Holy Man

Holy Man
Directed by	Stephen Herek
Produced by	Roger Birnbaum Stephen Herek
Written by	Tom Schulman
Starring	Eddie Murphy Jeff Goldblum Kelly Preston Robert Loggia Jon Cryer
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Studio(s)	Touchstone Pictures Caravan Pictures Roger Birnbaum Productions
Distributor	Buena Vista Pictures
Released	October 9, 1998
Running time	113 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$60 million
Gross revenue	$27 million
External links
IMDb page

Holy Man is a 1998 satirical comedy drama film directed by Stephen Herek and starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, and Jon Cryer.

Synopsis

Two advertising executives happen across a charismatic nomad simply named "G". What starts as the two unintentionally housing him, quickly turns fortuitous when he turns out to be an excellent salesman for their shopping network.

Cast

• Eddie Murphy as G
• Jeff Goldblum as Ricky Hayman
• Kelly Preston as Kate Newell
• Robert Loggia as John McBainbridge
• Jon Cryer as Barry
• Eric McCormack as Scott Hawkes
• Jennifer Bini Taylor as Hot Tub Girl
• Adriana Cataño as Television hostess
• Eugene Levy as Guy on background television (uncredited)
• Morgan Fairchild as Herself
• Betty White as Herself
• Florence Henderson as Herself
• James Brown as Himself
• Soupy Sales as Himself
• Dan Marino as Himself
• Willard Scott as Himself
• Nick Santa Maria as Himself
• Nino Cerruti as Himself

Trivia

• John Candy was originally set to play G, but he passed away during production.
• Alan Rickman turned down the role of Ricky.
• Eddie Murphy turned down Rush Hour to do this film. He apparently regretted the decision. While he never mentioned the movie by name, he mentioned that disliked doing a movie that had James Brown in it.

Videos

Holy Man 1998 Trailer - Eddie Murphy - Jeff Goldblum

External links

• Holy Man on Wikipedia

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