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About the Film

Year

1992

Rating

PG

Genre

Comedy

Running Time

80 MIN

Synopsis

Three bozos. One ballet company. Tutu many laughs! From the Zucker brothers, the creators of The Naked Gun. and Airplane! films, comes the year's most outrageous laughfest featuring the zaniest screen screwballs since the Brothers Marx-the Brain Donors! High society meets high hilarity when rich widow Lillian Oglethorpe (Nancy Marchand) hires fast-talking, ambulance-chasing lawyer Roland T. Flakfizer (John Turturro) as her legal advisor. His first assignment: to fulfill Mr. Oglethorpe's dream of founding a ballet company. Flakfizer recruits two unable assistants: Jacques (Bob Nelson) a Harpo-like jack-of-all-trades and master of none; and Rocco Melonchek (Mel Smith), a cab driver moonlighting as a pool cleaner, liposuctioner, and toupee salesman. What ensues is an outrageous, fall-down-funny assault on culture and good taste, as the Brain Donors make merry while driving everyone else mental!

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

John Turturro

Roland T. Flakfizer

Nancy Marchand

Lillian Oglethorpe

Bob Nelson

Jacques

John Savident

Lazlo

Mel Smith

Rocco Melonchek

George de la Pena

Roberto Volare

Julie Donald

Lisa Le Baron

Spike Alexander

Alan Grant

Teri Copley

Tina

Barbara Schillaci

Stuffy Patron

About the Crew

Director

Dennis Dugan

Producer

James D. Brubaker

Producer

Gil Netter

Producer

David Zucker

Producer

Jerry Zucker

Writer

Pat Proft

Music Scoring

Ira Newborn