Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993) (V)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writer (WGA):

Albert Pyun (written by)

Release Date:

17 November 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Rescue a super-model. Battle killer ninjas. Save the world. No problem!!

Plot:

Sam Crain, a professional model, is asked by her sister to smuggle a package from Europe to Portland Oregon...

Plot Keywords:

Portland Oregon | Karate | Independent Film

Cast

Andrew Dice Clay	...	Ed Molloy
Teri Hatcher	...	Samantha Crain
Yuji Okumoto	...	Wu
Deborah Van Valkenburgh	...	Cammy Crain
Brion James	...	Brown
Tim Thomerson	...	Black
Charles Rocket	...	Jones
Nicholas Guest	...	Smith
Dorothy Dells	...	Miss Bellows
Wrick Jones	...	Lead Officer
Galen Schrick	...	Jim Romeo (as Galen B. Schrick)
Steve Tancora	...	Bob Brisco
Peter Kwong	...	Red Monk
Danny Perkin	...	Guy in Line #2
Ken D. Elston	...	Rookie Cop

Also Known As:

Brainsmasher: A Love Story
Sam and Ed (USA) (working title)
The Bouncer and the Lady

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:18 | USA:PG-13 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

Kings Road Entertainment

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the scene with one of the ninjas just outside the window of Dice's apartment you can clearly see the cable attached to the person.

Quotes:

Ed Malloy: Like me? You said before you love me!
Samantha Crain: I'd say anything to save the world.

Soundtrack:

ARE YOU GOING BACK THERE TONIGHT

Thin fun

"Brain Smasher...A Love Story" is sort of fun to watch (there must be about 5 or 6 laughs here and there) and Teri Hatcher is sexy and feisty. But the script is just too thin and one-note: these evil Chinese monks want this flower that is the key to Ultimate Power, and Andrew Dice Clay, Teri Hatcher and Deborah Van Valkenburgh try to keep it away from them. That's it. The whole movie is basically an extended chase, without many plot complications: the monks catch up to the heroes, the heroes fight them off, the heroes run away, repeat. The other thing that bugged me was the inconsistency in the way these monks are presented: at certain times they seem to be invincible and almost superhuman, jumping from and to incredible heights (these acrobatics are definitely the freshest idea of the movie), at other times they are bumbling, inept and useless in a fight. Oh well, I guess you can just look admiringly at Teri Hatcher and try to forgive the weaknesses....Footnote: Brion James and Tim Thomerson have two very small parts as police officers. (**)