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Man with Two Brains, The
EMAILPRINTWarner Bros. Pictures
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Based on 9 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy | Sci-fi
Written by:
Steve Martin
George Gipe
Carl Reiner
Directed by: Carl Reiner
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 3, 1983
DVD: March 30, 1999
Running Time: 93 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R
Starring Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, Steve Martin, Paul Benedict, Richard Brestoff, and James Cromwell
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 middle of murders committed by the elevator killer. (Warner Bros.)
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What The Critics Said
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Time Richard Schickel
This is the most assured and hilarious of the three Martin-Carl Reiner collaborations.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Staff (Not Credited)
The Man with Two Brains, which never ceases to amuse, is at its best when most outrageous.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
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.
Read Full Review >Variety Staff (Not Credited)
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.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Janet Maslin
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]
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
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.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
The Man with Two Brains has moments, but they aren't inspired. [04 Jun 1983]
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jay Scott
Most of the time the film is simply stupid; not offensive, just silly. [03 May 1983]
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