Dead Ringers (1988)

Taglines:

Two bodies. Two minds. One soul. Separation can be a terrifying thing.

Parents Guide:

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Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 1988 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Alter ego See more »

Filming Locations:

Bell Trinity Square - 483 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada See more »

Gross:

$9,134,733 (USA)

Production Co:

Mantle Clinic II, Morgan Creek Productions, Téléfilm Canada See more »

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Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Trivia

Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies". See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: In a scene dated 1954, the twins seen are playing with The Visible Woman, Revell toy company's biological model of a woman that was not marketed until at least five years later. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Elliot, Age 9: You've heard about sex...
Beverly, Age 9: Sure I have.
Elliot, Age 9: Well I've discovered why sex is.
Beverly, Age 9: You have? Fantastic.
Raffaella: It's because humans don't live under water.
Beverly, Age 9: I don't get it.
Elliot, Age 9: Well, fish don't need sex because they just lay the eggs and fertilize them in the water. Humans can't do that because they don't live in the water. They have to - internalize the water. Therefore we have sex.
Beverly, Age 9: So you mean humans would have sex if they lived in the water?
Elliot, Age 9: Well they'd have a kind of sex. The kind where you wouldn't have to touch each other.
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Connections

Referenced in A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"In the Still of the Night (I'll Remember)"
Composed by Fred Parris
Performed by The Five Satins
Under License from Arista Records, Inc. See more »