Holy Man
1998·Drama·1h 54m
6.9
★
In a world governed by commerce, Ricky and Kate, dedicated employees, find their lives forever changed when they encounter the enigmatic stranger G. As they navigate the realm of commerce, their paths intertwine in a surreal dance of love, loss, and redemption. G's presence, amplified through the pervasive influence of globalized television, casts a spell that reverberates beyond Ricky and Kate, impacting the lives of those who bear witness to their intertwined destinies.
Directed by Stephen Herek
salesclerk
tv ratings
guru
television producer
religion
unassuming
absurd
adoring
appreciative
celebratory
enthusiastic
exuberant
familiar
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Cast
Eddie Murphy
G
Jeff Goldblum
Ricky Hayman
Kelly Preston
Kate Newell
Robert Loggia
McBainbridge
Jon Cryer
Barry
Eric McCormack
Scott Hawkes
Sam Kitchin
Director
Robert Small
Assistant Director
Marc Macaulay
Assistant Director (Brutus)
Mary Stout
Laundry Lady #1
Edie McClurg
Laundry Lady #2
Morgan Fairchild
Morgan Fairchild
Crew
Stephen Herek
Director
Tom Schulman
Writer
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Adrian Biddle
Director of Photography
Jonathan Glickman
Executive Producer
Stephen Herek
Producer
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Eddie Murphy
Executive Producer
David R. Ellis
Second Unit Director
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Design
Chris L. Spellman
Set Decoration
Fríða Aradóttir
Hairstylist
Popular Reviews
35 reviews
EphemeralMemories
8.0★ · 02/23/25
Your good is better. Your better is blessed.
A wholesome film shifts between the character development of Ricky (Jeff Goldblum) and his character flaws, and on the other hand the romance between Ricky and Kate (Kelly Preston). The plot was simple and not overly complicated with the sudden appearance of the ethereal guru G (Eddie Murphy), unaffected by the capitalist material worries that constrain, living solely off of the modestly sequinned one piece robe on his back. He’s on this nebulous pilgrimage that’s actually a journey of selflessly restoring morals and solving the issues of individual people’s lives, people in tough spots. Eddie Murphy is just so naturally funny as he seemingly innocently toys with Ricky and others just doing his own thing, especially the crude joke before the hypnosis was just so unexpected it was perfect. He just manages to bring an emotional intensity and sincerity when needed, but also carefree and silliness at other times. Jeff Goldblum had a Cary Grant like demeanour, he acted so much like an actor that came out of Hollywood in the 50s or 60s, especially with his character’s initial treatment of Kate, always wanting to be the leading masculine man (seemed a little problematic at times). Kelly Preston was well casted as her character Kate plays hard to get. He acts as a foil to the optimistically nonchalant G especially when it came to Kate. The dialogue was rather impactful with the motivational speaker kind of rhetoric to make one’s life better and connect with others, but also linked together cohesively from beginning to end, evident of the good work of the same screenwriter for the Dead Poet Society, Tom Schulman.
Overall quite entertaining and just so different to what we see in film these days, a tragedy of sorts.
*I’ve made you up to look like you have on no makeup at all.
That’s a metaphysics I didn’t even know existed.*
A wholesome film shifts between the character development of Ricky (Jeff Goldblum) and his character flaws, and on the other hand the romance between Ricky and Kate (Kelly Preston). The plot was simple and not overly complicated with the sudden appearance of the ethereal guru G (Eddie Murphy), unaffected by the capitalist material worries that constrain, living solely off of the modestly sequinned one piece robe on his back. He’s on this nebulous pilgrimage that’s actually a journey of selflessly restoring morals and solving the issues of individual people’s lives, people in tough spots. Eddie Murphy is just so naturally funny as he seemingly innocently toys with Ricky and others just doing his own thing, especially the crude joke before the hypnosis was just so unexpected it was perfect. He just manages to bring an emotional intensity and sincerity when needed, but also carefree and silliness at other times. Jeff Goldblum had a Cary Grant like demeanour, he acted so much like an actor that came out of Hollywood in the 50s or 60s, especially with his character’s initial treatment of Kate, always wanting to be the leading masculine man (seemed a little problematic at times). Kelly Preston was well casted as her character Kate plays hard to get. He acts as a foil to the optimistically nonchalant G especially when it came to Kate. The dialogue was rather impactful with the motivational speaker kind of rhetoric to make one’s life better and connect with others, but also linked together cohesively from beginning to end, evident of the good work of the same screenwriter for the Dead Poet Society, Tom Schulman.
In fact, that’s the only time you’re ever alive, really, is when you’re connecting.
Overall quite entertaining and just so different to what we see in film these days, a tragedy of sorts.
*I’ve made you up to look like you have on no makeup at all.
