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Brain Donors

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Brain Donors
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R,1hr 19min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1992
Director:
Dennis Dugan
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel Smith  ...more
Synopsis: Brain Donors is a game attempt to redo the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera in a contemporary setting. John Turturro plays the "Groucho" character, a shifty lawyer (he's even given a Grouchoesque three-barrelled moniker). Bob Nelson is the "Harpo" counterpart, a puckish handyman. And Mel Smith completes the trio as a Chico-like cabbie. All three conspire to save a failing ballet company on behalf of dowager Nancy Marchand, who does a film-length impersonation of Margaret Dumont. At times, Pat ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Friedman, AMG Review
The word to best describe Brain Donors is silly. That's the overriding sense one gets from watching this thinly disguised remake of the Marx Brothers classic A Night At the Opera, although silly in itself is not necessarily a bad thing where this film is concerned. It suffers in comparison to its inspiration, but that is more or less a given. John Turturro assumes the Groucho role as Roland T. Flakfizer, ... Full Review
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John Turturro
Roland T. Flakfizer
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Rocco Melonchek
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