Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)

The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.

Director:

Bruce Campbell

Writers:

Bruce Campbell, Bruce Campbell (story),

Stars:

Bruce Campbell, Tamara Gorski, Ted Raimi

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Bruce Campbell	...	William Cole
Tamara Gorski	...	Tatoya
Ted Raimi	...	Pavel
Antoinette Byron	...	Jackie Cole
Stacy Keach	...	Dr. Ivanov (as StacyKeach)
Vladimir Kolev	...	Yegor
Valentin Giasbeily	...	Uri (as Valentine Giasbeily)
Velizar Binev	...	Mayor
Raicho Vasilev	...	Bartender
Jonas Talkington	...	Larry
Michail Elenov	...	Punk 1 (as Mihail Elanov)
Neda Sokolovska	...	Waitress
Remington Franklin	...	Bar Punk

Storyline

Man with the Screaming Brain is a story of greed, betrayal and revenge in a small Bulgarian town. William Cole, wealthy industrialist, winds up with part of his brain replaced by that of a Russian cab driver Yegor. The two couldn't be more different, but they share one thing - both were killed by the same woman. Brought back to life by a mad scientist, William and Yegor form an unlikely partnership to track down their common nemesis.

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Plot Keywords:

Mad Scientist | Revenge | Taxi | Exploding Car | Broken Finger | 

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Taglines:

He's losing their minds

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ehei hasei... ta myala tous!

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sci Fi Pictures, ApolloProScreen Filmproduktion, FWE Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was at one point considered for production with Valencia Community College's Film Program. Bruce Campbell even toured the campus.

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Goofs

When the robot version of Jackie is speaking in some of the close-up shots, you can clearly see the moving lips of the actor behind the mouthpiece on the robot suit.

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Quotes

Jackie: [to Tatoya] You killed my husband, bitch! And now, I'm going to kill you!

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Connections

Spoofs Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Steals the "I'm walking here" bit

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Soundtracks

"Tatoya's Lament"
Lyrics & Music by Joseph LoDuca
Vocal by Tamara Gorski

User Reviews

Well, you know Bruce Campbell...

Or if you've seen the "Evil Dead" trilogy and/or "Bubba Ho-Tep", then you should know that his movies are total farces. With "Man with the Screaming Brain", he goes all out again. In this case, he plays smarmy American businessman William Cole visiting Bulgaria - when do we ever get to see that country? - when a woman kills him. So, strange scientist Ivan Ivanov (Stacy Keach) replaces half of Cole's brain with the brain of a former KGB agent, leaving him acting sort of like Steve Martin in "All of Me".

Yes, the whole movie is pretty much an excuse for pure nonsense. Much of the real humor comes from "Evil Dead" director Sam Raimi's brother Ted as Ivanov's nearly brain-dead assistant Pavel. The two men have a relationship more like Laurel and Hardy or Gilligan and the Skipper.

So just understand that this is a totally silly movie, and you won't be a bit disappointed. I liked it, anyway.