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Brain Donors

1992, Movie, PG, 90 mins

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From its ugly claymation credits to its inexplicable title, BRAIN DONORS is a profoundly unsuccessful, uncredited and extremely loose remake of the 1935 Marx Brothers classic A NIGHT AT THE OPERA that brings no credit to anyone involved with its production. Wealthy and foolish widow Lillian Oglethorpe (Nancy Marchand) decides to honor her late husband's memory by founding a ballet company. To the fury of her stuffy lawyer, Lazlo (John Savident), she appoints opportunistic am... read more leave a comment
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A sleazy lawyer and his two goofy friends seek control of a ballet company by sweet-talking its wealthy patron. Funny if blatent attempt at copying the Marx Brothers!
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Length: 01:29
Posted: 3/17/2008
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Three bozos. One ballet company. Tutu many laughs! From the Zucker brothers, the creators of The Naked Gun. and Airplane! films, comes the year's most outrageous laughfest featuring the zaniest screen screwballs since the Brothers Marx-the Brain Donors! High society meets high hilarity when rich widow Lillian Oglethorpe (Nancy Marchand) hires fast-talking, ambulance-chasing lawyer Roland T. Flakfizer (John Turturro) as her legal advisor. His first assignment: to fulfill Mr. Oglethorpe's dream of founding a ballet company. Flakfizer recruits two unable assistants: Jacques (Bob Nelson) a Harpo-like jack-of-all-trades and master of none; and Rocco Melonchek (Mel Smith), a cab driver moonlighting as a pool cleaner, liposuctioner, and toupee salesman. What ensues is an outrageous, fall-down-funny assault on culture and good taste, as the Brain Donors make merry while driving everyone else mental!
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Length: 01:19:26
Posted: 3/12/2009
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Three bozos. One ballet company. Tutu many laughs! From the Zucker brothers, the creators of The Naked Gun. and Airplane! films, comes the year's most outrageous laughfest featuring the zaniest screen screwballs since the Brothers Marx-the Brain Donors! High society meets high hilarity when rich widow Lillian Oglethorpe (Nancy Marchand) hires fast-talking, ambulance-chasing lawyer Roland T. Flakfizer (John Turturro) as her legal advisor. His first assignment: to fulfill Mr. Oglethorpe's dream of founding a ballet company. Flakfizer recruits two unable assistants: Jacques (Bob Nelson) a Harpo-like jack-of-all-trades and master of none; and Rocco Melonchek (Mel Smith), a cab driver moonlighting as a pool cleaner, liposuctioner, and toupee salesman. What ensues is an outrageous, fall-down-funny assault on culture and good taste, as the Brain Donors make merry while driving everyone else mental!
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Length: 01:20:00
Posted: 11/21/2008
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Year: 1992
Rated PG

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Cast
John Turturro: Roland T. Flakfizer
Bob Nelson: Jacques
Mel Smith: Rocco Melonchek
Nancy Marchand: Lillian Oglethorpe
John Savident: Lazlo
George De La Pena: "The Great" Volare

 

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