No, there's nothing intelligent here -- just a couple of likable fellows trying to stop mad Brewmeister Smith (Max von Sydow) from gaining control of the world.
Strange Brew (1983)
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Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 13
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Consensus: Strange Brew is not without its rough patches, but it earns points just for having the chutzpah to attempt a booze-fueled take on Hamlet.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: SCTV's Bob and Doug Mackenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) star as two wacky beer guzzling "hosers" who set out on a zany plot to score a free case of brew. They meet the beautiful Pam (Lynne... SCTV's Bob and Doug Mackenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) star as two wacky beer guzzling "hosers" who set out on a zany plot to score a free case of brew. They meet the beautiful Pam (Lynne Griffin) and decide to help save her recently acquired brewery from the diabolical Brewmeister Smith (Max von Sydow--THE EXORCIST) The comedy kicks into full gear as the pair try and overpower Brewmeister Smith in a story that is actually a nutty re-working of Shakespeare's HAMLET. [More]
Starring: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max Von Sydow, Paul Dooley
Starring: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max Von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne Griffin
Director: Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis
Director: Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis
Composer: Charles Fox
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Reviews for Strange Brew
The film celebrates stupidity and would likely have caused an international incident if Canadians weren't so nice, but it essentially lives up to its premise, once in a while coming up with a gag that is halfway funny.
The price of a ticket could buy enough beer for an experience at least as memorable as this one.
Just odd enough to skate by; you remember the singular tone of the film long after the gags have faded.
[A] funny movie about a couple of Canadians who sit around and drink a lot.
Strange Brew, incidental and faintly funny as it may be, was the start of a legacy much longer and significant than itself.
When the brothers aren’t onscreen, you might consider relieving yourself of the beverages you consumed earlier in the movie.
It's funnier than most of ths films Hollywood passes off as humor ten years later.
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