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The Man with Two Brains is a 1983 American film directed by Carl Reiner and co-written by Reiner and Steve Martin. The movie stars Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, and James Cromwell. It is a science fiction comedy and parody film with elements of comedy horror. The narrative is set in Austria and focuses on a mad scientist and body swap themes. Joel Goldsmith composed the score for the production, which was handled by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Aspen Film Society.
The film has a runtime of 93 minutes and was originally released in the United States. It has been distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores for the film include 6.3 out of 10, 61 out of 100, and 80 percent. The tagline highlights Steve Martin as a world-famous surgeon who invented screw top and zip lock brain surgery.
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Film · TMDB
6.2A 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.
Cast
- Steve Martin as Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr
- Kathleen Turner as Dolores Benedict
- David Warner as Dr. Alfred Necessiter
- Paul Benedict as Butler
- Richard Brestoff as Dr. Pasteur
- James Cromwell as Realtor
Themes
- just married
- marriage contract
- wedding
- brain surgeon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- body swap
- Director
- Carl Reiner
- Screenwriter
- Steve Martin
- Cast member
- Natividad Vacío
- Composer
- Joel Goldsmith
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Michael Chapman
- Narrative location
- Austria
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 833859
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1985-06-07
- title
- The Man with Two Brains
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 80%
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