Brain Donors
Seen it?1992 | 80 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (45% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: slapstick violence. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
45% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$918K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dennis Dugan
- Mel SmithRocco Melonchek
- Bob NelsonJacques
- John TurturroRoland T. Flakfizer
- Teri CopleyTina
- George De La PenaRoberto Volare
- John SavidentEdmund Lazlo
- Spike AlexanderAlan Grant
- Juliana DonaldLisa Le Baron (as Juli Donald)
- Nancy MarchandLillian Oglethorpe
- Eddie GriffinMessenger