Kids in the Hall Brain Candy

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Product Details

Director : Kelly Makin
Actor : Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson
Format : NTSC
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 9786304125946
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 1997-07-22
Studio : Paramount
UPC : 097363314837

ASIN : 6304125941

Editorial Reviews

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Canadian sketch comics Kids in the Hall reformed after the demise of their TV show for this satire, which is now attracting a strong cult following.

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The Canadian shock-comedy troupe, Kids in the Hall, first gained national popularity with their CBC TV series, which ran from the late-'80s into the mid-'90s. They briefly reunited in 1996 for Brain Candy, their first and, so far, only feature film. The story's premise concerns a greedy pharmaceutical company that has invented a new drug that can make people happy. However, the company releases the drug to the public before doing the proper testing and side effects soon emerge. All the Kids are here (David Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson) and they play a variety of characters. The film has a good, ambitious premise, but the group's broad, sketch-comedy delivery is perhaps a bit at odds with the needs of a feature-length film. --D.K. Latta

Customer Reviews

Great movie. (2004-07-03)

To quote a New York Times reviewer:

"I was privy to an early test screening of this, and it was weirder and better than the final product. Even the final, watered-down version beats the hell out of most safe so-called comedies, though."

I had a friend that also got to see the "original ending" which he claims was among the funniest things he had ever seen in his life. I personally thought the movie was great, and have enjoyed it a couple of times on DVD. I really think though that the DVD could have benefited from having the alternate ending and aditional footage added back in.

As I understand it though, Paramount executives don't care about anything but patting each other on the back while their studio slips into oblivion. They released the DVD of Clue with a mono soundtrack. Look at how Paramount destroyed their most profitable cash cow "Star Trek." So the chances of us getting to see that alternate ending of Brain Candy is darn near slim to none. It really is unfortunate... it sounds fantastic.

I love this movie. (2004-05-16)

I just love this movie and you can quote it easily that will continue the fun after the film is done. Beautiful. F-HAPPY!!

Could have been better... (2004-05-13)

But I say that only because I'm such a big fan of KITH. I first saw this movie when it was out in theaters, and I remeber then thinking "I thought it was funny, but the general public won't like it." In fact, I remember feeling a little embarrassed for the KITH, because they had "blown" this great chance to really step up their production and broaden their appeal. Of course when KITH "fail" they still produce a funny, bizarre, and wonderfully edgy product. I'm glad I own this DVD because it's unique in the world of comedy movies. But, at the same time, it's not a DVD I rush to share with many friends.

Wonderful for KitH fans! (2004-02-24)

I loved this movie! It was hilarious, well made, and full of talented comedians. Though I would recommend it more for fans of the tv series(due to them already being aquainted with alot of the characters), I still think it would be great for any comedy lover.:)

A must see for everyone in the pharma industry... (2004-01-09)

I think this comedy is a hilariuosly accurate picture of the pharmaceutical industry. Brings humor to pharm development while presenting the pressures and struggles of its success.

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