Holy Man

1998, Comedy/Drama, 1h 54m

50 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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Cloying and unfunny, Holy Man wastes the repartee between Eddie Murphy and Jeff Goldblum on the gospel of toothless satire and unearned sentimentality. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Ricky Hayman (Jeff Goldblum), an executive at a home shopping network, is on the verge of losing his job. Sales are down under his leadership, and his boss wants to replace him with his rival, Kate Newell (Kelly Preston). But then Ricky meets an interesting man named G (Eddie Murphy). On a whim, he puts G on camera, and sales begin skyrocketing. But, when the job starts to take its toll on G's formerly enlightened demeanor, Ricky begins to question whether he has done the right thing.
  • Rating:
    PG
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Stephen Herek
  • Producer:
    Stephen Herek, Roger Birnbaum
  • Writer:
    Tom Schulman
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $12.1M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Touchstone Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Eddie Murphy
G
Jeff Goldblum
Ricky Hayman
Kelly Preston
Kate Newell
Robert Loggia
McBainbridge
Jon Cryer
Barry
Eric McCormack
Scott Hawkes
Sam Kitchin
Director
Robert Small
Assistant Director
Marc Macaulay
Cameraman, Brutus
Morgan Fairchild
Self
Nino Cerruti
Self
Stephen Herek
Director
Tom Schulman
Writer
Jeffrey Chernov
Executive Producer
Jonathan Glickman
Executive Producer
Stephen Herek
Producer
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Andrew Dorfman
Original Music
Alan Silvestri
Original Music
Adrian Biddle
Cinematographer
Trudy Ship
Film Editor
Amanda Mackey
Casting
Cathy Sandrich
Casting
Andrew McAlpine
Production Design
James E. Tocci
Art Direction
Chris Spellman
Set Decoration
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Designer
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