Review of Splitting Heirs (1993) by Movie K — 07 Jan 2016

Quite alright comedy. A royal family has a history of zany heir and always suffer accidental death at young age. Barbara Hershey is an American who marry into the family and one day out partying forgot to take the baby.

Only the blanket and rattle are missing. Forward to many years later, Eric Idle is an adopted child in an Indian family (but he has no idea he's not Indian) and work in stock trade. He is to entertain Rick Moranis who is from USA.

Then the CEO of the company died in an accident and Rick is the new boss, because he is the heir of the royal family. Eric continue to be his best friend. Barbara is a lusty woman who go after every men and likes Eric.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is Rick girlfriend and warn Eric about Barbara. When Eric took home a royal spoon, his mother reveal he is adopted and show him the rattle and blanket. Eric find lawyer John Cleese to see if he can get back his rightful throne but its not that easy.

Catherine has a one night stand with him and next morning she tell him she is marrying Rick for the good life. Eric decide to get back what is his and plot to kill Rick. But every effort always fails, even trying to kill before he marry but he is lucky enough to be alive.

He found out the cook is Rick real mother and she use her own baby to get into the good life. Catherine tell Eric she is pregnant with his child and he stop trying to kill Rick. But the cook and nanny are killed.

John want to work with Eric to get back the throne but Eric is not interested. When the baby alarm sounded, Rick and Catherine overheard Barbara talking to Eric about the rattle and know he is her child.

Rick drive his car out to unwind and its temper by John. Eric go after to save him but its too late. John return at night wanting to kill them all so he can be legal guardian of the child and live the royal good life.

Rick return and he wasn't dead at all. Barbara throw a statue onto John head and he escape. Catherine say the baby is Rick and he lied to Eric to stop him from killing. Everyone is happy together and open a tour group to visit the palace.

Eric write the story into a book and marry his PA.