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Strange Brew

6.0/10
TMDB236 votes
Original: 90 min

Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.

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About Strange Brew

Something funny is brewing at Elsinore Castle...

Strange Brew (1983) is a film in the comedy, crime, science fiction genres. Directed by , . The cast includes Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Max von Sydow, Paul Dooley.

Released
Original language
Runtime
90 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America, Canada
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Writers
Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Steve De Jarnatt

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Audience reviews

6.0/10 from 236 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

Filipe Manuel Neto

TMDB member review

A film so silly that you can't help but laugh. I don't think Shakespeare ever imagined that one of his most iconic works could be the clear inspiration for such a wildly comical film: in fact, the relationship between the film and “Hamlet” is obvious to anyone who has the plot and characters in mind. famous play by the English Bard. Here, we have two comical characters with an obsession with beer (who will…

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A film so silly that you can't help but laugh. I don't think Shakespeare ever imagined that one of his most iconic works could be the clear inspiration for such a wildly comical film: in fact, the relationship between the film and “Hamlet” is obvious to anyone who has the plot and characters in mind. famous play by the English Bard. Here, we have two comical characters with an obsession with beer (who will probably be guaranteed entry, without explanation, into Alcoholics Anonymous) who go, completely inadvertently, to a brewery and stumble upon a Machiavellian scheme to remove the heiress from the company to the detriment of from an uncle. The film is complete nonsense from beginning to end, and it even seems painful to see how the two main characters go through so much without having any real idea of what is happening around them. They don't look drunk, but they look like they're on drugs all the time. The film is funny, you can't help but laugh... but at the same time it's not a film I would want to show to a teenage audience. After all, many of them already drink too much and smoke things they shouldn't... The cast includes several well-known names who seem to have embarked on this project for fun and not, exactly, for the expected financial return. This is the case of Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis, who made several other films with the same characters and achieved some public recognition for it. I also liked seeing Max von Sydow, perhaps the most dense and professional actor present. I don't know Lynne Griffin, but I liked her work here and Paul Dooley was a laughable enough villain to not deserve our hate.

Questions about Strange Brew

What is Strange Brew about?

Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.

Who stars in Strange Brew?

Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Max von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne Griffin, Angus MacInnes. See the cast cards above for character names.

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