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Brain Smasher... A Love Story

  • Video
  • 1993
  • PG-13
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
2.2K
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Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
ActionComedyRomance

Sam, a model, helps her botanist sister smuggle a red lotus to Oregon. A bunch of Chinese "ninja" monks want the lotus and try to get Sam so as to force an exchange. A bouncer helps Sam.Sam, a model, helps her botanist sister smuggle a red lotus to Oregon. A bunch of Chinese "ninja" monks want the lotus and try to get Sam so as to force an exchange. A bouncer helps Sam.Sam, a model, helps her botanist sister smuggle a red lotus to Oregon. A bunch of Chinese "ninja" monks want the lotus and try to get Sam so as to force an exchange. A bouncer helps Sam.

  • Director
    • Albert Pyun
  • Writer
    • Albert Pyun
  • Stars
    • Andrew Dice Clay
    • Teri Hatcher
    • Yuji Okumoto
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Albert Pyun
    • Writer
      • Albert Pyun
    • Stars
      • Andrew Dice Clay
      • Teri Hatcher
      • Yuji Okumoto
    • 26User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Andrew Dice Clay
    Andrew Dice Clay
    • Ed Molloy
    Teri Hatcher
    Teri Hatcher
    • Samantha Crain
    Yuji Okumoto
    Yuji Okumoto
    • Wu
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    • Cammy Crain
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Brown
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Black
    Charles Rocket
    Charles Rocket
    • Jones
    Nicholas Guest
    Nicholas Guest
    • Smith
    Dorothy Dells
    • Miss Bellows
    Wrick Jones
    • Lead Officer
    Galen Schrick
    • Jim Romeo
    • (as Galen B. Schrick)
    Steve Tancora
    • Bob Brisco
    Peter Kwong
    Peter Kwong
    • Red Monk
    Danny Perkin
    • Guy in Line #2
    Ken Elston
    • Rookie Cop
    • (as Ken D. Elston)
    Ross Huffman-Kerr
    • Night Manager
    Russ Fast
    • Ted
    Kelsi Pollard
    • Ted's Date
    • Director
      • Albert Pyun
    • Writer
      • Albert Pyun
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    User reviews26

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    6merklekranz

    Frantic, brainless, but fun .............

    Andrew Dice Clay spewing forth insults, not on stage, but in a totally bananas film about Ninjas seeking to recover a Lotus flower with supernatural powers. The fast pace and a superior soundtrack help immensely. Clay's sharp dialog, laced with dark humor, is great. His character is the expected pompous self, while Terri Hatcher provides an excellent foil to Clay's wisecracking. Brion James is mostly wasted in a small role as a detective, and the generic ninjas have zero depth to their characters. In my opinion, the scene with the Dice Man's parents, is worth the price of admission. Colorful night time Portland photography is another plus. - MERK
    Iceman-39

    Great and wily fun.

    Andrew Dice Clay is awesome in this film, and Teri Hatcher is as fine as usual. This film has it all the comedy is non stop as well as the action, I didn't know what to expect but I was very pleased. All and all it's a really good movie, very much worth seeing, I rate it 8 out of 10.
    5caspian1978

    A Love Story with Kung Fu

    A straight to video surprise, Brain Smasher is everything a good low budget b-movie should be. Andrew Dice Clay and Teri Hatcher star in this weird, yet funny and enjoyable action packed love story that makes you shake your head and smile. Not your typical love story, Brain Smasher is a simple story of boy meets girl, boy saves girl, and boy wins girl in the end. Andrew Dice Clay plays, more or less, himself in this movie. Although he is not the typical Dice that we have seen on stage, he gives a good performance to prove once again to the critics that he is an actor and not just a comedian. Hatcher adds her sexy charm and wit to the movie as the story's damsel. Together, they are an interesting match. For fans of both actors, Brain Smasher is one of those movies you rent when all else fails.
    5sxct

    Worth the viewing time

    This is the campiest movie you will ever see. It is so bad that it is hysterical. Teri Hatcher tries to play it straight and Andrew Dice Clay is just Andrew Dice Clay. See it. The laughs will make you glad you did.
    InMyTribe

    Dross

    What possessed a good actress like Deborah Van Valkenburgh to accept a role in dross like this ? She must have been hard up for cash to star in such a Z grade flick. Ms Van Valkenburgh is a great Film, TV and Theatre star and deserves much better. Check her out in The Warriors, A Bunny's Tale, Changing Destiny and especially Rampage. A disapointment.

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    • Trivia
      The movie has never been released in the United States on DVD and as of January 4, 2010, Lions Gate has yet to announce any plans for a DVD release. It is available on DVD in the United Kingdom, in 2012 it became available for instant streaming on Netflix.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie, when everybody is at the Zebra club, Sam's sister fires three rounds at Wu. Wu apparently catches all three bullets, then the camera zooms in on his hand. However, the bullets shown in his hand still have the casings on them, thus they couldn't have been fired from a gun.
    • Quotes

      Cammy Crain: If my sister says you're a ninja, you're a goddamn ninja!

    • Connections
      Featured in Tvennesnack: Vi ser ett så kallat penismonster (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      HEAVEN HELP THIS CHILD
      Written and Performed by Madelynn von Ritz

      Published by Heart Island Music

      Administered by Bug

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sam and Ed
    • Filming locations
      • Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Kings Road Entertainment
      • Wetherly Productions Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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