The image of Campbell slapping himself to the ground is the only gag that the movie doesn't beat to death.
Man with the Screaming Brain
He's losing their minds
2005 · 1h 30m · Unrated
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Bruce Campbell
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Man with the Screaming Brain
Overview
The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.
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Top critics, in their words
The film tries very hard to be over the top, wacky and camp, but instead, it's flat as stale O'Doul's.
An unapologetically sloppy jumble of Roger Corman-style antics that could only hope to inspire their own drinking game.
A comedy that doesn't build, lacks structural integrity, and often falls flat. But it's also winningly loopy, with bizarre incidental ideas and performance riffing making for a series of parts that almost make up for the faults of the whole.
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