The Man with Two Brains

1983
R
1h 33m

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6.4/10

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Steve Martin in The Man with Two Brains (1983)

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A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale whose life he saved, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go even more awry when he falls in love with a telepathic brain.A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale whose life he saved, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go even more awry when he falls in love with a telepathic brain.A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale whose life he saved, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go even more awry when he falls in love with a telepathic brain.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

28K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Kathleen Turner once said of this movie, "After Body Heat (1981), 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."

Goofs
The painting is torn before the cat scratches it.

Quotes
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Little girl.
Little Girl: Yes sir.
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: I want you to do something very important, alright?
Little Girl: OK.
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: I want you to run home and I want you to call the E.R. of North Bank General Hospital, 932-1000. Tell them to set up OR6 immediately and contact anesthesiologist Isadore Turek 472-2112 beep 12. Have him send an ambulance with a paramedic crew, light IV, D5NW-KVO. You got it?
Little Girl: E.R. North Bank General Hospital 932-1000. Setup OR6. Contact anesthesiologist Isadore Turek 472-2112 beep 12. Ambulance with paramedics and light IV, D5NW and KVO.
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: That's good.
Little Girl: Sounds like a subdural hematoma to me.
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Oh it does, does it? Well, it's not your job to diagnose!
Little Girl: But I thought...
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: You thought, you thought... just go! Three years of nursery school and you think you know it all. Well you're still wet behind the ears. It's not subdural hematoma, it's epidural! Ha! God damn that makes me mad!

Crazy credits
At the end is shown: 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

Alternate versions
In addition to replacing the WB logos, the 2014 Warner Archive DVD is missing the first few notes of score on the first credit screen. Instead of two short grace notes and a heavy piano note, it's just the last. 1998 open-matte DVD has the original logos and those notes of score.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Man with Two Brains/Superman III/Trading Places/Psycho II (1983)

Soundtracks
Under the Bamboo Tree
(uncredited)
Music by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson
Lyrics by Bob Cole
Performed by Steve Martin and Sissy Spacek

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Featured review

The most brilliant Steve Martin film, and my fav comedy of all time

This is an absolutely brilliant film. I have watched this so many times over the years and was just thrilled that I was lucky enough to find it on dvd.

Overall, I am not into movies that have "stupid" plots, but this is so weird that it makes it an absolute masterpiece and a cult favorite.

If anyone asked me to recommend a comedy, this would definately be the first choice. I have watched thousands of movies, and this is in the top 5 favorites.

The scene with the flowers on the porch is the funniest one liner I have ever heard.

Do yourself a huge favor, run out and rent it.