Rotten
The plotline (derived from Hamlet) soon goes flat.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Strange Brew
Something funny is brewing at Elsinore Castle...
1983 · 1h 30m · PG
Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction
Directed by
Rick Moranis
,
Dave Thomas
Overview
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.
Director and cast
- Rick Moranis Director
- Dave Thomas Director
- 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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The price of a ticket could buy enough beer for an experience at least as memorable as this one.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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