
Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Tribute to The Marx Brothers, antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.... (Full plot summary below)
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Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Tribute to The Marx Brothers, antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.
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| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA string of slapstick sequences at the end of Brain Donors...finally unleashes its potential for subversive hilarity. But the wait is long and not altogether compensated by Turturro's smooth delivery. |
| Hartford CourantMalcolm JohnsonThis are fun and games with a scantily clad young woman. But by today standards, it's not very naughty stuff. |
| Classic Film and TelevisionMichael E. GrostPleasant little comedy with lots and lots of gags. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinBrain Donors is a short, reasonably snappy attempt at nothing less than a present-day Marx Brothers comedy, |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezTurturro-Nelson-Smith come across as nothing more than three strangers with an out of synch, watered-down routine that flounders as a pale imitation of their hallowed predecessors. |
| Austin ChroniclePamela BruceTurturro-Nelson-Smith come across as nothing more than three strangers with an out of synch, watered-down routine that flounders as a pale imitation of their hallowed predecessors. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonIt's hard to remember when actors have stepped into such a no-win situation and mustered up such panache: Turturro may be on a sinking ship, but he manages to drown brilliantly. |
| Zap2it.comMichael SzymanskiSomeone needed to donate one to this director. |
| Washington PostRichard HarringtonProducers David and Jerry Zucker have shown with "Airplane," "The Naked Gun" and "Top Secret" that they are inspired film parodists. Brain Donors suggests that they are clumsy plagiarists. |
| User ReviewMatthew CTop 3 all time favorite comedy. The dialogue is fast and furious and I had to watch it again to catch the lines I missed the first time from laughing. |