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The Man With Two Brains

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The Man With Two Brains (1983)

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Reviews Counted: 20

Fresh: 14

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A madcap brain surgeon, married to a beautiful but evil woman, falls in love with the brain of another lady who has everything he wants - except a body. The brain is voiced by Sissy Spacek in this wildly funny film.... A madcap brain surgeon, married to a beautiful but evil woman, falls in love with the brain of another lady who has everything he wants - except a body. The brain is voiced by Sissy Spacek in this wildly funny film. [More]

Starring: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Paul Benedict

Starring: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Paul Benedict

Director: Carl Reiner

Director: Carl Reiner

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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11/15/03
Rich Cline
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05/24/03
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Martin at his zaniest

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01/24/06
Clint Morris
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06/28/05
Emanuel Levy
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Hit and miss sci-fi comedy.

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05/27/05
Rob Thomas
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11/19/04
Robin Clifford
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10/23/04
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04/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Martin's best comedy.

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06/19/03
Nell Minow
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05/28/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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A dumb but fun comedy that is infinitely more tolerable than Martin's later work

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
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Hilarious. Underrated Martin.

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01/17/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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12/18/02
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12/06/02
Brian J. Arthurs
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Sometimes hysterical, but it thinks it's funnier than it is.

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12/01/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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10/21/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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08/30/02
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08/22/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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Shamefully underwhelming

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08/15/02
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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