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The Man with Two Brains

  • 1983
  • 14A
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
27K
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Steve Martin in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
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A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.

  • Director
    • Carl Reiner
  • Writers
    • George Gipe
    • Steve Martin
    • Carl Reiner
  • Stars
    • Steve Martin
    • Kathleen Turner
    • David Warner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Carl Reiner
    • Writers
      • George Gipe
      • Steve Martin
      • Carl Reiner
    • Stars
      • Steve Martin
      • Kathleen Turner
      • David Warner
    • 100User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Steve Martin and Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
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    Randi Brooks in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
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    Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)
    Kathleen Turner in The Man with Two Brains (1983)

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    Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    • Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr
    Kathleen Turner
    Kathleen Turner
    • Dolores Benedict
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Dr. Alfred Necessiter
    Paul Benedict
    Paul Benedict
    • Butler
    Richard Brestoff
    Richard Brestoff
    • Dr. Pasteur
    James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    • Realtor
    George Furth
    George Furth
    • Timon
    Peter Hobbs
    Peter Hobbs
    • Dr. Brandon
    Earl Boen
    Earl Boen
    • Dr. Felix Conrad
    Bernie Hern
    Bernie Hern
    • Gun Seller
    Francis X. McCarthy
    Francis X. McCarthy
    • Olsen
    • (as Frank McCarthy)
    William Traylor
    • Inspector
    Randi Brooks
    Randi Brooks
    • Fran
    Bernard Behrens
    Bernard Behrens
    • James Gladstone
    Russell Orozco
    • Juan
    Natividad Vacío
    Natividad Vacío
    • Ramon
    • (as Natividad Vacio)
    David Byrd
    David Byrd
    • Desk Clerk
    Adrian Ricard
    • Nurse in Room
    • Director
      • Carl Reiner
    • Writers
      • George Gipe
      • Steve Martin
      • Carl Reiner
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Kathleen Turner once said of this movie, "After Body Heat (1981), I got a lot of offers but none of the films were good enough. I wanted this part because it's a comedy and because the character was so outrageous. I thought if I was very brave, I could do some extraordinary things with it. It wasn't a run-of-the-mill token female role."
    • Goofs
      The painting is torn before the cat scratches it.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Little girl.

      Little Girl: Yes sir.

      Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: I want you to do something very important, alright?

      Little Girl: OK.

      Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: I want you to run home and I want you to call the E.R. of North Bank General Hospital, 932-1000. Tell them to set up OR6 immediately and contact anesthesiologist Isadore Turek 472-2112 beep 12. Have him send an ambulance with a paramedic crew, light IV, D5NW-KVO. You got it?

      Little Girl: E.R. North Bank General Hospital 932-1000. Setup OR6. Contact anesthesiologist Isadore Turek 472-2112 beep 12. Ambulance with paramedics and light IV, D5NW and KVO.

      Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: That's good.

      Little Girl: Sounds like a subdural hematoma to me.

      Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Oh it does, does it? Well, it's not your job to diagnose!

      Little Girl: But I thought...

      Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: You thought, you thought... just go! Three years of nursery school and you think you know it all. Well you're still wet behind the ears. It's not subdural hematoma, it's epidural! Ha! God damn that makes me mad!

    • Crazy credits
      At the end is shown: Merv Griffin did not turn himself in and is at large. If you have any information as to his whereabouts, call your local theatre manager
    • Alternate versions
      In addition to replacing the WB logos, the 2014 Warner Archive DVD is missing the first few notes of score on the first credit screen. Instead of two short grace notes and a heavy piano note, it's just the last. 1998 open-matte DVD has the original logos and those notes of score.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Man with Two Brains/Superman III/Trading Places/Psycho II (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Under the Bamboo Tree
      (uncredited)
      Music by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson
      Lyrics by Bob Cole
      Performed by Steve Martin and Sissy Spacek

    User reviews100

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    serious laughs
    The Man With Two Brains is definitely one of Martin's best films to date. This film makes you laugh from the git-go, and does not let up until the credits are rolling. Ok...ok...the film is pretty stupid, but it was meant to be that way. Ok...ok...the film had a weak plot...who cares! Martin put on a great comedy act, his best since The Jerk. I've seen this film five times and still laugh every time.
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    • Feb 8, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • L'homme aux deux cerveaux
    • Filming locations
      • Castle Green Apartments - 99 S. Raymond, Pasadena, California, USA(hotel in Austria)
    • Production companies
      • Aspen Film Society
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,353,438
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,498,931
      • Jun 5, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,353,438
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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