Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)

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

Director:

Bruce Campbell

Writers:

Bruce Campbell, Bruce Campbell (story)

Stars:

Bruce Campbell, Tamara Gorski, Ted Raimi

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bruce Campbell	...	William Cole
Tamara Gorski	...	Tatoya
Ted Raimi	...	Pavel
Antoinette Byron	...	Jackie Cole
Stacy Keach	...	Dr. Ivanov (as StacyKeach)
Vladimir Kolev	...	Yegor
Valentin Giasbeily	...	Uri (as Valentine Giasbeily)
Velizar Binev	...	Mayor
Raicho Vasilev	...	Bartender
Jonas Talkington	...	Larry
Michail Elenov	...	Punk 1 (as Mihail Elanov)
Neda Sokolovska	...	Waitress
Remington Franklin	...	Bar Punk
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Velimir Velev	...	Jackiebot

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

mad scientist | taxi | revenge | bulgaria | memory | 

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Taglines:

He's losing their minds

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ehei hasei... ta myala tous!

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sci Fi Pictures, ApolloProScreen Filmproduktion, FWE Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pink Vespa that was used, then crashed, belonged to Bruce Campbell's Bulgarian interpreter, thanks to the transportation department.

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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.

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Quotes

Pavel: [to Dr. Ivanov] There are dead bodies everywhere.

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Connections

References The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

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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)

User Reviews

Schlockorama

Granted, there wasn't actually a screaming brain.

We (myself, the wife, a good friend, and my sister in law) just saw this in a local showing in conjunction with a book signing of his new book, "Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way." And, keeping in mind I'm rather a big fan of the esteemed Mr. Campbell, and have been for years, I must, unfortunately, only give it a 6 of 10 score. And that partially due to Mr. Campbell's apologies in advance.

The movie was a happy melange of slapstick and ideas happily lifted from a variety of other old horror films. Given that I was tipped by the title that this wouldn't probably be on this year's Oscar list, I didn't go in expecting too much.

I was right. What I saw was an amusing little film (and I did find many of the jokes funny, by the way) which was a pleasant way to waste a couple of hours, along with a confirmation of long held ideas about Bulgarian motor sports which have plagued me for years. In addition, it does give an interesting view of Mr. Campbell's own world view.

Don't walk into the movie expecting much and you won't be disappointed. Expect a masterpiece and you will be.

(Now to avenge myself on Mr. Campbell for introducing my wife to an excitingly ethnic and film geek approved way to criticize my driving.)