The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,446 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes12%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
340 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan LynnDirector
- Marty KaplanScreenplay
- Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Eddie MurphyThomas Jefferson Johnson
- Lane SmithDick Dodge
- Sheryl Lee RalphMiss Loretta
- Joe Don BakerOlaf Andersen
- Victoria RowellCelia Kirby
- Grant ShaudArthur Reinhardt
- Kevin McCarthyTerry Corrigan
- Charles S. DuttonElijah Hawkins
- Victor RiversArmando
- Chi McBrideHomer
- Sonny Jim GainesVan Dyke
- Noble WillinghamZeke Bridges
Stills
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Themes
businessmangreedfalling in lovebriberypolitical comedy