I have to say that John Goodman's performance among a sea of royal British costars like the great Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips OBE, Rudolph Walker OBE, John Hurt CBE, Judy Parfitt, Ann Beach, and Richard Griffiths. John Goodman plays Ralph Jones who turns out to be the British royal family's closest living relative after a photo picture that turns into a disaster killing everybody. While the country mourns, they need a new monarch. They found him, Ralph Jones, an American lounge lizard who plays the piano and watches television at the same time. Of course, he's nothing that they expected and he's an American too living in sin city or Las Vegas, Nevada. They bring him the news and bring him back to Buckingham Palace. He seeks to escape the bodyguards and security to see his lady love, Miranda, played well by Camille Corduri. Miranda is a commoner who wants to design dresses but works as a stripper and gets canned because she can't do it. Anyway, the love story appears genuine. She helps him with his British history. But the scene at McDonalds is quite memorable. The girl who takes the King's order was a regular on East Enders. Of course, the crowd gets mobbed. Without John Goodman in the role, I don't think King Ralph would be that enjoyable to watch but that's why I find it irresistible. He wins them over with his charm. I appreciate it now 15 years later. Everybody even the Royals could use a good laugh.
Review of King Ralph
