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Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy -- A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.

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Director:
Kelly Makin
Writers:
Norm Hiscock (written by) &
Bruce McCulloch (written by) ...
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Release Date:
12 April 1996 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy See more »
Tagline:
Shove this up your mind
Plot:
A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
4 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
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User Reviews:
A gleaming review. Woo hoo. See more (65 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Dave Foley ... Marv / Psychiatrist / New guy / Raymond Hurdicure
Bruce McCulloch ... Alice / Cisco / Grivo / Worm pill scientist / Cop #2 / Cancer boy / White-trash man

Kevin McDonald ... Dr. Chris Cooper / Doreen / Chris' dad / Lacey

Mark McKinney ... Simon / Don Roritor / Cabbie / Gunther / Cop #1 / Nina Bedford / Melanie / Drill sergeant / White-trash woman

Scott Thompson ... Baxter / Mrs. Hurdicure / Wally Terzinsky / Malek / Big Stummies scientist / The Queen / Raj / Clemptor

Kathryn Greenwood ... Ginny Hurdicure
Amy Smith ... Raymond's kid
Lachlan Murdoch ... Raymond's kid

Nicole de Boer ... Cooper's groupie
Krista Bridges ... Cooper's groupie

Christopher Redman ... Wally Jr.
Erica Fairfield ... Wally's daughter (as Erica Lancaster)

Jackie Harris ... Natalie (Roritor's secretary)
Jonathan Wilson ... Panicky assistant

Tony Ning ... Mai Tai waiter

Jason Barr ... Young Chris Cooper
Jack Jessop ... Old man in Nina's audience
Sharon Dyer ... Woman in Nina's audience
Diane Flacks ... Tom Jones girl
Barbara Lynn Redpath ... Wally's neighbor
Jason D'Addario ... Wally's Neighbor
Carrie Betker ... Wally's neighbor
Elijah Brown ... Wally's neighbor
Trenton Howe ... Wally's neighbor
Pat Patterson ... Wally's neighbor
Kay Hawtrey ... Wally's Neighbor
Luciano Casimiri ... Rorotor's doorman

Janeane Garofalo ... Woman at party (scenes deleted)

Adam Greydon Reid ... Scarred teenager (as Adam Reid)
Larry Mannell ... Scientist
Donald Tripe ... Scientist
Kirsten Johnson ... Scientist

Lindsay Leese ... Scientist
Andy Jones ... Monkey scientist
Thom Bell ... Old man in pie
Eric Tunney ... Wally's lover
Ann Holloway ... Disco woman
Amanda Payton Stewart ... Young disco woman

Sherry Hilliard ... Coma queen
Jenni Soosar ... Runner-up

Ingrid Hart ... Runner-up
Jared Wall ... Miguel
Paul Bellini ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Derek Aasland ... The Zendic Kid
Amanda Campbell ... Young journalist
Frank Crudele
John Dixon ... Male Placebo Patient #1
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

Lisa Wegner ... Tummies Girl
David Wince ... Mad Professor on Wall Photo

Christopher Cordell ... Security guard (uncredited)

Brendan Fraser ... Placebo Patient (uncredited)

Michal Page ... Honey (uncredited)
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Directed by
Kelly Makin 
 
Writing credits
Norm Hiscock (written by) &
Bruce McCulloch (written by) &
Kevin McDonald (written by) &
Mark McKinney (written by) &
Scott Thompson (written by)

Produced by
Lorne Michaels .... producer
Tom Rosenberg .... executive producer
Sigurjon Sighvatsson .... executive producer
David Steinberg .... executive producer
Barnaby Thompson .... co-producer
Martin Walters .... line producer
Richard S. Wright .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Craig Northey 
Pat Steward 
 
Cinematography by
David A. Makin 
 
Film Editing by
Christopher Cooper 
 
Casting by
Ross Clydesdale 
 
Production Design by
Gregory P. Keen 
 
Art Direction by
Paul D. Austerberry 
 
Makeup Department
Geralyn Wraith .... makeup department head
 
Production Management
Armand Leo .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter Gasparovic .... assistant director
Michal Page .... third assistant director
Rose Tedesco .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Jeff Ginn .... art director: reshoots or additional photography
Matthew Lammerich .... key scenic artist
Ken Watkins .... set designer
 
