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      The Distinguished Gentleman

      R 1992 1h 53m Comedy List
      13% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 36% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score In the conniving world of politics, even a professional shyster like Thomas Jefferson Johnson (Eddie Murphy) can find himself outmatched. After using name recognition to get elected, Johnson enjoys many of the same financial perks as other politicians. However, while investigating the connection between electric companies and cancer in young children, he unexpectedly develops a conscience. Unfortunately, fellow Congressman Dick Dodge (Lane Smith) isn't about to let him rock the boat. Read More Read Less

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      Paul C Clever plot though a bit unrealistic deals with corruption in Congress. Many laughs. Eddie Murphy is entertaining throughout the film. James Garner sets the stage for the main plot in a rather brief appearance. Lane Smith turns in a solid performance. In all, I think that this is seriously underrated by the critics. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/11/23 Full Review John C Funny as hell and probably very much the way things are done. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review luna s a movie that predates george santos by 30 years Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Jay H Super underrated movie. One of my childhood favorites of Eddie Murphy's. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/22 Full Review travis b I love this movie. The low ratings are a real surprise! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent documentary "Ebert's suggestion that The Distinguished Gentleman is simply an unglorified, slower-witted, and less humorous attempt at what The Player already achieved, just with Eddie Murphy's weakened version of his own brand of humor is unwarranted. The Distinguished Gentleman makes every effort to be taken as a family film while attempting, and I think successfully, to pay a toned-down respect to many of Murphy's R-rated, audience favorites. On the other hand, thank you, Roger Ebert, for re-introducing me to "The Player". Add me to the long list of this film's admirers. From start to finish, I tried to keep track of the intricate layerings, double- triple- and quadruple-entandres, hints from the director, winks to the audience from the actors playing themselves, cinematcophic nods to famous scenes- which themselves establish new famous scenes, tributes to movie legends, references and quote-usages, twists and overlays of well-known genres... suffice to say it's worth the time to check out Ebert's recommendation, just not worthwhile to attempt to compare them." Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This is screwball material, and Murphy, with his quick delivery, is ideal for a laughaminute roller coaster, but director Jonathan Lynn seems to stretch out the scenes instead of hurrying them along. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 1/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant This lightweight political sitcom takes awkward narrative jumps and sags in the middle...despite some taut byplay between Lane Smith and Joe Don Baker, the outcome is too obvious to be gratifying. Jun 4, 2018 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 18, 2005 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 Feb 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis In the conniving world of politics, even a professional shyster like Thomas Jefferson Johnson (Eddie Murphy) can find himself outmatched. After using name recognition to get elected, Johnson enjoys many of the same financial perks as other politicians. However, while investigating the connection between electric companies and cancer in young children, he unexpectedly develops a conscience. Unfortunately, fellow Congressman Dick Dodge (Lane Smith) isn't about to let him rock the boat.
      Director
      Jonathan Lynn
      Producer
      Marty Kaplan
      Screenwriter
      Marty Kaplan
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 13, 2004
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $46.5M
      Runtime
      1h 53m
      Sound Mix
      Surround