King Ralph

1991
6
1 Std. 37 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Als einziger Verwandter, der den königlichen Thron übernimmt, muss ein auf sein Glück herabgewürdigter amerikanischer Trottel die Sitten der Engländer lernen.Als einziger Verwandter, der den königlichen Thron übernimmt, muss ein auf sein Glück herabgewürdigter amerikanischer Trottel die Sitten der Engländer lernen.Als einziger Verwandter, der den königlichen Thron übernimmt, muss ein auf sein Glück herabgewürdigter amerikanischer Trottel die Sitten der Engländer lernen.

Regie
- David S. Ward
Drehbuch
- Emlyn Williams
- David S. Ward
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,4/10

17.242

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- David S. Ward
Drehbuch
- Emlyn Williams
- David S. Ward
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
According to an interview with John Goodman in the article "'No Leading Man, King Ralph Insists" published in the February 12, 1991 edition of the Los Angeles Times, Goodman denied his new leading man status in this movie, and said he was still just a character actor. Goodman said: "Don't call me a leading man. This is just another part, with a lot more lines. The only difference for me this time, was that I didn't have time to fool around when I wasn't working. When you're the leading man, your meter's running all the time, and you're always working. There's no goof-off time. But that still doesn't make me a leading man. I'm still just a character actor. Nobody's ready to call me Mel Gibson, Jr., and I don't think anybody's ready to pay good money to see me get the girl in the movie. I know I wouldn't go see something like that."

Patzer
While the film states that the entire British royal family had been killed and an heir cannot be located, the actual line of succession to the British throne extends to hundreds of nobles and other monarchs throughout Central and Western Europe. An even longer, extended list tracing the royal family as far back as 1800 extends into thousands of possible heirs. Thus, even if the immediate British royal family were to die, there would be many people left in the line of succession who would not have been in the country.

Zitate
Phipps: Sir Cedric! Sir Cedric! Good news. We've finally found an heir!
Sir Cedric Willingham: That's wonderful, Duncan. Who is he?
Phipps: His name is Jones. Ralph Jones.
Sir Cedric Willingham: Is he everything we've hoped for?
Phipps: [embarrassed] Well. He has his strengths and his weaknesses. You see, he's
[uncomfortable pause]
Phipps: American.
Sir Cedric Willingham: Quickly, Duncan! The strengths!

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Scenes from a Mall/Nothing But Trouble/He Said, She Said/King Ralph/The Field (1991)

Soundtracks
Good Golly Miss Molly
Words & Music by John Marascalco and Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell
End Title Performance by Little Richard
Produced by Jeff Lynne

Benutzerrezensionen73

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Ausgewählte Rezension

Charming!

It's not stupid, it's charming. A bit old-fashioned and corny, yes, but entertaining and amusing and well worth the time! I just saw this for the second time on cable TV and liked it just as much as the first time!

Goodman performs bravely and exquisitely as the good-hearted buffoon who overcomes the stuffiness and snobbishness of a group of bluebloods too good for their own bodily functions.