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The Man With Two Brains

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5.2
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The Man With Two Brains
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93 min.
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United States United States
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Genre
Comedy. Sci-Fi. Romance | Broad Comedy
Synopsis
Top surgeon Dr. Michael Hfurhuhurr (Steve Martin), pioneer of the screw-top brain technique, and his foxy wife, Dolores (Kathleen Turner), try to save their ailing marriage with a trip to Vienna, where the doctor promptly falls in love with a brain in a jar (voiced by Sissy Spacek). Unfortunately, Brain #21 is dying, and Hfurhuhurr must find her a body fast in this 1983 comic gem, which features Martin at the peak of his wild and crazy powers.
Critics' reviews
  • "This is Mr. Martin's movie, and he brings to it the ingeniously dopey presence that's become his trademark"
  • "I guess it's a tribute to 'The Man With Two Brains' that I found myself laughing a fair amount of the time, despite my feelings about Martin."
  • "Far from avoiding the tackier implications of this concept, the film revels in them like a puppy in clover; Martin's delivery of the line, 'Into the mud, slime queen!" is alone nearly worth the price of admission'."
  • "'The Man with Two Brains' is a fitfully amusing return by Steve Martin to the broad brand of lunacy that made his first feature, "The Jerk" [1979], so successful
  • "Most of the time the film is simply stupid; not offensive, just silly."
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The Man With Two Brains
1983
Carl Reiner
5.2
(1,365)
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