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The Kids in the Hall - Brain Candy

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The Kids in the Hall - Brain Candy (1996)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:13

Rotten:19

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The Kids in the Hall, Canada's celebrated sketch comedy troupe, make their feature film debut playing more than 40 roles between them in this slapstick tale of a deranged scientist in the employ of... The Kids in the Hall, Canada's celebrated sketch comedy troupe, make their feature film debut playing more than 40 roles between them in this slapstick tale of a deranged scientist in the employ of Roritor Pharmaceuticals who develops Gleemonex, a pill designed to make the taker happy all the time. As the pill begins to cut across every social and economic boundary, virtually eliminating depression, it is discovered that Gleemonex has a very serious side effect: it may put its users into a coma. BRAIN CANDY uses this story as a loose springboard to allow the Kids to indulge in their trademark mayhem, with each member diving into both male and female roles with equal aplomb. [More]

Starring: Dave Foley, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch

Starring: Dave Foley, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Paul Bellini

Director: Kelly Makin

Director: Kelly Makin
Screenwriter: Norm Hiscock, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson
Composer: Craig Northey
Producer: Lorne Michaels

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You'll be laughing through your disapproval.

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05/19/08
Channel 4 Film
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A quintet of Canadian TV comedians hit the cinema screen with a splat.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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10/18/08
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There are some very funny bits, but they're interspersed with long stretches of exposition that drag the whole thing down, down, down.

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05/19/08
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The ensemble is assured and adroitly gets the gags across without telegraphing punch lines.

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05/19/08
Leonard Klady
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Variety
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A twisted comedy for twisted times, this movie made me happy. Go figure.

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03/31/08
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek

It was supposed to be a comedy, but it just wasn't funny. End of story.

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08/11/06
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No review available.

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04/04/06
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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10/01/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The Kids stopped doing their show two years ago. It's too bad that this may be what they're remembered for.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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06/10/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

No review available.

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03/04/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Some fairly funny stuff, but not up to par with the HBO series.

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11/04/03
Alex Sandell
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09/29/03
Ryan Cracknell
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09/01/03
Mike McGranaghan
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Aisle Seat

A shambling disappointment.

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08/24/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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03/29/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

I was privy to an early test screening of this, and it was weirder and better than the final product. Even the final, watered-down version beats the hell out of most safe so-called comedies, though.

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02/02/03
Luke Y. Thompson
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New Times

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01/31/03
Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 
 
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