Sound Department
Bruce Carwardine .... sound
Keith Elliott .... sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Ferenczi .... looping
Daniel Hamood .... assistant dialogue editor
Andy Malcolm .... foley artist
David McCallum .... sound effects editor
Peter Melnychuk .... boom operator
Tim O'Connell .... sound re-recording mixer
Jane Tattersall .... supervising sound editor
Michael Werth .... dialogue editor
Don White .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Jeff Skochko .... special effects builder
Jeff Skochko .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Dave Asling .... model builder
Dave Axford .... model shop supervisor
Jon Campfens .... visual effects supervisor
Gudrun Heinze .... digital compositor
Shelly Morrow .... digital compositor
Kennedy Shah .... motion control operator
Joel Skeete .... digital compositor
 
Stunts
Mic Jones .... key stunt rigger
Mic Jones .... stunts
Danny Lima .... stunt performer
John Stead .... stunt performer
Bryan Thomas .... stunts
Mic Jones .... relief stunt coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jayson Clute .... second assistant camera
Angelo Colavecchia .... camera operator
John Irwin .... generator operator
Jim Krauter .... key rigging grip
Rudolf Mammitzsch .... camera trainee
Robert McRae .... gaffer
Herb Reischl Jr. .... best boy
 
Animation Department
Larry Adlon .... animator: monitor displays
 
Casting Department
Aric Dupere .... extras casting assistant
Donna Dupere .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wendy May Moore .... costumes (costumes)
Marcia Scott .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Trevor Ambrose .... additional editor
Gary Fluxgold .... first assistant film editor
Russell Langille .... second assistant editor
Ricardo Olivero .... color timer
Bill Holley .... colorist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Doug Elliott .... additional score
Yuri Gorbachow .... music editor
Helle O'Connell .... music coordinator
G. Marq Roswell .... music supervisor
Pat Steward .... additional score
 
Transportation Department
John Coles .... driver: Mr. Sighvatsson
Dave Staples .... transportation coordinator
Mitchel Stewart .... driver captain
 
Other crew
Michael Blecher .... location scout
William Cameron .... title designer
Christopher Comrie .... payroll accountant
Cliff Dempster .... production assistant
Nan Dowling .... assistant to executive producer
Janet Ellis .... production assistant
Nathan Farr .... production assistant
Tricia Fish .... assistant to writer
Heidi Gerber .... assistant to producer
Mathew Hart .... location manager
Randy Kennedy .... location scout
Josh Levy .... production assistant
Mark McFadden .... location production assistant
Ted Miller .... location manager
Veronica Miller .... production accountant
Andrew Rosen .... assistant to director
Sharon Seto .... epk director
James Tamblyn .... video and computer playback coordinator
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Brain Candy" - USA (short title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexual humor
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
Canada | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Argentina:13 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #33989) | Netherlands:AL (video rating) | Canada:14A | Canada:G (Quebec)
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Company:
Paramount PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The proper or common name of the fictional drug in the film, Gleemonex, is revealed to be "Duoroflouriximinimum 602" during the scene where Queen Elizabeth II approves its release.See more »
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: When the psychiatrist writes a prescription for Gleemonex for the repressed gay character, we see a large microphone hanging from the patient's neck during an over-the-shoulder shot as he's sitting up on the couch.See more »
Quotes:
[looking into a microscope]
Alice:This urine is great!
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Movie Connections:
References Charly (1968)See more »
Soundtrack:
HappinessSee more »

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User Reviews

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10 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
A gleaming review. Woo hoo., 8 June 2001
Author: maxtuckett from Canada

Okay. Where to begin?

It's phenomenal. If you've ever watched a single Kids in the Hall episode and caught yourself stifling a guffaw for you feared laughing at an orgasming, androgynous chicken-lady(?) might classify you as a lunatic, go see Brain Candy.

If you haven't experienced that, go see it anyways.

I personally think it's the some of the best modern comedic writing there is out there. The troupe collated their ability to create off-the-wall scenes with a Monty-Python-esque flair of weaving the same actors into decidedly varying roles, and thus spawned a seriously non-serious satire of man's eternal search for happiness.

I saw this movie first in the theater, and the odd things is, I didn't laugh once during the entire showing. The true hilarity of the flic hit me several hours later as a friend and I mused its elusive intricacies in a coffee shop. We were nearly falling out of our chairs with just the simple mentioning of many of the scenes.

I made a point of seeing it again, and have never regretted adding it to my 'all time favourite' list.

Go see it.

Booyah.

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