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The Man With Two Brains
(1983)
Steve Martin
is a world famous surgeon. He invented screw top, zip lock brain
surgery. Trust him.
Director: Carl Reiner, rated R for language, sex,
brief nudity
  Starring: Steve
Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Paul Benedict, George
Furth, James Cromwell, Merv Griffin
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"The only time we doctors
should accept death is when it's caused by
our own
incompetence!" – Dr. Hfuhruhurr
Why watch this?
This is Steve Martin at the pinnacle of his "wild and crazy" era.
Plot Summary:
World-renowned brain surgeon, Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr, has his
life takes a bizarre turn after marrying a conniving femme
fatale whose life he saved. Driven to distraction by his wife's
antics, he falls in love with the disembodied, telepathic brain
of another woman, Anne Uumellmahaye, stored in a jar at a Vienna
laboratory. Amidst a series of murders in the city, the doctor
finds himself entangled in a comedic search for a body for his
new jar-enclosed sweetheart.
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Dad's Preview:
As fan of Steve Martin's off-the-fall films, I instantly fell
for this zany,
absurdist comedy. You'll have to suspend
all
logic and believability (ala
Airplane!), which is really the point. The
collaboration of director Carl Reiner and comedian Martin proves to
be a
comedic gold mine. The film, with all its ridiculous skits, is
hilarious, start to finish. And remember: don't drink and drive in Austria.
Their drunk driving test is impossible! |
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Aspen Film
Society; Warner Bros.
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