Welcome to the sister article to Comedy Clicks! Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best comedy films that the world of cinema can offer! Today we will be looking at The Man With Two Brains

About the Film

Summary of Plot

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.

– iMDB

Year Of Release

1983

Running Time

1 Hour 33 Minutes

Director

Carl Reiner

Tagline

So funny you will laugh your head off.

Opening Weekend US & Canada

$3,498,931

Trailer

Starring

Steve Martin – Dr Michael Hfuheuhurr
Kathleen Turner – Dolores Benedict
David Warner – Dr Alfred Necessiter
Paul Benedict – Butler

Trivia

• When Steve Martin gets the bottle of window cleaner from the trunk of the car, the brand name is listed on the bottle, too small and too briefly to be seen without pausing the film. If you pause it, you can see that the label says “Pane in the Glass” window cleaner.
• Included among the American Film Institute’s 2000 list of the 500 movies nominated for the Top 100 Funniest American Movies.
• The movie has been attributed as bringing the phrase “Scum Queen” into the popular vernacular.
• David Cronenberg was Steve Martin’s first choice to direct this film after Martin saw Scanners (1981). However, Cronenberg turned this down because he was busy working on Videodrome (1983) and wasn’t interested in making a comedy.

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