The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains (1983)

  • 70% of critics liked it
    (20 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (31,621 ratings)

Steve Martin and Carl Reiner concoct one of Martin's best comic vehicles with Martin playing the world's top brain surgeon, Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr -- he ought to know, he said so himself. Hfuhruhurr pioneered the radical new cranial screw-top technique, but he grieves over the untimely death of his… More

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By
Carl Reiner
Written By
George Gipe, Steve Martin
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1983 Wide
On DVD
Mar 30, 1999
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Martin at his zaniest

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    Hit and miss sci-fi comedy.

  • Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

    Martin's best comedy.

  • Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

    A dumb but fun comedy that is infinitely more tolerable than Martin's later work

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

    Hilarious. Underrated Martin.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Melvin W


    Michael Hfuhruhurr: I am making a citizens divorce. By the powers vested in me, I hereby declare our marriage null and void! Ipso facto, coitus interuptus!  "So funny, you'll laugh your head off" The Man with Two Brains is a decent comedy until Steve Martin starts… More

  • AJ V


    A weird plot, but for the most part it's pretty funny, and I enjoyed it.

  • Alexis N


    I'm starting to have a whole new level of love for Steve Martin, so I've been watching his movies more lately. I just watched this one and I thought it was such a good idea and so fun. It's funny and romantic. The evil broad gets hers. The science is good and the inner… More

  • Wahida K


    Eeeww

  • Brian D


    Steve Martin at hes early best.Shame hes not that funny anymore.

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