Splitting Heirs

I rented this movie on VHS in the late 90's and somehow I never quite got to returning it to the store. Lacking the absurd humor of the Monty Python era, as a huge Idle and Cleese fan I was at... Full review

cool way cool awesome however u describe it it is wesome a a a a a a a a a a fuxors roxors lol losers... Full review

I'm probably in the minority here... but I always preferred Eric Idle of the members of the Monty Python gang. The more talented writer, both in sketch material and song lyrics(to any other Python fan who appreciates those; Yes, Idle wrote... Full review

Eric Idle does his typical zany stuff as an heir to a castle trying to unseat a loopy American (Rick Moranis), who has taken the position. Some of the scenes in the movie really make you think "JESUS H. Christ!!!!!! I'M... Full review

This film wasn't awful. I'll start by saying that. There was many things that this film was, but awful was not one of them. Reading that last sentence, it didn't really make sense, but you know what I mean. I'm a... Full review

Okay, it may not have been the greatest flick, but it certainly wasn't the worst. In fact, I'm glad that I checked the IMDB comments first because it gave me the proper perspective. I love British humor and I've been a... Full review

Idle is great in this movie, but Cleese is the one who steals the show altrough he only appears about 10 minutes in the whole movie. He's funny in his own way (the legs only are worth to see) as usual... Full review

So, it's not a big surprise that Eric Idle's "Splitting Heirs," which also features John Cleese in a supporting role, is pretty desperate. So, Idle has grown up in the home of a poor Pakistani family (handled as a direct ripoff of Steve Martin's being raised by a black family in "The Jerk"). ... Full Review

Those who have enjoyed his recent, banal projects will appreciate Splitting Heirs .....This is Blame it on the Bellboy with John Cleese --....Without a doubt, John Cleese is one of the modern masters of comedy.....As was the case in the late-'80s flick Eric the Viking , his scenes are hilarious....At least Barbara Hershey enjoys a rare chance to go over-the-top..... ... Full Review

And if this is the best that Idle and Moranis can come up with, I hope they can play the piano too. Directed by Robert Young, this silly comedy of British manners gets its laughs by trotting out the same trunk of sadly overworn caricatures that comedies of British manners have always used. ... Full Review

Wrong casting is not the only problem with " Splitting Heirs , As " Splitting Heirs " gathers speed, the pretender arrives from America with his sex-mad mother (Barbara Hershey), roller-blades into the offices of the old lord's company, and sets about appalling everyone. ... Full Review

Published: Sunday, May 9, 1993 12:00 a.m. MDT Monty Python fans know, sadly, that the comic hit "A Fish Called Wanda" was an aberration. More often when you get ex-Pythoners together, the results are along the lines of the dreadful... ... Full Article

Splitting Heirs starts with a truly awful title pun and goes downhill from there, proving once again that Michael Palin is really the only Python worth watching these days. ... Full Article