Movie-A-Day #35: Brain Donors

Evil Ash

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Alright, I know I have to be extremely careful in terms of describing this movie due to the fact that the majority of you have not seen or have even heard of this movie. However, I will give it a try ...

Stars: John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel Smith

SYNOPSIS: A lunatic lawyer and his two addled sidekicks hatch a harebrained scheme to take control of a fledgling ballet company run by a wealthy widow. The zany trio figure they'll be on easy street if they can land cushy jobs running the company, but there are a few obstacles in their way -- namely a greedy, ambulance-chasing lawyer who has other plans for the dowager's money and a snooty, egotistical dancer who fancies himself a "living legend" in the ballet world.

The movie is somewhat of a remake of the Marx Brothers' movie classic "A Night At the Opera". Unfortunately this is why this didn't receive very high reviews from some movie critics ... since someone had the audacity :rolleyes: to do such a thing as remake a Marx Brothers film.

The comedy I can only describe as a mix of hilarious 1-liners (ala Bruce Campbell) and plenty of slapstick comedy similar to the 3 Stooges. The first time I watched this movie, there were times that I was laughing so hard that I was crying. You may have to watch this movie a couple of times so that catch all of the lines you missed from laughing so hard the time before. This movie also features the funniest scene that I have ever watched in a movie near the end of this movie which I can't even put into words how funny this scene was.

IMO This film is just mindless fun at its highest!!

So in short ...

GO SEE THIS MOVIE!! That of course is based on whether or not you can even find it.

Favorite Line(s): "Well you know the old saying ... '3's company and 4 is an adult movie"

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Up Next: To end my week ... Clue
 
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Ryanwb

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John Turturro is probably the most underrated actor in Hollywood. I have never seen a role that he has done that I wasn't blown away with. with that said, I have never seen or heard of this movie
 

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YEEEEAAAHHH!! This has been my favorite comedy movie for years. Easily one of the funniest movies of all time. The humor at times is very, very dry. Bob Nelson is histerically funny, and if anyone remembers him, he used to be a stand-up comic in the 80s and early 90s, and he did a very funny "All American Football Team" bit. That scene you're talking about near the end of the movie still has me rolling around laughing my arse off whenever I watch it.

Good pick, and I'm glad to see someone else has actually seen this flick. It ranks right up there with "Kentucky Fried Movie" and "Blazing Saddles" in my book.

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