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Brain Smasher... A Love Story

  • Video
  • 19931993
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 28m
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5.2/10
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Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
ActionComedyRomance
Sam, a model, helps her botanist sister smuggle a red lotus to Oregon. A bunch of Chinese "ninja" monks want the lotus and try to get Sam so as to force an exchange. A bouncer helps Sam.Sam, a model, helps her botanist sister smuggle a red lotus to Oregon. A bunch of Chinese "ninja" monks want the lotus and try to get Sam so as to force an exchange. A bouncer helps Sam.Sam, a model, helps her botanist sister smuggle a red lotus to Oregon. A bunch of Chinese "ninja" monks want the lotus and try to get Sam so as to force an exchange. A bouncer helps Sam.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
2K
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    • Director
      • Albert Pyun
    • Writer
      • Albert Pyun
    • Stars
      • Andrew Dice Clay
      • Teri Hatcher
      • Yuji Okumoto
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Albert Pyun
    • Writer
      • Albert Pyun
    • Stars
      • Andrew Dice Clay
      • Teri Hatcher
      • Yuji Okumoto
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    • 25User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
    Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
    Teri Hatcher in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
    Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
    Teri Hatcher in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
    Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
    Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
    Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
    Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
    Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)

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    Andrew Dice Clay
    Andrew Dice Clay
    • Ed Molloy
    Teri Hatcher
    Teri Hatcher
    • Samantha Crain
    Yuji Okumoto
    Yuji Okumoto
    • Wu
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    • Cammy Crain
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Brown
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Black
    Charles Rocket
    Charles Rocket
    • Jones
    Nicholas Guest
    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
    Peter Kwong
    • Red Monk
    Danny Perkin
    • Guy in Line #2
    Ken Elston
    • Rookie Cop
    • (as Ken D. Elston)
    Ross Huffman-Kerr
    • Night Manager
    Russ Fast
    • Ted
    Kelsi Pollard
    • Ted's Date
    • Director
      • Albert Pyun
    • Writer
      • Albert Pyun
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The movie has never been released in the United States on DVD and as of January 4, 2010, Lions Gate has yet to announce any plans for a DVD release. It is available on DVD in the United Kingdom, in 2012 it became available for instant streaming on Netflix.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie, when everybody is at the Zebra club, Sam's sister fires three rounds at Wu. Wu apparently catches all three bullets, then the camera zooms in on his hand. However, the bullets shown in his hand still have the casings on them, thus they couldn't have been fired from a gun.
    • Quotes

      Cammy Crain: If my sister says you're a ninja, you're a goddamn ninja!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Best of the Worst: Night Beast, Trick or Treat, and Skull Forest (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      HEAVEN HELP THIS CHILD
      Written and Performed by Madelynn von Ritz

      Published by Heart Island Music

      Administered by Bug

    User reviews25

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    6/10
    Frantic, brainless, but fun .............
    Andrew Dice Clay spewing forth insults, not on stage, but in a totally bananas film about Ninjas seeking to recover a Lotus flower with supernatural powers. The fast pace and a superior soundtrack help immensely. Clay's sharp dialog, laced with dark humor, is great. His character is the expected pompous self, while Terri Hatcher provides an excellent foil to Clay's wisecracking. Brion James is mostly wasted in a small role as a detective, and the generic ninjas have zero depth to their characters. In my opinion, the scene with the Dice Man's parents, is worth the price of admission. Colorful night time Portland photography is another plus. - MERK
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    • merklekranz
    • Jul 26, 2015

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sam and Ed
    • Filming locations
      • Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Kings Road Entertainment
      • Wetherly Productions Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo

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