# The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

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**Runtime**: 112 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Jonathan Lynn
**Written by**: Marty Kaplan, Jonathan Reynolds
**Starring**: Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, Victoria Rowell, Grant Shaud

> *From con man to congressman.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

It sets out to satirize Washington corruption, bless its heart. A Florida con man wins a seat in Congress based purely on name recognition. It perhaps proved that the American public will elect just about anyone.

**Mood tags**: outsider, pitch-black, playful

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