Holy Man (1998)
- Starring:
- Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stephen Herek
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Comedy
Member Rating
My RatingTheatrical Release Information | See Details About All Versions
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. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 114 mins
Complete Cast:
- Eddie Murphy - G.
- Kelly Preston - Kate Newell
- Jon Cryer - Barry
- Sam Kitchin - Control Room Director
- Marc Macaulay - Brutus
- Nino Cerruti - himself
- Jeff Goldblum - Ricky Hayman
- Robert Loggia - John McBainbridge
- Eric McCormack - Scott Hawkes
- Robert Small - Assistant Director
- Morgan Fairchild - herself
- Edge - TV Producer
- Director(s):
- Stephen Herek
- Writer(s):
- Tom Schulman
- Producer(s):
- Roger Birnbaum, Stephen Herek
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Comedy
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
