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Brain Donors (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 4  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 4.8/10

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Runtime: 79 mins

Synopsis: A lunatic lawyer and his two addled sidekicks hatch a harebrained scheme to take control of a fledgling ballet company run by a wealthy widow. The zany trio figure they'll be on easy street if they can land cushy jobs running the company, but there are a few obstacles in their way -- namely a... A lunatic lawyer and his two addled sidekicks hatch a harebrained scheme to take control of a fledgling ballet company run by a wealthy widow. The zany trio figure they'll be on easy street if they can land cushy jobs running the company, but there are a few obstacles in their way -- namely a greedy, ambulance-chasing lawyer who has other plans for the dowager's money and a snooty, egotistical dancer who fancies himself a "living legend" in the ballet world. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel Smith

Director: Dennis Dugan

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 10, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - Checkpoint
  • Single Side - Single Layer
  • Widescreen - 16.9

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
  • Dolby Surround - English

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access

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2/5

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08/16/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

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03/29/04
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
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3/5

Weird reworking of Night at the Opera that's more peculiar than successful.

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12/04/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Walter Chaw
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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05/01/03
Nell Minow
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2/5

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02/06/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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2/5

Someone needed to donate one to this director.

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08/16/02
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com
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The jokes come so frequently you won't even have time to sneer at the lame ones. And yeah, a lot of 'em are kinda lame. John Turturro is, however, a man possessed.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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Pamela Bruce
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Richard Harrington
Washington Post
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