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Brain Donors (1992)

PG 76 min  -  Comedy  -   17 April 1992 (USA)
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Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire... See full summary »

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers:

Pat Proft (screenplay), George S. Kaufman (screenplay) (suggestion), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Turturro ...
Bob Nelson Bob Nelson ...
Mel Smith Mel Smith ...
George De La Pena George De La Pena ...
John Savident John Savident ...
Spike Alexander ...
Alan Grant
Juliana Donald ...
Lisa Le Baron (as Juli Donald)
Nancy Marchand ...
Teri Copley Teri Copley ...
Irene Olga López Irene Olga López ...
Pedestrian
Warren Thomas Warren Thomas ...
Paramedic
Dick Monday Dick Monday ...
Rob
Katherine Heard Katherine Heard ...
Laura
Michael Ciotti Michael Ciotti ...
Kid
Gary Grossman ...
Father
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Storyline

Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet. Written by Rob Hartill  

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Plot Keywords:

Stop Motion | Slapstick | Remake | Vaudeville | Beautiful Woman  | See more »

Taglines:

In the tradition of Abbott and Costello, The Three Stooges, and the Reagan Administration. See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Lame Ducks See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$918,239 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Spain:  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Although is not said in the official description of the movie, the screenplay and characters are based on the classic comedy masterpiece by the Marx Brothers - A Night at the Opera. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Flakfizer and the guys are going to the hospital, as they leave the townhouse, Flakfizer is wearing a purple suit. As he exits the car at the hospital, his suit is black/gray, but as he walks into the hospital, the suit is purple again. This has been fixed on the DVD. See more »

Quotes

Roland T. Flakfizer: Behind every great man there is a woman, and thank heaven I have Lillian Oglethorpe because, quite frankly, I enjoy the shade.
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Connections

Spoofs Duck Soup (1933) See more »

Soundtracks

"LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF"
by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin See more »