Holy Man
1998
Comedy in which Jeff Goldblum's television executive is trying to boost the ratings of a home shopping channel. Into his life comes Eddie Murphy's self styled guru figure whose outrageous ways soon have the viewers tuning in. Read more
| Starring | Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Jon Cryer |
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| Director | Stephen Herek |
| Genres | Children, Comedy |
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Holy Man
Comedy in which Jeff Goldblum's television executive is trying to boost the ratings of a home shopping channel. Into his life comes Eddie Murphy's self styled guru figure whose outrageous ways soon have the viewers tuning in.
| Starring | Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Jon Cryer, Robert Loggia |
|---|---|
| Director | Stephen Herek |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Children, Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 15 Jun 2006 Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
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In this satire on consumerism, Eddie Murphy plays a wandering mystic who's hired by an ailing shopping channel to turn around its fortunes. As the ratings soar, Murphy also finds time to teach channel executive Jeff Goldblum and media analyst Kelly Preston the value of love. Sadly, after nearly two hours, Murphy's holy innocent starts to grate. What was intended to be a thought-provoking comedy ends up as another wearisome effort to distance Murphy from his 48 Hours persona.
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'G' (Murphy) is a pilgrim in sandals and kaftan with nowhere to go - until, that is, he's almost run over by Ricky... read more on Time Out
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
TOP MOVIE !!!
Stephen Herek directed this comedy-drama in which soul-less exec Ricky Hayman (Jeff Goldblum), programmer for the failing Good Buy Shopping Network, is dismayed by a request to increase sales in two weeks. Bald do-gooder guru G. (Eddie Murphy) assists when Ricky and marketing director Kate (Kelly Preston) get a freeway flat. When G. passes out, tests indicate a heart murmur and heat prostration, so the robed prophet becomes Ricky's house guest. At a party, G. uses hypnosis and psychology to rid guest Nino Cerruti (portraying himself) of his flying fears. Ricky witnesses this and gets the notion to put G. on the air. Unfortunately, G. ignores both cue cards and on-sale products, prompting station owner McBainbridge (Robert Loggia) to calculate Ricky's severance pay. He's back on the job when both sales and ratings soar. The situation eventually causes Ricky to reexamine how his own values became lost in the labyrinth of corporate consumerism.
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Holy Man
A bit slow and unsure of this one to start with, but stick with it, it is worth it...
A feel good factor at the end of it. -
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