Senseless (1998)
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6% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(9,874 ratings)
Penelope Spheeris directed this Marlon Wayans comedy, scripted by the Rocket Man team of Greg Erb and Craig Mazin. Saddled with several on and off-campus jobs, hard-working college student Darryl Witherspoon (Marlon Wayans) is aiming for a position with the Smythe-Bates brokerage firm, but twit… More Penelope Spheeris directed this Marlon Wayans comedy, scripted by the Rocket Man team of Greg Erb and Craig Mazin. Saddled with several on and off-campus jobs, hard-working college student Darryl Witherspoon (Marlon Wayans) is aiming for a position with the Smythe-Bates brokerage firm, but twit Scott Thorpe has the right resumé and connections. A frat failure, Darryl also doesn't score at ice hockey. For extra cash, Darryl becomes a test subject for an experimental drug that heightens the senses by five times. The initial effect is a rectal irritation, but then Darryl finds his enhanced hearing enables him to pick up distant conversations, and his upgraded coordination improves his hockey game. However, an overdose literally leaves Darryl senseless, as he discovers only four of his five senses operative at any given time. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Penelope Spheeris
- Written By
- Greg Erb, Craig Mazin
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 20, 1998 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 7, 1999
- Studio
- Miramax
Critic Reviews
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Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International
Marlon Wayans makes a respectable big-screen comedic turn.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Moments are simply that, moments, which are not enough to lift this fantasy/comedy above its one-joke premise.
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Cast
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Marlon Wayans
as Darryl Witherspoon
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David Spade
as Scott Thorpe
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Matthew Lillard
as Tim LaFlor
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Brad Dourif
as Dr. Wheedon
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Tamara Taylor
as Janice
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Rip Torn
as Randall Tyson
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Richard McGonagle
as Robert Bellweather
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Esther Scott
as Denise Witherspoon
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Ken Lerner
as Dean Barlow
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Kenya Moore
as Lorraine
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Ernie Lively
as Coach Brandau
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Debra Jo Rupp
as Denise Witherspoon
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Vicellous Reon Shannon
as Carter
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Michael D. Weatherred
as Kern
