The Man with Two Brains |  | Director: Carl Reiner
Actors: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Paul Benedict, Richard Brestoff
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 34901
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD16375D
ISBN: 079073995X
UPC: 085391637523
EAN: 9780790739953
ASIN: 6305308802
Theatrical Release Date: June 3, 1983
Release Date: March 30, 1999
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Meet Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr (Steve Martin), the famous brain surgeon. Perhaps the name is not unfamiliar, though it is unpronounceable; the good doctor is the inventor of the celebrated "screw-top" method of brain surgery, in which the top of the skull twists off as easily as the lid of a pickle jar. The man may be a medical genius, but his talent for love leaves something to be desired, which explains his marriage to a gold-digging vixen (Kathleen Turner). Ah, but Dr. Hfuhruhurr may yet find true love, in the form of the disembodied brain he discovers in the lab of a mad scientist--David Warner, gone the Frankenstein route. (Lovely image: Hfuhruhurr in a rowboat, taking the brain out for a romantic ride on the lake.) Thus, in its own utterly goofy way, does The Man with Two Brains delve into the eternal dilemma of male indecision: does a man fall in love with a woman's body, or with her mind? Along the way, of course, there are gags both highbrow and very, very lowbrow, a mind-body split that might be why critics have tended to prefer the more sophisticated slapstick of All of Me (directed, like this film, by Carl Reiner) and Roxanne among the early Steve Martin outings. Still, this is one of Martin's funniest pictures, and a game Kathleen Turner, fresh off her Body Heat success, ably spoofs her own sultry image. The cerebral love object is voiced by Sissy Spacek. --Robert Horton
Product Description
THE OUTRAGEOUS COMIC TEAM OF STEVE MARTIN AND CARL REINER TURNTHE CLASSIC MAD SCIENTIST MOVIE INSIDE OUT IN THIS GOTHIC GIGGLEFEST.
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Fun for your grey matter! January 25, 2010
Fogcatcher (Point Sur, Ca)
Steve Martin's The Man With Two Brains is a simple, low budget pleasure for all to watch on a boring late nite. It's mastic comedy will have your ribs sore with laughter. So park your brain in the nearest jar and enjoy!
Dumb but very funny. September 18, 2009
Diane Costello (Olathe, Kansas)
This is one dopey movie but Steve Martin is perfect in this role. Super, mindless fun. So dopey it is great.
Ranks Right Up There With Martin's Funniest March 17, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
Here is another Carl Reiner-directed "farce" that also stars Steve Martin (the two collaborated before in the '80s in "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid"). This is the best of that duo with a lot of laugh-out loud scenes. There are tons of gags, both obvious and subtle. In fact, I think is one of Martin's funniest performances.
I had remembered this as a strictly light comedy but was surprised when I viewed it again this year and heard all the sex jokes. Reiner turned out to be a dirty old man but he write and direct some very funny movies. It's unusual for a comedy to be rated "R," but that was the appropriate rating. If you know and don't care if its a bit raunchy, this is a very funny movie.
 awesome in an 80's late night movie sorta way September 7, 2008
Hollylee (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Steve Martin is so funny and so underrated, it's a shame. Only 'The Jerk' rates higher on my Steve Martin comedy-o-meter. He has a very distinct sense of humor, so if you're a fan you'll love this movie. One of my top 10 favorite movies of all time. Yes, it's that good.
Laugh August 11, 2008
Eve the Reader (Enfield, CT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had not seen this movie in a long time and it was great to share this movie with my family. I laughed as much today as I did when I saw it last. It was a great buy, would reccomend it to all my friends to see.
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