Twins (1988)

A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is a short small-time crook.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

William Davies, William Osborne,

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Julius Benedict
Danny DeVito	...	Vincent Benedict
Kelly Preston	...	Marnie Mason
Chloe Webb	...	Linda Mason
Bonnie Bartlett	...	Old Mary Ann Benedict
Trey Wilson	...	Beetroot McKinley
Marshall Bell	...	Webster
David Caruso	...	Al Greco
Hugh O'Brian	...	Granger
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Mitchell Traven
Maury Chaykin	...	Burt Klane
Tony Jay	...	Werner
Tom McCleister	...	Bob Klane (as Thom McCleister)
David Efron	...	Morris Klane
Peter Dvorsky	...	Peter Garfield

Storyline

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a South Seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate lowlife and is about to be killed by loan sharks when Julius discovers that he has a brother and begins looking for him.

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Plot Keywords:

brother | twins | loss of virginity | one word title | criminal | 

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Taglines:

Only their mother can tell them apart.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gemelos

Filming Locations:

First National Building - 6777 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$111,936,400 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Throughout the movie, Julius tells everyone he meets that he is from an island (shown at the beginning of the movie) in the South Pacific 300 nautical miles (350 miles) SSW of the Fiji Islands. Although the island depicted in the movie is fictional, there is indeed a VERY small island 350 miles in the SW/SSW direction of Fiji known locally as Ceva-I-Ra. Ceva-I-Ra (also known as Conway Reef) is an atoll-type coral reef stretching just under 2 miles long with a tiny sand cay (with some vegetation) in the center approx. 2 hectares in area.

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Goofs

In the opening scene the doors to the laboratory are clearly marked 'top secret' and sealed the day the twins were born, but when the twins returned to the laboratory the doors were marked 'restricted entry'.

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Quotes

Webster: [On Vince's trail, Webster has come to his house, and finds it empty, save for Julius, the cat] Well what have we here? What a cute little kitty! So, where's Daddy?
Webster: [Picking up the cat, he finds the information Vince wrote down in the trash basket. He holds it up to read it] Well, well, well. Thank you very much...

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Connections

Referenced in Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (1991)

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Soundtracks

"I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU"
Performed by Marilyn Scott
Written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin

User Reviews

My Rating: A Pair of Twins.

Part of a genetic experiment and separated at birth, twins Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito meet at last some 30 years later and hilarious situations follow. A sophomoric idea turns out to work beautifully due to the performances of the film's two leads. Just enough suspense is created as the two look for their long lost mother and DeVito gets into hot water when he steals a car that has some very valuable cargo in the trunk. A nice little entertaining film that serves its purpose well. 4 stars out of 5.