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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Kelly Makin

Producer:

Tom Rosenberg, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, David Steinberg

Release Date:

Apr 12, 1996

Runtime:

1hr 29m

Synopsis

A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.

Cast

  • Dave Foley
  • Bruce McCulloch
  • Kevin McDonald
  • Mark McKinney
  • Scott Thompson
  • Kathryn Greenwood
  • Christopher Redman
  • Jared Wall

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Dec 15, 2020

    Quite some time ago when I started a new job, I attended an HR "orientation" session in which, among other activities, we all saw an educational video called The FISH! Philosophy. It was about a famous Seattle fish market that had become a tourist attraction because the…

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    Will Sloan
    Will Sloan
    Feb 2, 2019

    This is a movie about mental health, the evils of big pharma, battling with gender and sexual identities, the potential dangers of monetizing one's Influencer status, the vapidity of celebrity culture and kind of ends up stating that we can either be 100% depressed in life…

    210 Likes
    Parker
    Parker
    Mar 7, 2024

    Thirty Helens* agree…Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy is the most underrated and underseen comedy of the nineties.  *the Helens absolutely, positively did NOT have GLeeMONEX before being polled

    118 Likes
    Dave Edwards
    Dave Edwards
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    Nov 13, 2020

    therapy is expensive, this movie is free on youtube

    89 Likes
    nico ⛽️
    nico ⛽️
    Apr 15, 2021

    Not only has "it's made from monkey cum" been on repeat in my head for 20 years but it is also very funny.

    82 Likes
    Eric Szyszka
    Eric Szyszka
    May 28, 2022

    "You pushed, boy! You pushed! Dumb Baxter said the drug was great. I said TESTING! And you, you took away my lab! 'Cause you... sure, I lost my virginity, but who do you think... you pushed, boy! You pushed! I gotta return Rear Window to video store... now this? Comas?…

    67 Likes
    theironcupcake
    theironcupcake
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    Aug 29, 2021

    criterion edition when

    65 Likes
    nico ⛽️
    nico ⛽️
    May 25, 2022

    It suffers a great deal from a lack of Dave Foley and Scott Thompson, but it is still very funny, and the satire is very precise. I laughed a lot and that's all that really matters with a comedy. Thompson steals the movie with his clueless gay himbo character.

    50 Likes
    Willow Maclay
    Willow Maclay
    Jun 4, 2025

    "Guess what. I'm gay."I don't really like this character but... BE WHO YOU ARE FOR YOUR PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈

    47 Likes
    vcrsly
    vcrsly
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  • Hank Leet
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    Some stuff worked but most of the humour felt forced and the over-the-acting was distracting

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    mason williams
    mason williams loved
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    Never gets old. Bruce is my favorite

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    So fucky weird

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Metacritic

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Based on 23 Critics
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USER SCORE (5)

Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Reviews
25

I felt the Kids were too busy being hip and ironic to connect at the simpler level where comedy lives. They were brought down by their own self-protective devices.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
80

Not to everyone's tastes then, but for fans of the show - big, big laughs.

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Empire
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kids in the Hall Brain Candy (1996) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Kids in the Hall Brain Candy (1996)?
The movie is 1hr 29min long.
What's Kids in the Hall Brain Candy (1996) about?
A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.
Who's the cast of Kids in the Hall Brain Candy (1996)?
  • Dave Foley as Marv/Psychiatrist/New Guy/Raymond Hurdicure
  • Bruce McCulloch as Alice/Cisco/Grivo/Worm Pill Scientist/Cop 2/Cancer Boy/White Trash Man
  • Kevin McDonald as Dr. Chris Cooper/Doreen/Chris' dad/Lacey
  • Mark McKinney as Simon/Don Roritor/Cabbie/Gunther/Cop #1/Nina Bedford/Melanie/Drill Sargeant/White Trash Woman
  • Scott Thompson as Baxter/Mrs. Hurdicure/Wally Terzinsky/Malek/Big Stummies Scientist/The Queen/Raj/Clemptor
  • Kathryn Greenwood as Ginny Hurdicure
  • Christopher Redman as Wally Jr.
  • Jared Wall as Miguel
Who's the director behind Kids in the Hall Brain Candy (1996)?
Kelly Makin directed Kids in the Hall Brain Candy (1996).
Who produced Kids in the Hall Brain Candy (1996)?
Tom Rosenberg, Sigurjon Sighvatsson and David Steinberg produced Kids in the Hall Brain Candy (1996).