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Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers (WGA):

Pat Proft (screenplay)
George S. Kaufman (screenplay) (suggestion) ...
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Release Date:

17 April 1992 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Tagline:

The producers of Airplane! and The Naked Gun invite you to a night of ballet. Fasten your seat belts. more

Plot:

Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

If you like the Marx Brothers, you'll like Brain Donors more (61 total)


Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Lame Ducks
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Runtime:

Spain:76 min | USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:6 | Canada:PG | Netherlands:AL (video rating) | UK:PG | USA:PG


Fun Stuff

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 (1935). more

Goofs:

Continuity: At the first party, Jacques is seen juggling scarves and is suddenly behind Flakfizer and then back juggling again. more

Quotes:

Rocco Melonchek: We'll have to perform a full rectum-ology.
Roland T. Flakfizer: Fondue, an epidemic! drop those pants... Not you, the patient.
Doctor: I thought you were cardiologists...
Rocco Melonchek: Uh, well, they're all connected, we enter the rectum and head north.
Roland T. Flakfizer: Why do you think we have such long instruments?
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Movie Connections:

Spoofs A Day at the Races (1937) more

Soundtrack:

THEME FROM 'NEW YORK, NEW YORK' more


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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
If you like the Marx Brothers, you'll like Brain Donors, 22 November 1998
Author: stankow

An obvious rip-off of the Marx Brothers' "Night at the Opera," but who cares? It was damn funny, with John Turturro playing the Groucho part to the hilt and the hilarious Bob Nelson doing a great Harpo, right down to the raincoat. A pity it bombed in theaters, but it makes a great "This one too" movie to rent -- an hour and a half you won't regret plopping on the couch and laughing your head off.

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