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Bookmark this pageKids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
Director: Kelly Makin
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From Time Out Film Guide
'Kids in the Hall', a quintet of Canadian TV comedians, hit the cinema screen with a splat. This cautionary satire is intended to showcase (in multiple roles) the protean talents of these lame gagsters. The story - forgive the word - concerns the effects of Gleemonex, a Prozac-like happiness drug sweeping the country. It's a conspiracy, of course, by Mr Big Business (McKinney), and resistance is led by an initially gullible scientist (McDonald). Irrelevant, but well done, are the special effects (a psychedelic shot of a pill's journey to the stomach) and the production design.Author: WH
Cast & crew
Director: Kelly Makin
Producer: Lorne Michaels
Cast: David Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson, Kathryn Greenwood, Janeane Garofalo full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 89 mins
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