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

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,

Stars:

Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Max von Sydow

1 win.

Cast

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

brewery | canada | hockey | based on tv series | animal in cast credits | 

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Taglines:

The McKenzie brothers beer up under misfortune.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 August 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Strange Brew

Filming Locations:

82 Uno Drive, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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.

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Goofs

When Bob is giving the man and his children their money back in the alley, a woman is passing them just as the camera changes angles. When it does, the woman is gone.

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Quotes

Doug McKenzie: Hey we found a dead mouse in our beer eh. That means you owe us a free case.

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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.

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Connections

Spun-off from SCTV (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Strange Brew"
Title Song
Composed & Performed by Ian Thomas

User Reviews

A Classic

This movie was amazing, you have to like SCTV to understand the humor. This movie is fully of stereo-typical canadian humor, but that's why it's good. It's stupid humor at it's finest. A true classic. This is a must see movie for people who like: Beer, back bacon (or to you non-canadians, Canadian Bacon), Flying dogs, murders, or just bob and Doug McKenzie. This is the movie for you