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The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983)

PG 90 min  -  Comedy  -   26 August 1983 (USA)
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Canada's most famous hosers, Bob and Doug McKenzie, get jobs at the Elsinore Brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dave Thomas ...
Rick Moranis ...
Max von Sydow ...
Brewmeister Smith (as Max Von Sydow)
Paul Dooley ...
Lynne Griffin ...
Angus MacInnes Angus MacInnes ...
Tom Harvey Tom Harvey ...
The Inspector
Douglas Campbell Douglas Campbell ...
Henry Green
Brian McConnachie Brian McConnachie ...
Ted
Len Doncheff ...
Jill Frappier Jill Frappier ...
Gertrude
David Beard David Beard ...
The Judge
Thick Wilson Thick Wilson ...
The Prosecutor
Robert Windsor Robert Windsor ...
Bailiff
Sid Lynas Sid Lynas ...
Angry Man at Movie
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Storyline

Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug Mackenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious brewmaster and two teams of vicious hockey players. Written by Stewart M. Clamen <clamen@cs.cmu.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Brewery | Canada | Hockey | Doughnut | Flying Dog  | See more »

Taglines:

The McKenzie brothers beer up under misfortune. See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Strange Brew See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$8,571,374 (USA) (1983)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Lynne Griffin's character Pam Elsinore must have just turned 18 to inherit the company as outlined by the lawyer. But her birth date on the video game is in 1959. Her character would have been 23 when the movie was filmed in 1982. Lynne Griffin was actually 30 at the time. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Bob and Doug are pulled up to the signs showing them which direction to go (The Insane Asylum, the Castle, the Brewery, etc) the first shot of them sitting in the cab show the dice hanging from their mirror have the sides showing the two dots. After a quick view of the signs we are shown the boys in the cab again but this time the dice have changed and we see the sides showing four dots on each one. See more »

Quotes

Doug McKenzie: [after taking multiple checks from the opposing hockey team] Ow, my left nut!
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Crazy Credits

As the end credits roll, we see Bob and Doug drive away with a beer truck.
After a few seconds, the film cuts to The Great White North set and Bob and
Doug give their explanations for the various film credits. See more »

Connections

Featured in Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Strange Brew"
Title Song
Composed & Performed by Ian Thomas See more »