# The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains is a 1983 comedy film about a brain surgeon who tries to end his unhappy marriage to spend more time with a disembodied brain.
    Directed by Carl Reiner. Written by Steve Martin, Carl Reiner, and George Gipe.

## Dr. Hfuhruhurr

* [Grabbing an expensive vase during a marital spat] Our marriage lies broken on the floor, like the shards of glass on our honeymoon suite! [He slams the vase to the ground, but it bounces back up into his hands.] Ahhh! Oh-ho! 19th-Century Indian rubber vase, eh?!
* [After Dolores finally consummates her marriage to Dr. Hfuhruhurr…] I never knew it could be like that! [sighs] So… so… professional!

## Dialogue

    [A recurring scene in the operating room…]
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: Metzenbaum scissors!
    Nurse: Metzenbaum scissors!
    [A cat meows.]
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: Get that cat out of here!
    [Dr. Brandon is arguing with Dr. Hfuhruhurr about his performing the operation on Dolores.]
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: But there's only one other person I'd trust to perform this operation — Beckerman!
    Dr. Brandon: Well Dr. Beckerman was murdered in Europe! You know that!
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: Exactly! Not only is he dead, he's six thousand miles away!
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: The only time we doctors should accept death is when it's caused by our own incompetence!
    Dr. Necessiter: Nonsense! If the murder of twelve innocent people can help save one human life, it will have been worth it!
    [Dr. Hfuhruhurr is rowing with Anne's enjarred brain, complete with sunhat and sunglasses, along an idyllic creek.]
    Anne Uumellmahaye: I don't think there's a girl floating in any jar anywhere who's as happy as I am! Oh, Michael, you do so much for me, and I do nothing for you!
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: Are you out of your head? [pauses] Sorry, I forgot.
    [Dr. Hfuhruhurr removes Anne's brain from the oven Dolores tried to bake her in. He tries to cool her off in the sink.]
    Anne Uumellmahaye: I… I think I'm alright.
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: Count to ten!
    Anne Uumellmahaye: 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… [pause] 10.
    [Dr. Hfuhruhurr turns to Dolores in a rage.]
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: You! You cooked her nines!
    [As the police try to stop the experiment…]
    Inspector: You are playing God!
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: SOMEBODY has to!
    [Dr. Hfuhruhurr is arguing with Delores.]
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: [Exasperated] Dolores, I am making a citizen's divorce.
    Dolores: [laughing] What?
    Dr. Hfuhruhurr: By the powers vested in me, I hereby declare our marriage null and void! E pluribus unum!

## Taglines

* So funny you'll laugh your head off.
* DANGER: HEALTH WARNING: Watching This Movie May Cause Severe Brain Damage
* Steve Martin Is A World Famous Surgeon. He Invented Screw Top, Zip Lock Brain Surgery. Trust Him.

## Cast

* Steve Martin - Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr
* Kathleen Turner - Dolores Benedict
* David Warner - Dr. Alfred Necessiter
* Paul Benedict - Dr. Necessiter's butler
* George Furth - Timon
* Peter Hobbs - Dr. Brandon
* Earl Boen - Dr. Felix Conrad
* Randi Brooks - Fran
* James Cromwell - realtor
* Francis X. McCarthy - Olsen
* Estelle Reiner - tourist in elevator
* Merv Griffin - himself
* Jeffrey Combs - Dr. Jones
* Sissy Spacek - Anne Uumellmahaye (voice; uncredited)

## External links

* The Man with Two Brains quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* The Man with Two Brains at Allmovie
* The Man with Two Brains at Mojo