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The Man With Two Brains

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The Man With Two Brains (1983)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:14

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A madcap brain surgeon, married to a beautiful but evil woman, falls in love with the brain of another lady who has everything he wants - except a body. The brain is voiced by Sissy Spacek in this... A madcap brain surgeon, married to a beautiful but evil woman, falls in love with the brain of another lady who has everything he wants - except a body. The brain is voiced by Sissy Spacek in this wildly funny film. [More]

Starring: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Paul Benedict

Starring: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Paul Benedict

Director: Carl Reiner

Director: Carl Reiner

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Mar 30, 1999

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12/06/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

A dumb but fun comedy that is infinitely more tolerable than Martin's later work

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

Martin at his zaniest

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01/24/06
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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04/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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08/14/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

Hilarious. Underrated Martin.

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01/17/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

No review available.

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08/22/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Sometimes hysterical, but it thinks it's funnier than it is.

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12/01/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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05/28/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Martin's best comedy.

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06/19/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

No review available.

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10/21/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

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11/15/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

No review available.

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08/30/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Martin's at his wildest and craziest in this seriously silly sci-fi spoof.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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06/28/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Shamefully underwhelming

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08/15/02
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Hit and miss sci-fi comedy.

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05/27/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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11/19/04
Robin Clifford
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Chicago Sun-Times
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12/18/02
Ron Bishow
Ron Bishow
Katrillion.com
 
 
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