Directed by:
Jonathan LynnScreenplay:
Marty KaplanCinematography:
Gabriel BeristainComposer:
Randy EdelmanCast:
Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, Victoria Rowell, Kevin McCarthy, Charles S. Dutton, Grant Shaud, Chi McBride, Sonny Jim Gaines (more)Plots(1)
As Thomas Jeffferson Johnson, Murphy hustles his way to the big time and wins an elected seat in the U.S. Congress. But that's only the beginning -- with the perks and power of his new position, Murphy cons for cash and doesn't have to break the law to bamboozle the big bucks! You can be sure you'll love it when Eddie Murphy goes to Washington! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Eddie Murphy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/002/164002510_d57d4e.jpg)
Eddie Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Shrek (2001)
![Lane Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267811_569893.jpg)
Lane Smith
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Frances (1982)
![Sheryl Lee Ralph](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650074_5556c2.jpg)
Sheryl Lee Ralph
USA
Best movies:
Oliver & Company (1988)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
![Joe Don Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/822/164822344_3a8e7c.jpg)
Joe Don Baker
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Natural (1984)
Cape Fear (1991)
![Victoria Rowell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274097_b6e1f6.jpg)
Victoria Rowell
USA
Best movies:
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Full Eclipse (1993) (TV movie)
![Kevin McCarthy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/212/164212306_cc8012.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy
USA
Best movies:
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Charles S. Dutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/533/162533050_4034eb.png)
Charles S. Dutton
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
The Express (2008)
A Time to Kill (1996)
![Grant Shaud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/462/161462143_3a1b92.jpg)
Grant Shaud
USA
Best movies:
Wall Street (1987)
Antz (1998)
Waltzing Anna (2006)
![Chi McBride](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/157/160157379_c1a620.jpg)
Chi McBride
USA
Best movies:
I, Robot (2004)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
The Terminal (2004)
Sonny Jim Gaines
Best movies:
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Malcolm X (1992)
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
![Noble Willingham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274035_9c668c.jpg)
Noble Willingham
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Chinatown (1974)
Gary Frank
USA
Best movies:
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Enemy Territory (1987)
Prison of Secrets (1997) (TV movie)
![Daniel Benzali](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640042_e5e97a.jpg)
Daniel Benzali
Brazil
Best movies:
The Last of His Tribe (1992) (TV movie)
All the Little Animals (1998)
White Nights (1985)
![James Garner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267724_ae39ba.jpg)
James Garner
USA
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Maverick (1994)
The Notebook (2004)
Brad Koepenick
Best movies:
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Albino Alligator (1996)
Interstate 84 (2000)
Marty Kaplan
Best movies:
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Best movies:
Dead Silence (1997) (TV movie)
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
In the Army Now (1994)
![Della Reese](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309573_5f8a70.jpg)
Della Reese
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Dinosaur (2000)
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Anne Gaybis
Best movies:
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Bugsy (1991)
The Human Tornado (1976)
Victor Rivers
Cuba
Best movies:
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
Amistad (1997)