The Distinguished Gentleman
“From con man to congressman.”
A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists.
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Cast
68 people
Eddie Murphy
Thomas Jefferson Johnson
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Shrek
Mulan
Lane Smith
Dick Dodge
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
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Sheryl Lee Ralph
Miss Loretta
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Motherland: Fort Salem
Abbott Elementary
Joe Don Baker
Olaf Andersen
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GoldenEye
Cape Fear
Victoria Rowell
Celia Kirby
Known for
Dumb and Dumber
Diagnosis: Murder
Grant Shaud
Arthur Reinhardt
Known for
Antz
Murphy Brown
Kevin McCarthy
Terry Corrigan
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Innerspace
Charles S. Dutton
Elijah Hawkins
Known for
Alien³
Gothika
Victor Rivers
Armando
Known for
Bound by Honor
Life
Chi McBride
Homer
Known for
Hawaii Five-0
The Terminal
Cynthia Harris
Vera Johnson
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Mad About You
3 Men and a Baby
Noble Willingham
Zeke Bridges
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Walker, Texas Ranger
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Jonathan Lynn Director · Marty Kaplan Screenplay Jonathan Reynolds Story
Worldwide gross $47M · Budget $50M · United States release December 4, 1992
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$46,666,502
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Hollywood Pictures
Production
Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
Production
Buena Vista Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 4, 1992
Theatrical
Czechia
October 29, 1993 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 1, 1993 · Theatrical
France
April 21, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
March 11, 1993 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 19, 1993 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 12, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 26, 1993 · Theatrical
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