Man with the Screaming Brain

20052005
UnratedUnrated
1h 30m

5.6/10

Comedy Family Fantasy

The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.

5.6/10

5.3K

Director
- Bruce Campbell
Writers
- Bruce Campbell(story)
- David M. Goodman(story)
- Sam Raimi(story)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Man with the Screaming Brain

Director
- Bruce Campbell
Writers
- Bruce Campbell(story)
- David M. Goodman(story)
- Sam Raimi(story)
All cast & crew
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Man with the Screaming Brain is a story of greed, betrayal and revenge in a small Bulgarian town. William Cole, wealthy industrialist, winds up with part of his brain replaced by that of a Russian cab driver Yegor. The two couldn't be more different, but they share one thing - both were killed by the same woman. Brought back to life by a mad scientist, William and Yegor form an unlikely partnership to track down their common nemesis. —Jason McFarland

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Taglines
- He's losing their minds
Genres
Certificate
- Unrated
Parents guide

Trivia
The film was originally supposed to be set in Los Angeles but Bulgaria was so cheap to film in that producers decided to film it there. Bruce Campbell had to rewrite the movie to fit the new location.

Goofs
When the robot version of Jackie is speaking in some of the close-up shots, you can clearly see the moving lips of the actor behind the mouthpiece on the robot suit.

Quotes
William Cole: I'm on fire!

Connections
Featured in Brain Surgeons: Making 'the Screaming Brain' (2005)

Soundtracks
Bustin' Brains
Lyrics by Ted Raimi (as Ted "Rhyme Throwah" Raimi)
Music by Joseph LoDuca
Performed by Ted Raimi (as Ted "Rhyme Throwah" Raimi)

Top review

8/10

Bruce knows why we like him.

Ah, classic comedy. At the point in the movie where brains get messed together, a two minute scene with Bruce Campbell beating himself up partially, reminds me of how simplistic movies and ideas can grab you and wrap you into a whole movie.

For years and years, Bruce Campbell knows what kind of movies we want out of him. We want to see weird movies like Bubba Ho Tep. We want to see cameo roles in Sam Raimi movies, and we want to see 'Man with the Screaming Brain'. With the title alone, one knows that it's going to border that completely silly type of movie, like Army of Darkness, only with more silly and less monsters.

The idea of the movie is simple. Bruce sees doctor. Doctor has new idea. Bruce gets bad things happen to him on way to see doctor. Coincidentally, it's the thing the doctor wanted to show him that saves him. Hilarity ensues.

With the addition of Ted Raimi as a weird Russian guy, and journeyman Stacy Keach as Dr. Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov, it's funny, that does this movie. Complete funny. Never a point of scary.

If you like the silly Bruce Campbell, you'll like this. Then again, why would you be watching this if you didn't like Bruce Campbell?

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