Strange Brew
1983 · Movie · PG · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · 63% critics
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery, and two lovable troublemakers get pulled into a brewing problem involving an orphan seeking to reclaim the family business. As they try to uncover what’s going on, they face a suspicious brew master and danger from competing teams of hockey players.
Based on Hamlet
Also known as The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew · The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-08-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (222 votes)
About
You’ll probably have a great time if you love goofy Canadian comedy with beer-fueled chaos, especially if you like similar silly, oddball films like Weird Science or Twilight Zone: The Movie; Not for you if you want subtle humor or a straightforward plot.
Pros: laugh-out-loud silliness; beer-and-hockey fun; memorable villainous energy | Cons: plot gets murky; humor may be too broad; occasionally overdone Canadian shtick
Themes
- psychotronic
- brewery
- hilarious
Cast & crew
Dave Thomas
as Doug McKenzie
Rick Moranis
as Bob McKenzie
Max von Sydow
as Brewmeister Smith
Paul Dooley
as Claude Elsinore
Lynne Griffin
as Pam Elsinore
Angus MacInnes
as Jean LaRose
Roger Dunn
as Beer Store Clerk
Tom Harvey
as The Inspector
Mel Blanc
as Voice of Mr. McKenzie
Len Doncheff
as Jack Hawkland
Directed by Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis