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Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

1996 · 88 min

A scattershot sketch-comedy whirl of silly characters and sharp corporate satire, with a surprisingly bleak streak under the goofiness.

Directed by
Kelly Makin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald
Tagline
Shove this up your mind
Overview
A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.

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Directed by
Kelly Makin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • corruption
  • media
  • identity
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour8
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Kelly Makin
Written by
Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson
Starring
Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson, Kathryn Greenwood, Amy Smith, Lachlan Murdoch
Music
Craig Northey
Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
French, English

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