Strange Brew (1983)
- Starring:
- Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, (more)
- Director(s):
- Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, (more
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Comedy
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Purporting to be loosely based on Hamlet, Strange Brew is about an evil braumeister at the Elsinore Brewery who has discovered an additive that when guzzled in beer, allows the drinkers to be easily controlled. Braumeister Smith (Max von Sydow) has a plan to take over the world with his new brew, and only the Great White hosers of the North, Bob and Doug McKenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) -- with their plaid shirts, ski toques, fur-lined parkas, and addiction to beer -- can stop the dastardly plan, sober or not. There are several jabs at "hoseheads" and the business of movie-making, including an epilogue that critiques the film itself. Strange Brew found a cult audience with fans of the Second City comedy troupe, of which Moranis and Thomas were members. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast:
- Dave Thomas - Doug McKenzie
- Max von Sydow - Brewmeister Smith
- Lynne Griffin - Pam Elsinore
- Tom Harvey - Inspector
- Brian McConnachie - Ted
- Jill Frappier - Gertrude
- Thick Wilson - Prosecutor
- Glenn Beck - Prison Guard
- David Clement - Man in Alley
- Roger Dunn - Beer Store Clerk
- Dora Dainton - Lady in Movie
- John Stoneham - Orderly
- Diane Douglass - Receptionist
- David Rigby - Policeman
- Tom Bell - Hospital Orderly
- Rick Moranis - Bob McKenzie
- Paul Dooley - Claude Elsinore
- Angus MacInnes - Jean LaRose
- Douglas Campbell - Henry Green
- Len Doncheff - Jack Hawkland
- David Beard - Judge
- Mel Blanc - Mr. McKenzie
- Ron James - Man in Movie
- Denis Forest - Policeman
- John Kelly - Policeman
- Dick Grant - Policeman
- Sid Lynas - Angry Man at Moie
- J. Winston Carroll - Fire Chief
- Eric House - John Elsinore
- Director(s):
- Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis
- Writer(s):
- Steve De Jarnatt, Dave Thomas, Steven Poster
- Producer(s):
- Jack Grossberg, Louis M. Silverstein
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Mild Violence, Adult Humor, Adult Language, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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