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Dead Ringers

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
47K
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POPULARITY
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171
Dead Ringers (1988)
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Thriller
Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
47K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,779
171
  • Director
    • David Cronenberg
  • Writers
    • David Cronenberg
    • Norman Snider
    • Bari Wood(book "Twins")
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Geneviève Bujold
    • Heidi von Palleske
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Cronenberg
  • Writers
    • David Cronenberg
    • Norman Snider
    • Bari Wood(book "Twins")
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Geneviève Bujold
    • Heidi von Palleske
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 159User reviews
    • 109Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 14 nominations

    Videos1

    Dead Ringers
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    Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold in Dead Ringers (1988)
    Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers (1988)
    Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers (1988)
    Jeremy Irons and Heidi von Palleske in Dead Ringers (1988)
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    Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers (1988)
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    Dead Ringers (1988)
    Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold in Dead Ringers (1988)
    Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)
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    Top cast

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    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Beverlyas Beverly…
    Geneviève Bujold
    Geneviève Bujold
    • Claireas Claire…
    Heidi von Palleske
    Heidi von Palleske
    • Caryas Cary…
    Barbara Gordon
    • Danutaas Danuta…
    Shirley Douglas
    Shirley Douglas
    • Lauraas Laura…
    Stephen Lack
    Stephen Lack
    • Anders Wolleckas Anders Wolleck
    Nick Nichols
    • Leoas Leo…
    Lynne Cormack
    • Arleneas Arlene…
    Damir Andrei
    • Birchallas Birchall…
    Miriam Newhouse
    • Mrs. Bookmanas Mrs. Bookman…
    David Hughes
    • Superintendentas Superintendent
    Richard W. Farrell
    • Dean of Medicineas Dean of Medicine
    • (as Richard Farrell)
    Warren Davis
    • Anatomy Class Supervisoras Anatomy Class Supervisor
    Jonathan Haley
    • Beverly (Age 9)as Beverly (Age 9)
    Nicholas Haley
    • Elliot (Age 9)as Elliot (Age 9)
    Marsha Moreau
    • Raffaellaas Raffaella
    Denis Akiyama
    Denis Akiyama
    • Pharmacistas Pharmacist
    Dee McCafferty
    Dee McCafferty
    • Surgeonas Surgeon
    • Director
      • David Cronenberg
    • Writers
      • David Cronenberg
      • Norman Snider
      • Bari Wood(book "Twins")
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The shots of the twins onscreen together were accomplished through one of the first uses of computer-controlled moving-matte photography.
    • Goofs
      In a scene dated 1954, the twins seen are playing with The Visible Woman, Revell toy company's biological model of a woman that was not marketed until at least five years later.
    • Quotes

      Elliot Mantle: Don't do this to me, Bev.

      Beverly Mantle: But I'm only doing it to me. Why don't you get along with your very own life?

      Elliot Mantle: Do you remember the first Siamese twins?

      Beverly Mantle: Chang and Eng were joined at the chest.

      Elliot Mantle: Remember how they died?

      Beverly Mantle: Chang died of a stroke in the middle of the night. He was always the sickly one. He was always the one who drank too much. When Eng woke up beside him to find that his brother was dead... he died of fright. Right there in the bed.

      Elliot Mantle: Does that answer your question?

      Beverly Mantle: Poor Eli.

      Elliot Mantle: Poor Bev.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Gorillas in the Mist/Patty Hearst/Sweet Hearts Dance/Miles from Home/Dead Ringers (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Still of the Night (I'll Remember)
      Performed by The Five Satins

      under license from Arista Records, Inc.

      Copyrighted by Llee Corp.

      Composed by Fred Parris

    User reviews159

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    difficult to get into, but once it takes hold...
    David Cronenberg is a director of great unique vision, and he ranks highly on my list of favorites, not because every film he does is great per se, but because there is a certain level of consistency and quality that infects each bizarre celluloid mutation he comes up with. David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick have done a few good films, but their track records are generally inconsistent--Cronenberg, while grossly underrated, outshines them all. And "Dead Ringers"--probably his most widely-praised film in the mainstream, next to "The Fly"--is no exception. The film is quite puzzling on first inspection, and I did have a hard time settling into the mentality that would let me enjoy it, but once I did, I was thoroughly impressed--whether playing the smarmy Elliott or the sensitive Beverly Mantle, Jeremy Irons gives a wonderfully nuanced performance as identical twin gynecologists (the subtleties of difference in personality command multiple viewings to register). Not only is the film's central theme both compelling and disturbing (one personality split between two people), but the descent into (prescription) drug addiction and botched gynecological procedures (with Cronenberg's trademark insect-like surgical instruments) will make your skin crawl. It's a bleak, depressing, and tragic tale, but it shows brotherly relations with an intimacy few films ever approach. Anchored by Irons' spectacular dual performance, "Dead Ringers" is a film that shows a lot of maturity on Cronenberg's part, and though it might be hard to call it 'entertaining,' it does contain harsh imagery with an emotional pulse that will not be easily forgotten.

    7/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Unzertrennlichen
    • Filming locations
      • Bell Trinity Square - 483 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Morgan Creek Entertainment
      • Téléfilm Canada
      • Mantle Clinic II
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,038,508
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,012,180
      • Sep 25, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,038,508
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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