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The Man with Two Brains

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A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1983-06-10

Runtime: 93 mins

Director: Carl Reiner

Writer: George Gipe, Carl Reiner, Steve Martin

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction

Original title: The Man with Two Brains

Production Companies: Aspen Film Society, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr

Steve Martin

Dolores Benedict

Kathleen Turner

Dr. Alfred Necessiter

David Warner

Paul Benedict

Richard Brestoff

James Cromwell

George Furth

Peter Hobbs

Earl Boen

Bernie Hern

Francis X. McCarthy

William Traylor

Randi Brooks

Bernard Behrens

Reviews

Wuchak

_**Amusing spoof of mad doctor horror flicks with Steve Martin and Kathleen Turner**_ A brain surgeon and widower in Los Angeles (Steve Martin) unknowingly marries a malevolent gold-digger (Kathleen Turner), but stumbles upon a living female brain in Vienna in which he has an affinity (voiced by Sissy Spacek). David Warner is on hand as a mad doctor in Austria. “The Man with Two Brains” (1983) is similar in style & humor to “The Jerk” (1979), obviously because it’s by the same director/actor team. It’s a nutty send-up of mad doctor flicks and is quietly amusing, but rarely laugh-out-loud funny. The film scores pretty well on the feminine front showcasing voluptuous Turner in all her glory, tastefully. Randi Brooks is also on hand as Fran, but her voice is really annoying, lol (the voice of Fran, that is). There’s a little top nudity, but the film somehow eludes the rut of raunch. I also appreciated the message at the end concerning the uncanny connection of soulmates that is so profound the physical no longer matters (much). The movie runs 1 hour, 30 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles and Castle Green Apartments, Pasadena, California. GRADE: B/B-

2020-12-17

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