Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)

Director:

Kelly Makin

Writers:

Norm Hiscock (written by) &
Bruce McCulloch (written by) ...
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Release Date:

12 April 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

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.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Pharmaceuticals | Scientist | Side Effect | Marketing

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

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
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)

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
Yuri Gorbachow	....	music editor
G. Marq Roswell	....	music supervisor

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

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Broadway Video

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• CIC Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Gajdecki Visual Effects (GVFX)

Also Known As:

"Brain Candy" - USA (short title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual humor

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #33989) | Netherlands:AL (video rating) | Canada:14A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Argentina:13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Dave Foley is the only "Kid" who doesn't play a female character in the film.

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.

Quotes:

Wally's wife:Were the handcuffs totally necessary, officer?
Cop:Well, actually, that was your husband's idea.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 13 April 1996" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Happiness

You think Life of Brian is funny?

When I was growing up in the 80's, there were basically three camps of movies that were so incredibly funny that they were legendary among my peers and my generation. Those movies were the Monty Python films (Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Meaning of Life), the Mel Brooks classics (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein), and the Airplane! movies. Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy is an awesome example of how funny a movie can be, and I hope that some day more people will see it that way and that it will achieve a cult status as a legend of great comedy. It did terribly at the box office, but that was just some unfortunate oversight. Brain Candy features uncanny wit, rollicking absurdity, hilarious zaniness, immaculately understated social commentary, and some of the best comic performances ever filmed (my personal favorite performances are Mark as Don Roritor and Scott Thompson as the clueless closeted gay guy). I believe that the particular kind of comedy in Brain Candy is not easy to enjoy during the first viewing, which is why you should watch it a few times. When the Kids' masterpiece starts sinking in to your head, you'll start getting a whole lot of laugh-returns on your investment.