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

The money was not available to pay to the two main stars and the director their normal fees. They decided to split a percentage of the gross profits between the three of them and ended up making more than they would have made taking their fees upfront because the film was such a hit.

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Goofs

The twins were told that their mother was at an artists' colony 200 miles north of Santa Fe. That would have put them in downtown Alamosa, Colo. (36 miles too far north to be in New Mexico).

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Quotes

Julius Benedict: Thank you for the cookies. I look forward to tossing them.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: The Tooth Fairy (2012)

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Soundtracks

"YAKETY YAK"
Performed by 2 Live Crew with The Coasters
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Courtesy of Skyywalker Records, Inc. and Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

very fun movie

I'm a big Arnold fan so I enjoy most of his films and this is easily the best comedy he's ever done, one of the best comedies ever period! It deserves a much higher vote than a 5.9 I'd give it a 9. Arnold has been living on an island with his teacher for all his life till he finds out he has a twin so he goes and finds him and together they get Devito out of trouble, ok I didn't tell the story well but the movie is just hilarious and fun to watch Arnold and Devito make a good team.