Man With the Screaming Brain

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Man With the Screaming Brain

2005

1h 29m

Comedy

Sci-Fi

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An executive (Bruce Campbell), his wife (Antoinette Byron) and their chauffeur become the subjects of a mad scientist's experimental transplant surgery.

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

The image of Campbell slapping himself to the ground is the only gag that the movie doesn't beat to death.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 22, 2005

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Richard Nilsen

Arizona Republic

The film tries very hard to be over the top, wacky and camp, but instead, it's flat as stale O'Doul's.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 14, 2005

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Mark de la Viña

San Jose Mercury News

An unapologetically sloppy jumble of Roger Corman-style antics that could only hope to inspire their own drinking game.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 25, 2005

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Doesn't suffer because it's mostly a bad film, it suffers because it's a bad film without direction or a point...

Apr 29, 2009

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

A decent and diverting piece of work from perhaps the hardest-working man in movies.

Rated: B

Sep 27, 2007

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...required viewing for fans of the B-movie superstar.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 6, 2006

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Melissa M

Now this is how you make a horror movie. One of the awesomest horror comedies of all time. It's imaginative & fresh. Bruce Campbell is the King of Camp. This film proves you don't need a lot of digital effects, cgi, or AI to make a film. You don't need a lot of blood & gore. Or gratuitous sex & violence to make a horror film. All you need is a good script. And a little imagination. Hollywood could take a lesson from this movie. When Bruce Campbell makes a movie he never disappoints. He makes movies that are worth watching more than once. Stacy Keach it's really good at playing offbeat roles. Ted Remi as Pavel it's fun to watch. If you've never seen a Bruce Campbell movie this would be a good one to start with.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/11/25

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On paper this was good - but this wasn't on paper. Buy only for the Campbell commentary - that's 5 star!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

bruce campbell made two amazing movies. This is not one of them. Theres is one really good cat fight though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

I did not purchase this thinking it was going to be an Oscar movie like 'Annie Hall', but still I'm disappointed. I would have been happy with 'Mallrats' or 'The Rhino Brothers'. I got much less. By the end of the movie there were no scenes that popped out to me, no dialogue that resonated within me. Even 'Hostel' had a classic line for petes sake! I do not recommend this movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

This film tries too hard to be the typical Bruce Campbell film.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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The perfet B-movie, with all the elements you've been dying to see - and more! Bruce Campbell and Ted Raimi are seriously underrated actors.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

An executive (Bruce Campbell), his wife (Antoinette Byron) and their chauffeur become the subjects of a mad scientist's experimental transplant surgery.

Director: Bruce Campbell
Producer: Bruce Campbell, Jeff Franklin, David M. Goodman, Bob Perkis
Screenwriter: Bruce Campbell, David M. Goodman
Production Co: Creative Light Entertainment, Sci Fi Pictures, FWE Picture Company, ApolloProScreen Filmproduktion, MSB Productions
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Dec 18, 2007
Runtime: 1h 29m

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