- Film Review
- Reviewed By Joanna Berry
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4 out of 5
Here's one of those rare things: a one-joke comedy that actually works. Danny DeVito plays the dim-witted scuzzball who discovers naive, intelligent Arnold Schwarzenegger is his genetically engineered brother. Comic moments abound as the odd couple team up to find their long-lost mom - Arnie's first awkward attempt at romance with Kelly Preston is a highlight. DeVito is on great form and Arnie shows that he can handle comedy, although when the pair (and director Ivan Reitman) teamed up again for Junior, the result wasn't quite as successful.
Plot Summary
Buddy comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. Separated at birth after a genetic experiment, gentle giant Julius Benedict seeks his twin, only to find the vigorously devious Vincent in a whole mess of trouble. Menaced by loan sharks and targeted by a killer, the mismatched siblings set out on a cross-country quest to unravel their parentage, only to get tangled up in further misadventures.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Julius Benedict
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Vincent Benedict
- Danny DeVito
- Marnie Mason
- Kelly Preston
- Linda Mason
- Chloe Webb
- Mary Ann Benedict
- Bonnie Bartlett
- Webster
- Marshall Bell
- Beetroot McKinley
- Trey Wilson
- Al Greco
- David Caruso
- Granger
- Hugh O'Brian
- Werner
- Tony Jay
- Mitchell Traven
- Nehemiah Persoff
Crew
- Director
- Ivan Reitman
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