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The Man with Two Brains

  • 19831983
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
27K
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Steve Martin in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
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A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.
IMDb RATING
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27K
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  • Director
    • Carl Reiner
  • Writers
    • George Gipe
    • Steve Martin
    • Carl Reiner
  • Stars
    • Steve Martin
    • Kathleen Turner
    • David Warner
  • Director
    • Carl Reiner
  • Writers
    • George Gipe
    • Steve Martin
    • Carl Reiner
  • Stars
    • Steve Martin
    • Kathleen Turner
    • David Warner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 99User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Trailer 3:01
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    Steve Martin and Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
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    Steve Martin and Rick Moranis in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Steve Martin and Rick Moranis in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, and John Candy in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Randi Brooks in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
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    Randi Brooks in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)

    Top cast

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    Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    • Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr
    Kathleen Turner
    Kathleen Turner
    • Dolores Benedict
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Dr. Alfred Necessiter
    Paul Benedict
    Paul Benedict
    • Butler
    Richard Brestoff
    Richard Brestoff
    • Dr. Pasteur
    James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    • Realtor
    George Furth
    George Furth
    • Timon
    Peter Hobbs
    Peter Hobbs
    • Dr. Brandon
    Earl Boen
    Earl Boen
    • Dr. Felix Conrad
    Bernie Hern
    Bernie Hern
    • Gun Seller
    Francis X. McCarthy
    Francis X. McCarthy
    • Olsen
    • (as Frank McCarthy)
    William Traylor
    • Inspector
    Randi Brooks
    Randi Brooks
    • Fran
    Bernard Behrens
    Bernard Behrens
    • James Gladstone
    Russell Orozco
    • Juan
    Natividad Vacío
    Natividad Vacío
    • Ramon
    • (as Natividad Vacio)
    David Byrd
    David Byrd
    • Desk Clerk
    Adrian Ricard
    • Nurse in Room
    • Director
      • Carl Reiner
    • Writers
      • George Gipe
      • Steve Martin
      • Carl Reiner
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    • Trivia
      Carl Reiner would say in an interview, "That movie has one of my favorite scenes ever, with the little four-year-old girl. She's standing on the corner watching, and Steve has just run over Kathleen Turner and almost killed her, and she's lying there and she needs help. He says to the four-year-old girl, 'Listen, take these instructions,' and he gives her the most complicated instructions--has her call the ER and gives her four telephone numbers, and then he gives her ten different kinds of medical treatments. And he has her repeat it, and she repeats it to him, word for word. I'll never forget that, because I thought we'd be there all day. Luckily I took a close-up of her, because she repeated it word for word and that's the only take we ever took." Afterwards the interviewer said he thought the little girl, Mya Stark, was reading from a cue card. Reiner replied, "No, no, she was four, she couldn't read! And by the way, one day I was at a store, and there's a woman who's an executive there, and she says, 'We know each other.' I say, 'No, I'm sorry, I don't recall.' She says, 'Remember that girl from "The Man with Two Brains"?' and I said, 'Oh my God!' She was like 35 years old. That was one of my favorite human beings ever, that little girl."
    • Goofs
      The painting is torn before the cat scratches it.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Necessiter: As you know, my research has advanced to a point where I can put her mind into the body of a gorilla.

      Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: I couldn't fuck a gorilla.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end is shown: Merv Griffin did not turn himself in and is at large. If you have any information as to his whereabouts, call your local theatre manager
    • Alternate versions
      In addition to replacing the WB logos, the 2014 Warner Archive DVD is missing the first few notes of score on the first credit screen. Instead of two short grace notes and a heavy piano note, it's just the last. 1998 open-matte DVD has the original logos and those notes of score.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Man with Two Brains/Superman III/Trading Places/Psycho II (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Under the Bamboo Tree
      (uncredited)

      Music by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson

      Lyrics by Bob Cole

      Performed by Steve Martin and Sissy Spacek

    User reviews99

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    Featured review
    Paging Dr. Hfuhruhurr
    THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS (1983) ***1/2 Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Paul Benedict, Merv Griffin, Sissy Spacek (voice only). Martin is hilarious as brilliant neuro surgeon of the screw-top transplant, Dr. Hfuhruhurr (pronounced as it sounds!) who has brains on his mind and a "devil woman" wife (the sultry Turner loving every minute of it) as he falls in love with a brain in a jar (voice supplied by the melancholic Spacek). Part Mad Scientist spoof, part Marx Bros./3 Stooges dialogue all parts brilliantly goofy and some wickedly funny moments. Best line: "Into the mud Scum Queen!" Get that cat out of here!! Merv Griffin has a cameo in one truly stunning plot twist.
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    • george.schmidt
    • Apr 11, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Mann mit zwei Gehirnen
    • Filming locations
      • Castle Green Apartments - 99 S. Raymond, Pasadena, California, USA(hotel in Austria)
    • Production companies
      • Aspen Film Society
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,353,438
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,498,931
      • Jun 5, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,353,438
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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