That’s a metaphysics I didn’t even know existed.*
Your good is better. Your better is blessed.
A wholesome film shifts between the character development of Ricky (Jeff Goldblum) and his character flaws, and on the other hand the romance between Ricky and Kate (Kelly Preston). The plot was simple and not overly complicated with the sudden appearance of the ethereal guru G (Eddie Murphy), unaffected by the capitalist material worries that constrain, living solely off of the modestly sequinned one piece robe on his back. He’s on this nebulous pilgrimage that’s actually a journey of selflessly restoring morals and solving the issues of individual people’s lives, people in tough spots. Eddie Murphy is just so naturally funny as he seemingly innocently toys with Ricky and others just doing his own thing, especially the crude joke before the hypnosis was just so unexpected it was perfect. He just manages to bring an emotional intensity and sincerity when needed, but also carefree and silliness at other times. Jeff Goldblum had a Cary Grant like demeanour, he acted so much like an actor that came out of Hollywood in the 50s or 60s, especially with his character’s initial treatment of Kate, always wanting to be the leading masculine man (seemed a little problematic at times). Kelly Preston was well casted as her character Kate plays hard to get. He acts as a foil to the optimistically nonchalant G especially when it came to Kate. The dialogue was rather impactful with the motivational speaker kind of rhetoric to make one’s life better and connect with others, but also linked together cohesively from beginning to end, evident of the good work of the same screenwriter for the Dead Poet Society, Tom Schulman.
Overall quite entertaining and just so different to what we see in film these days, a tragedy of sorts.
*I’ve made you up to look like you have on no makeup at all.
That’s a metaphysics I didn’t even know existed.*
A wholesome film shifts between the character development of Ricky (Jeff Goldblum) and his character flaws, and on the other hand the romance between Ricky and Kate (Kelly Preston). The plot was simple and not overly complicated with the sudden appearance of the ethereal guru G (Eddie Murphy), unaffected by the capitalist material worries that constrain, living solely off of the modestly sequinned one piece robe on his back. He’s on this nebulous pilgrimage that’s actually a journey of selflessly restoring morals and solving the issues of individual people’s lives, people in tough spots. Eddie Murphy is just so naturally funny as he seemingly innocently toys with Ricky and others just doing his own thing, especially the crude joke before the hypnosis was just so unexpected it was perfect. He just manages to bring an emotional intensity and sincerity when needed, but also carefree and silliness at other times. Jeff Goldblum had a Cary Grant like demeanour, he acted so much like an actor that came out of Hollywood in the 50s or 60s, especially with his character’s initial treatment of Kate, always wanting to be the leading masculine man (seemed a little problematic at times). Kelly Preston was well casted as her character Kate plays hard to get. He acts as a foil to the optimistically nonchalant G especially when it came to Kate. The dialogue was rather impactful with the motivational speaker kind of rhetoric to make one’s life better and connect with others, but also linked together cohesively from beginning to end, evident of the good work of the same screenwriter for the Dead Poet Society, Tom Schulman.
In fact, that’s the only time you’re ever alive, really, is when you’re connecting.
Overall quite entertaining and just so different to what we see in film these days, a tragedy of sorts.
*I’ve made you up to look like you have on no makeup at all.
That’s a metaphysics I didn’t even know existed.*
Ryan Snyder
4.0★ · 02/27/24
Damn, powerful stuff by Eddie
Seventy-five years. That's how much time you get if you're lucky. Seventy-five years. Seventy-five Winters. Seventy-five Springtimes. Seventy-five Summers. And Seventy-five Autumns. When you look at it like that, it's not a lot of time, is it? Don't waste them.
That’s the highlight of the film. Everything else fell flat
Seventy-five years. That's how much time you get if you're lucky. Seventy-five years. Seventy-five Winters. Seventy-five Springtimes. Seventy-five Summers. And Seventy-five Autumns. When you look at it like that, it's not a lot of time, is it? Don't waste them.
That’s the highlight of the film. Everything else fell flat
Damn, powerful stuff by Eddie
Seventy-five years. That's how much time you get if you're lucky. Seventy-five years. Seventy-five Winters. Seventy-five Springtimes. Seventy-five Summers. And Seventy-five Autumns. When you look at it like that, it's not a lot of time, is it? Don't waste them.
That’s the highlight of the film. Everything else fell flat
Seventy-five years. That's how much time you get if you're lucky. Seventy-five years. Seventy-five Winters. Seventy-five Springtimes. Seventy-five Summers. And Seventy-five Autumns. When you look at it like that, it's not a lot of time, is it? Don't waste them.
That’s the highlight of the film. Everything else fell flat
Himaghna
8.4★ · 06/27/26
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7.0★ · 02/24/26
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6.0★ · 02/10/26