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Strange Brew

Play trailer 2:46 Poster for Strange Brew PG 1983 1h 30m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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In their quest for free beer, bumbling Canadian brothers Bob (Rick Moranis) and Doug McKenzie (Dave Thomas) wind up working at the Elsinore Brewery. The hapless lads uncover a sinister mind-control plot spearheaded by Brewmeister Smith (Max von Sydow) and must stop the scheme, which also involves Uncle Claude (Paul Dooley), a member of the Elsinore family. As Bob and Doug try to prevent Smith from taking over the world, they also manage to drink plenty of their favorite sudsy beverage.
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Though lowbrow in intent and outcome, Strange Brew effectively mines laughs from its unique premise and likeable stars.

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Trevor Johnston Time Out 02/09/2006
The plotline (derived from Hamlet) soon goes flat. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times 08/30/2004
2/5
The price of a ticket could buy enough beer for an experience at least as memorable as this one. Go to Full Review
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle 03/10/2003
[A] funny movie about a couple of Canadians who sit around and drink a lot. Go to Full Review
M.V. Moorhead Less Hat, Moorhead 04/26/2022
This very silly but sweet-natured and sometimes hilarious '80s curio deserves a bigger cult. I defy anyone to deny the ring of Shakespearean poetry in a line like "Gee, you're real nice. If I didn't have puke breath, I'd kiss you." Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/24/2020
3.5/4.0
This is a silly, goofy, innocent comic classic. Go to Full Review
Brian Costello Common Sense Media 02/21/2018
4/5
Classic '80s send-up of Canada; lots of beer drinking. Go to Full Review
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xpig332 B Nov 13 Classic 1980’s stupid good movie! See more Jonathan N Sep 1 Really very hard to watch. Did not enjoy it and turned it off after 20 min. Did it improve? I will never know! See more mark g @Mark_Alan_G. Jul 1 A 1980s classic! If you grew up watching SCTV, this was the holy grail. Thomas and Moranis are let lose to be Bob and Doug, legendary characters. Joining them are legends Paul Dooley and Max von Sydow. Love this film!! See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 30 Funny in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring directors Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as Canadian characters Doug and Bob, that are funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $8,571,374.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Rich S Jan 11 Take off, eh? If you watched Strange Brew in 1983 and enjoyed it, like so many others (including critics) did, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the celluloid has not aged well. The only saving grace of this film are the memories of the early 1980s and the shenanigans of Canadians Bob and Doug McKenzie. The fear is that Strange Brew has been stuffed into a beer-keg-shaped time capsule and will be opened by people who will realize the Rick Moron-is truth about our society. See more Gayle G Dec 19 I always liked the skits on SCTV and the movie is like a cute and funny feature length Bob and Doug skit. Love it! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In their quest for free beer, bumbling Canadian brothers Bob (Rick Moranis) and Doug McKenzie (Dave Thomas) wind up working at the Elsinore Brewery. The hapless lads uncover a sinister mind-control plot spearheaded by Brewmeister Smith (Max von Sydow) and must stop the scheme, which also involves Uncle Claude (Paul Dooley), a member of the Elsinore family. As Bob and Doug try to prevent Smith from taking over the world, they also manage to drink plenty of their favorite sudsy beverage.
Director
Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas
Producer
Louis M. Silverstein
Screenwriter
Steve De Jarnatt, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 26, 1983, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 14, 2014
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Mono, Stereo
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