Release Year: 1991 Rating: PG Duration: 97 minutes Director: David S Ward
synopsis
When a freak accident wipes out the entire royal family, an exhaustive search of the bloodline reveals a distant heir: Ralph Jones. A good-natured, down-to-earth Las Vegas lounge singer, Ralph is quickly given a crash course in royal manners. But his unconventional behavior provides fuel for a fiendish plot by a neighboring Lord to oust the new king.
cast
Joely Richardson as Princess Anna John Goodman as Ralph Jones John Hurt as Lord Percival Graves Peter O'Toole as Sir Cedric Willingham
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: A good man?
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!
