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Brain Donors (1992) is an American comedy movie released by Paramount Pictures, loosely based on the Marx Brothers comedy, A Night at the Opera. The film co-stars John Turturro, Mel Smith, and Bob Nelson in the approximations of the Groucho, Chico, and Harpo roles, with Nancy Marchand in the Margaret Dumont dowager role.
The film received very little play in theaters but, contrary to popular belief, it was not a box-office failure. The project was filmed as Lame Ducks, and Paramount was ready to promote it as the outstanding comedy of the year. However, when the film's producers (David and Jerry Zucker of Airplane! and The Naked Gun fame) left for another studio, Paramount scrapped the publicity campaign, changed the title, and withdrew the film after its initial screenings. Brain Donors, with its carefully stylized, fast-paced comedy and witty dialogue, made enough of a critical splash during its limited run to attract attention on the home video market, which has resulted in a cult following.
After the death of tycoon and philanthropist Oscar Winterhaven Oglethorpe, a ballet company is founded in his name by his widow, Lillian (Nancy Marchand). The formation of the ballet company leads to personal injury attorney Roland T. Flakfizer (John Turturro) vying against Oglethorpe's former attorney Edmund Lazlo (John Savident) to be director of the company. Lazlo is chosen to be director of the company after signing the greatest ballet dancer in the world, "The Great Volare" (George de la Pena) to dance for the company. Flakfizer, however with assistance from his two associates Rocco (Mel Smith) and Jacques (Bob Nelson) earns a spot as co-director by wooing the wealthy widow and by signing the company's leading ballerina (Juliana Donald). The ensuing struggle between Flakfizer and Lazlo leads to comic hijinks, including a comically sabotaged ballet performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIFnGH0HeYk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeovwuGknkw
Brain Donors (1992) is an American comedy movie released by Paramount Pictures, loosely based on the Marx Brothers comedy, A Night at the Opera. The film co-stars John Turturro, Mel Smith, and Bob Nelson in the approximations of the Groucho, Chico, and Harpo roles, with Nancy Marchand in the Margaret Dumont dowager role.
The film received very little play in theaters but, contrary to popular belief, it was not a box-office failure. The project was filmed as Lame Ducks, and Paramount was ready to promote it as the outstanding comedy of the year. However, when the film's producers (David and Jerry Zucker of Airplane! and The Naked Gun fame) left for another studio, Paramount scrapped the publicity campaign, changed the title, and withdrew the film after its initial screenings. Brain Donors, with its carefully stylized, fast-paced comedy and witty dialogue, made enough of a critical splash during its limited run to attract attention on the home video market, which has resulted in a cult following.
After the death of tycoon and philanthropist Oscar Winterhaven Oglethorpe, a ballet company is founded in his name by his widow, Lillian (Nancy Marchand). The formation of the ballet company leads to personal injury attorney Roland T. Flakfizer (John Turturro) vying against Oglethorpe's former attorney Edmund Lazlo (John Savident) to be director of the company. Lazlo is chosen to be director of the company after signing the greatest ballet dancer in the world, "The Great Volare" (George de la Pena) to dance for the company. Flakfizer, however with assistance from his two associates Rocco (Mel Smith) and Jacques (Bob Nelson) earns a spot as co-director by wooing the wealthy widow and by signing the company's leading ballerina (Juliana Donald). The ensuing struggle between Flakfizer and Lazlo leads to comic hijinks, including a comically sabotaged ballet performance.
