The man with two brains
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The man with two brains |
| Original title | The Man with Two Brains |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1983 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Carl Reiner |
| script |
George Gipe , Steve Martin |
| production |
William E. McEuen , David V. Picker |
| music | Joel Goldsmith |
| camera | Michael Chapman |
| cut | Bud Molin |
| occupation | |
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The Man with Two Brains (Engl. The Man with Two Brains ) is an American comedy from 1983, written by Steve Martin and George Gipe directed by Carl Reiner , Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner and David Warner in the lead roles.
The film was released in 1985 in German-speaking countries.
action
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr is a widowed, ingenious, but also selfish neurosurgeon who meets the beautiful Dolores Benedict in a car accident , and who he saves in his operating room. After their marriage, he reveals their worst sides to him because Dolores is only interested in his money. He sorely misses sex with his beautiful wife, who is obviously more fond of other men than him.
On his honeymoon, Michael meets the eerie brain specialist Dr. If necessary , know who keeps a number of brains in a nutrient solution in his laboratory. He gets these brains from pathology, preferably from victims of the so-called “elevator murderer”, who kills his victims by injecting window cleaner, which ultimately kills the brain. The brain of Anne Uumellmahaye manages to make contact via telepathy with Michael. A quiet romance with Anne develops in Michael's head and he falls in love with the inner beauty of the almost disembodied being.
However, Anne's condition deteriorates dramatically and Michael is desperate. A chance, fatal encounter between the elevator killer and Dolores results in a positive twist. Michael transplants Anne's brain into the body of the late Dolores, while Dr. If necessary, the police storm with a battering ram borrowed from the neighbor.
There is a catch to the fusion of a beautiful mind with a beautiful body. It turns out that Anne was a food addict in her previous life and Dolores's body has grown fat from amounts of chocolate in her recovery time. Michael doesn't mind, however, he takes her as she is and carries her over the threshold of his house as his wife.
synchronization
| role | actor | speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr | Steve Martin | Hans-Werner Bussinger |
| Dolores Benedict | Kathleen Turner | Traudel Haas |
| Dr. Alfred if necessary | David Warner | Joachim Kerzel |
| butler | Paul Benedict | Andreas Mannkopff |
| Dr. Brandon | Peter Hobbs | Friedrich Schoenfelder |
| Realtor | James Cromwell | Robert Dietl |
| Olsen | Francis X. McCarthy | Wolfgang Völz |
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the newspaper Chicago Sun-Times on June 7, 1983, that Steve Martin a long series of films about the mad scientist like Frankenstein by Mel Brooks continued sit. Ebert revealed that he didn't find Steve Martin particularly funny, but that he could laugh at this comedy. He praised the work of Kathleen Turner and David Warner.
The lexicon of international films wrote: “Quotations-rich satire on the genre of the horror shocker; an over-the-top grotesque, full of silliness and also bad taste, staged furiously at the beginning, later subsiding. "
Web links
- The Man with Two Brains in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Man with Two Brains at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- The Man with Two Brains at Metacritic (English)
- The Two-Brained Man in the online movie database
- The man with two brains in the German dubbing file