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The Man With Two Brains

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When brilliant brain surgeon Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr (Steve Martin) accidentally hits gold-digger Dolores Benedict (Kathleen Turner) with his car, he takes it upon himself to save her life using his own surgical technique. The two are soon married, but no sooner are the rings on their fingers than the marriage begins to fall apart. While honeymooning in Vienna, Hfuhruhurr is introduced to reclusive scientist Dr. Alfred Necessiter (David Warner), who practices some rather unorthodox procedures.
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As spastically uneven as its zany title suggests, The Man with Two Brains isn't peak Steve Martin -- but it's still often close enough to enjoy.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Martin makes old routines work by letting us know that they’re old and then doing them immaculately. Sep 13, 2023 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This is not a great comedy but it has scenes that don't know that. Rated: 2/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Martin's best comedy. Rated: 5/5 Jun 19, 2003 Full Review John Ferguson Radio Times A dazzlingly inventive comedy that contains more laughs than his last half-dozen movies put together. Rated: 5/5 Aug 17, 2024 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand ... this comedy drops the wild and crazy humor of Martin’s standup comedy act in a spoof of old Hollywood science fiction films (from Frankenstein” to Donovan’s Brain), femme fatale melodramas, and impossible love stories. Dec 17, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Steve Martin plays Dr. Hfuhruhurr, Kathleen Turner spoofs her star-making Body Heat role, and the Elevator Killer turns out to be the last person you would suspect. And so it goes in this zany comedy. Rated: 3/4 Oct 11, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Will G Extremely funny, Martin is one of the best of his generation. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Lisa L Any comedy with the line "The only time we doctors should accept death is when it's caused by our own incompetence" is worth checking out. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Carl Reiner directs a comedy starring Steve Martin and Kathleen Turner A doctor lost his wife but still keeps her brain fresh in a jar He gets the crazy idea to put it in another person to have a second chance This is a result of an accident after hitting a woman Dolores, a gold digger who goes through rich men It's his late wife's brain in this woman but the doctor suddenly becomes trapped in such a loveless marriage Steve Martin is utterly hilarious here with his comic timing doing a lot of physical stuff, facial expressions, and mannerisms At times this gets so silly it's almost a Monty Python sketch so it comes off really uneven But you'll still laugh yourself silly because of Martin's commitment to such fun lunacy Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Michael W This comedy classic was great. Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, and the rest of the cast did a great job in this movie. The plot of the movie was entertaining and humorous. It's a funny sci-fi movie about gold diggers and finding true love. If you haven't seen this classic movie yet. check it out sometime. It's worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/02/23 Full Review eric p Steve Martin rules. Enough said. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This antic filled mish mash has not aged well. Cut and pasted themes and scenes, bits and lines that once worked out of sheer novelty now do not. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Carl Reiner

Director

Steve Martin

Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr

Kathleen Turner

Dolores Benedict

David Warner

Dr. Alfred Necessiter

Paul Benedict

Butler

Richard Brestoff

Dr. Pasteur

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Synopsis When brilliant brain surgeon Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr (Steve Martin) accidentally hits gold-digger Dolores Benedict (Kathleen Turner) with his car, he takes it upon himself to save her life using his own surgical technique. The two are soon married, but no sooner are the rings on their fingers than the marriage begins to fall apart. While honeymooning in Vienna, Hfuhruhurr is introduced to reclusive scientist Dr. Alfred Necessiter (David Warner), who practices some rather unorthodox procedures.
Director
Carl Reiner
Producer
William E. McEuen
Screenwriter
George Gipe, Steve Martin
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Aspen Film Society
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2008
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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