
Recently widowed Doctor Michael Hfuhruhurr, the world's greatest neurosurgeon, injures Dolores Benedict in a car accident. He operates on her and saves her life using a technique of his own invention: cranial screw-top brain entry. As Benedict recovers, Hfuhruhurr falls in love with her and they are soon married. However, Benedict is only interested in Hfuhruhurr's money and Hfuhruhurr still yearns for his previous wife. They travel to Vienna to attend a medical conference wh... (Full plot summary below)
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Recently widowed Doctor Michael Hfuhruhurr, the world's greatest neurosurgeon, injures Dolores Benedict in a car accident. He operates on her and saves her life using a technique of his own invention: cranial screw-top brain entry. As Benedict recovers, Hfuhruhurr falls in love with her and they are soon married. However, Benedict is only interested in Hfuhruhurr's money and Hfuhruhurr still yearns for his previous wife. They travel to Vienna to attend a medical conference where Hfuhruhurr finally divorces Dolores, meets a mysterious Doctor Alfred Necessiter and becomes entangled in a series of murders committed by The Elevator Killer.
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| TimeRichard SchickelThis is the most assured and hilarious of the three Martin-Carl Reiner collaborations. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanEven if this isn't Steve Martin's best role or his best film, it holds up pretty well, offering a glimpse of a comic genius at a wonderfully experimental stage of his career. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumFar from avoiding the tackier implications of this concept, the film revels in them like a puppy in clover; Martin's delivery of the line, "Into the mud, slime queen!" is alone nearly worth the price of admission. |
| Mania.comRob VauxSteve Martin made his share of bad movies, but sometimes he could pull one out through sheer force of comedic will. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinI guess it's a tribute to The Man With Two Brains that I found myself laughing a fair amount of the time, despite my feelings about Martin. |
| User ReviewKate OThis film is zany, and stupid in the best possible way! Get that cat out of here and watch it! |
| User Reviewmichelle cneally wetting myself on the floor watching this! steve martin is an absolute genius! i highly recommend it! |
| User ReviewNicholas BWhy isn't there a widescreen DVD of this? |
| User ReviewSarah Sgreat film one of my favourites growin up, must see film one steve martin's better films |
| User ReviewDustin R"Ladies and gentlemen, I can envision a day when the brains of brilliant men can be kept alive in the bodies of dumb people." |