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  • 1983
  • R
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 1983
  • R
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Widowed, world-famous neurosurgeon Michael Hfuhruhurr (Steve Martin) is trapped in a loveless marriage with Dolores Benedict (Kathleen Turner), who is interested only in Hfuhruhurr's money. On a trip to Vienna to attend a medical conference, Hfuhruhurr falls in love with a bottled brain (voiced by Sissy Spacek), and finds himself in the ...

Directed By: Carl Reiner

Written By: George Gipe, Steve Martin, Carl Reiner

  • 1983
  • R
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 1983
  • R
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 33 m

The Man with Two Brains

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 36 User Ratings
8.6
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Summary Widowed, world-famous neurosurgeon Michael Hfuhruhurr (Steve Martin) is trapped in a loveless marriage with Dolores Benedict (Kathleen Turner), who is interested only in Hfuhruhurr's money. On a trip to Vienna to attend a medical conference, Hfuhruhurr falls in love with a bottled brain (voiced by Sissy Spacek), and finds himself in the ...

Directed By: Carl Reiner

Written By: George Gipe, Steve Martin, Carl Reiner

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
61
56% Positive
5 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
61
56% Positive
5 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review

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90
This is the most assured and hilarious of the three Martin-Carl Reiner collaborations.
By Richard Schickel FULL REVIEW
88
The Man with Two Brains, which never ceases to amuse, is at its best when most outrageous.
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70
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.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW
70
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.
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60
This is Mr. Martin's movie, and he brings to it the ingeniously dopey presence that's become his trademark; he easily carries even the most dubious moments in the rather jumbled screenplay, which was written by Mr. Martin, Mr. Reiner and George Gipe. [03 Jun 1983]
By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW
50
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.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
38
Most of the time the film is simply stupid; not offensive, just silly. [03 May 1983]
By Jay Scott FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 36 User Ratings
8.6
89% Positive
32 Ratings
8% Mixed
3 Ratings
3% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 36 User Ratings
8.6
89% Positive
32 Ratings
8% Mixed
3 Ratings
3% Negative
1 Rating

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Production Company Aspen Film Society, Warner Bros.
Release Date Jun 3, 1983
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating R
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Tagline So funny you will laugh your head off.
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