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The Man with Two Brains

1983 · 93 min

A silly, fast-paced comedy full of slapstick and absurd jokes, with a sweet romance at its core.

Tagline
Steve Martin is a world famous surgeon. He invented screw top, zip lock brain surgery. Trust him.
Overview
A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.

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  • Now TV Cinema
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • obsession
  • deception
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour9
Realism2
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, science fiction, romance
Directed by
Carl Reiner
Written by
Carl Reiner, George Gipe, Steve Martin
Starring
Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Paul Benedict, Richard Brestoff, James Cromwell, George Furth, Peter Hobbs
Music
Joel Goldsmith
Cinematography
Michael Chapman
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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