Burke & Hare

2010
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1h 31min

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Isla Fisher, Simon Pegg, and Andy Serkis in Burke & Hare (2010)

A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.

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Una comedia negra sobre dos ladrones de tumbas del siglo XIX, que encuentran un lucrativo negocio proporcionando cadáveres para una escuela de medicina de Edimburgo.Una comedia negra sobre dos ladrones de tumbas del siglo XIX, que encuentran un lucrativo negocio proporcionando cadáveres para una escuela de medicina de Edimburgo.Una comedia negra sobre dos ladrones de tumbas del siglo XIX, que encuentran un lucrativo negocio proporcionando cadáveres para una escuela de medicina de Edimburgo.

Dirección
- John Landis
Guionistas
- Piers Ashworth
- Nick Moorcroft
Elenco

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Dirección
- John Landis
Guionistas
- Piers Ashworth
- Nick Moorcroft
Elenco

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Trivia
Amongst many cultural and historical jokes interwoven in the plot, one occurs when Dr. Alexander Monro (Tim Curry) says to Dr. Lister (George Potts), "your breath is appalling." Although the timeline is somewhat off, with Lister being of a later generation than that portrayed during the events of this movie, he was nonetheless the pioneer of using carbolic acid for the sterilization of surgical instruments and cleaning of wounds during the 1860s. This effectively revolutionized surgery and saved the lives of countless patients who would otherwise have died of infection or had to have limbs amputated due to gangrene. He is also after whom the famous antiseptic mouthwash product Listerine was named, hence the ironic joke about his breath being appalling.

Errores
Two hangings are shown in the film, in the style of a "long drop" designed to break the neck and cause instant death. This style was first introduced in the 1870s by William Marwood as a more humane approach. Before then, and certainly in 1828-1829 when the film was set, the victim was simply suspended by a rope around the neck and choked to death by suffocation.

Citas
William Burke: I had confidence in a fart once, and I shat all over myself.

Créditos curiosos
This is a true story. Except for the parts that are not.

Conexiones
Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 18 October 2010 (2010)

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6/10

I sell the ...

While there was another movie with a similar theme, that I watched last year, I thought this would be superior to that one. I mean this is made by John Landis. So I was expecting quite a bit more from it, I have to admit. It does not disappoint completely, it just feels like a bit too light. There seems to be something missing. Character development is straightforward, but still it's nothing grand. Something I came to expect from a Landis movie.

Of course I might be nit-picking. The movie is not bad at all. It has quite a few comic moments (an intercourse scene that is just funny and could not be called arousing at all, works greatly, there are scenes of great comedy value besides that too), but there is still something missing to make it better. I would recommend a watch. I'd just say not to expect too much!

Edit: I just found out a month ago, that there is a very good chance, that there is another cut of this movie. A cut approved by Mr. Landis himself (which seems not to have been the case with this one) ... that would explain quite a lot ...