Twins (1988/I)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers (WGA):

William Davies (written by) &
William Osborne (written by) ...

Release Date:

9 December 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Only their mother can tell them apart.

Plot:

A physically perfect, but innocent, man goes in search of his twin brother, who is a short small-time crook.

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Lost Mother | Twins | Criminal | New Mexico

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 1

8:00 PM

MAX

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Julius Benedict
Danny DeVito	...	Vincent Benedict
Kelly Preston	...	Marnie Mason
Chloe Webb	...	Linda Mason
Bonnie Bartlett	...	Old Mary Ann Benedict
Trey Wilson	...	Beetroot McKinley
Marshall Bell	...	Webster
David Caruso	...	Al Greco
Hugh O'Brian	...	Granger
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Mitchell Traven
Maury Chaykin	...	Burt Klane
Tony Jay	...	Werner
Tom McCleister	...	Bob Klane (as Thom McCleister)
David Efron	...	Morris Klane
Peter Dvorsky	...	Peter Garfield

Also Known As:

Twiins (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:G (Régie du Cinéma Québec) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:11 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG (Certificate #29482) | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Grauman's Chinese Theater - 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Two real life twins were reunited with their father after seeing him in the scene set in downtown Santa Fe.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Vincent is standing in front of Playmates club and pulls the guy off the motorcycle, the cable pulling the guy off the motorcycle is clearly visible.

Quotes:

Julius Benedict: Actually, I hate violence.
Vincent Benedict: But you're so good at it!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)

Soundtrack:

THE TRAIN KEPT A-ROLLIN'

Above average fish out of water/odd couple type comedy

This is a quietly amusing film which I enjoyed more than I expected.

While Schwarzenegger is the "star" of the movie, this is really de Vito's film. He dominates every scene he is in, and maintains a manic character who actually shows some change as the film progresses without losing the basic energy of his persona.

While the plot is a little tenuous at times and there are only one or two real belly laughs I enjoyed the film, even on the small screen. Worth watching, but probably not worth buying.