria Rowell, Grant Shaud, Kevin McCarthy, Charles S. Dutton, James Garner, Gary Frank

Cinematography

Gabriel Beristain

Director

Jonathan Lynn

Music

Randy Edelman

Other

Tony Lombardo

Producer

Leonard Goldberg, Michael Peyser, Hollywood Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners I