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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.

Directors:

Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas

Writers:

Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas and Max von Sydow
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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 ...
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Len Doncheff ...
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Thick Wilson Thick Wilson ...
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Robert Windsor Robert Windsor ...
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Sid Lynas Sid Lynas ...
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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 »

Filming Locations:

Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 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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Trivia

At one point, Bob says, "He saw Jedi 17 times, eh!" What isn't obvious two decades later, is that Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi opened in May 1983, while production of "Strange Brew" had wrapped five months earlier, in December 1982. Not only hadn't the McKenzie brothers seen "Jedi" - but they couldn't refer to it by its full title, since the "Revenge"/"Return" issue was still up in the air while they were filming. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Bob and Doug go to the brewery and find Pam stuck in her Volkswagen convertible in the gates of the brewery, she says something to the effect of "Help I'm stuck and I can't get out". She is in a Volkswagen convertible and the top opens mechanically from the inside, which would be easily to unlatch and put down. See more »

Quotes

Doug McKenzie: See, if you'd stick to your 12-point maintinence program, eh, then we wouldn't have to jump-start you like this. Oh, no, you had to do it your way... you think you know everything, eh.
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Crazy Credits

In the original theatrical release, instead of the usual roaring lion in
MGM's studio logo, the lion is drunk and belches. Then the camera pans to
the side to reveal that the McKenzie Brothers (the main characters in this
movie) are playing with the lion's tail. When the lion gets angry, they
leave to another room to introduce the movie. See more »

Connections

Features Asteroids (1979) See more »

Soundtracks

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