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.
Acting
Murphy's charisma carries every scam with effortless slickness.
Writing
Savage one-liners about DC corruption that aged terrifyingly well.
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Eddie Murphy
Thomas Jefferson Johnson
Lane Smith
Dick Dodge
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Miss Loretta
Joe Don Baker
Olaf Andersen
Victoria Rowell
Celia Kirby
Grant Shaud
Arthur Reinhardt
Kevin McCarthy
Terry Corrigan
Charles S. Dutton
Elijah Hawkins
Victor Rivers
Armando
Chi McBride
Homer
Noble Willingham
Zeke Bridges
Gary Frank
Iowa
Daniel Benzali
'Skeeter' Warburton
Cynthia Harris
Vera Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lane Smith based his performance as Congressman Dodge on real 1980s politicians he observed, complete with the theatrical hair and manufactured outrage.
Released months before the 1992 election, the film's cynical take on campaign finance reform crashed into a real political moment that made its jokes feel almost documentary.
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