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.
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05/13/08
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... [More]
Starring: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max Von Sydow, Paul Dooley
Director: Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis
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Reviews for Strange Brew
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There's tons of weird stuff here.
12/06/05
No review available.
01/23/04
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.
05/13/08
"Hamlet" done by Canadian drunks! Absolute genius!
03/05/05
Just odd enough to skate by; you remember the singular tone of the film long after the gags have faded.
03/18/04
The price of a ticket could buy enough beer for an experience at least as memorable as this one.
08/30/04
Top CriticI laughed so hard the bullet flew out of my nose.
08/30/02
One of the greatest beer movies of all time!
08/08/02
Strange Brew, incidental and faintly funny as it may be, was the start of a legacy much longer and significant than itself.
10/29/02
[A] funny movie about a couple of Canadians who sit around and drink a lot.
03/10/03
It's funnier than most of ths films Hollywood passes off as humor ten years later.
01/01/00
No review available.
10/15/03
When the brothers aren’t onscreen, you might consider relieving yourself of the beverages you consumed earlier in the movie.
02/13/01
No review available.
07/25/02
Clunky booze comedy based on popular Canadian air heads.
02/22/08
The plotline (derived from Hamlet) soon goes flat.
02/09/06
No review available.
10/12/03
Brilliant. Stupid...but brilliant.
05/27/03
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