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(1983) |
like Steve Martin. I really do. He is one of my favorite comedic actors. But this movie has to be the weirdest that I've ever seen!
It stars Martin as Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr (weird name, huh?), the inventor of zip lock, screw top, brain surgery. Besides not having much of a life and being very rich, he has one other thing that gnaws at him: the death of his wife, whom he loved very much.
Then, one day, Kathleen Turner, who plays gorgeous blonde Delores Benedict, runs in front of his car. Michael takes her into surgery, and falls in love with her while poking at her brain. When she recovers, he marries her. But the truth of the "mater" is: she is really a money-grubbing woman who pleads headaches whenever he is in the mood. But, that doesn't stop her from having trysts with other men.
On a trip to Vienna , he finally divorces Delores and makes a trip to the laboratory of his rival, Dr. Necessiter (David Warner). There, an unusual thing happens: a woman's brain telepathically communicates with him. Numerous visits solidifies his love with... the brain?!? He then becomes obsessed with finding the right body to match his lady love's brain.
Meanwhile, the Elevator Killer is on the loose in Vienna, and he just happens to be... Merv Griffin?
Yes, it's Merv Griffin, and he just happens to kill Michael's ex-wife, Delores, with a syringe full of window cleaner inside of the hotel Michael is staying at. Michael sees Delores's body inside the elevator. He takes it for immediate transplantation of the brain.
After that, they live happily ever after, or so it seems...
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Although funny, this movie is not really one of my favorites. The kind of Steve Martin humor I like most is to be found in his other movies like "The Jerk", "Parenthood," and "Housesitter".
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Carl Reiner is the son of a watchmaker, Reiner was born in The Bronx, New York. He started work as a machinist's helper when he was 16. About the same time he began studying drama and soon landed the role of a second tenor in a jazz version of "The Merry Widow." These early experiences later provided the basis for his novel Enter Laughin'. 
Carl Reiner is the director and a co-writer of "The Man With Two Brains," reprising his duties from the last Steve Martin film, "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid". He also directed Martin's first feature "The Jerk."
Kathleen Turner said of the role: "After 'Body Heat' 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."
One actor that had a bit part in this film was James Cromwell. In this movie he plays the owner of a cottage that Steve Martin's character rented in order to hide his new lady brain. Check out his clothes in his brief scene, looks kind of silly. He was the farmer in 'Babe' and also appeared on TV in Barney Miller. -Thanks to Sanjeev
At the end of the movie, the credits state: "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."
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The voice of the woman's brain is Sissy Spacek. -Thanks to Melissa
Steve Martin also co-wrote the screenplay.
The third time Dr. Hfuhruhurr climbs out of the elevator in his hotel (when it's too low instead of too high), he has his satchel with him, but he doesn't have it when he opens the door to his hotel room a moment later.
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The typical 80s synth-pop soundtrack was by Joel Goldsmith. As far as we know, it was never released.
That infuriating song from "The Man With Two Brains" is "Under The Bamboo Tree" by Cole & Johnson Bros, 1903. -Thanks to Steve
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Year:
| 1983 | Studio:
| Warner Brothers | Director:
| Carl Reiner | Starring:
| Steve Martin,
Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Merv Griffin
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| Comedy | | | | + | At some instances, the movie was funny. Merv Griffin being the Elevator Killer was an odd twist. | - | This is advertised as a comedy, but don't expect it to be all funny. It's not. If you're not a big fan of "semi-dark" comedy, I wouldn't recommend this movie. |
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