The Man With Two Brains Apr 2026

(1983) is widely regarded as one of Steve Martin’s funniest and most "unhinged" early comedies, serving as a zany parody of 1950s mad scientist and sci-fi B-movies. Critical Consensus

: Martin stars as Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr, a world-famous brain surgeon who marries a calculating femme fatale (Kathleen Turner) but falls in love with a telepathic disembodied brain in a jar.

: Kathleen Turner is noted for wittily spoofing her own serious role from Body Heat , while David Warner provides a perfectly deadpan performance as a fellow mad scientist.

Necessiter (David Warner). And so on. The movie uses the basic approach established by Brooks in “Young Frankenstein”: Sight gags, Roger Ebert The Man with Two Brains (1983) - IMDb

(1983) is widely regarded as one of Steve Martin’s funniest and most "unhinged" early comedies, serving as a zany parody of 1950s mad scientist and sci-fi B-movies. Critical Consensus

: Martin stars as Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr, a world-famous brain surgeon who marries a calculating femme fatale (Kathleen Turner) but falls in love with a telepathic disembodied brain in a jar.

: Kathleen Turner is noted for wittily spoofing her own serious role from Body Heat , while David Warner provides a perfectly deadpan performance as a fellow mad scientist.

Necessiter (David Warner). And so on. The movie uses the basic approach established by Brooks in “Young Frankenstein”: Sight gags, Roger Ebert The Man with Two Brains (1983) - IMDb