The Distinguished Gentleman

Release: December 04, 1992

Eddie Murphy stars in his funniest comedy from Hollywood Pictures, since his Paramount outings like 'Trading Places'. Florida con man Thomas Jefferson Johnson crosses paths with Congressman Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Johnson at a party and becomes intrigued after overhearing just how wealthy members of Congress can become through corruption. After Congressman Johnson dies of a heart attack while having sex with his secretary, con man Johnson decides to run for Congress in the election to replace him to take advantage of money from lobbyists. Omitting his first name, and abbreviating his middle name, he calls himself "Jeff" Johnson. He then manages to get on the ballot by pitching a seniors organization, the Silver Foxes, to endorse him. Now he's riding the big game very easily, but will things turn when he develops a good conscience?

Trailers

Blockbuster Video spot featuring this rentable film ('93)

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Quotes

Thomas Jefferson Johnson: "Ask you to vote for Jeff Johnson. Good old Jeff. The name that you can trust. The name that you know. Jeff Johnson."

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Thomas Jefferson Johnson: "We're not going to show you Jeff Johnson waving a flag. We're not going to show you Jeff Johnson kissing babies. We're not going to show you Jeff Johnson doing anything because you already know what Jeff Johnson can do. Tomorrow, vote Jeff Johnson. The name you know."

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Dick Dodge: "And you! You better be very, very quiet in there, my friend. I've got the goods on you, and it would be my pleasure to leave tire marks all over you."

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Thomas Jefferson Johnson: "I want you to resign. You can tell people it's for health reasons. Most of us will believe that, cuz we've seen you in the steam room."

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Thomas Jefferson Johnson: "Terry, tell me something. With all this money coming in from both sides, how does anything ever get done?"

Terry Corrigan: "It doesn't. That's the genius of the system."

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Thomas Jefferson Johnson: "Don't you love this Chairman? He's brought dignity back to the name Dick. No longer is it Tricky! Come on... Dick is Good! Dick is Good!"

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Thomas Jefferson Johnson: "I'm madder than a Baptist in a brothel, you som-bitch! I tell ya, I'm bout as crazy as a dog in a hubcap factory."

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Thomas Jefferson Johnson: "Chairman Dodge, please! Would you tell him that it's Mr. Joshua Benjamin from the NAACP on the line! Actually Mame, you could be a great deal of help, I have a few minor questions. I would like to know how many members of the Chairman's committee are African American?... None... Well, surely, there must be a Latino member on the committee... No Latinos either... Ah!"

Thomas Jefferson Johnson: "Does ah! the Chairman have any Asians or Native Americans on the Committee? No Asians and no Natives. Does the Chairman have any Handicaps or Gays on the Committee? No Gays. Well, thank you mame, you've been a great deal of help. Just forget I even called. Just tell him I said 'hi'."

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Olaf Anderson: "Now the question is, can we get the shit back into the horse?"

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