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Strange Brew

Strange Brew (also known as The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew) is a 1983 comedy film starring the popular SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, portrayed by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis, who also served as co-directors. Co-stars include Max von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne Griffin, Brian McConnachie and Angus MacInnes. Famed Warner Bros.…

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Based on
Bob and Doug McKenzie by Rick Moranis Dave Thomas
Box office
$8.5 million
Budget
$4 million
Cinematography
Steven Poster
Country
Canada United States · Canada · United States
Directed by
Rick Moranis Dave Thomas

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Cast

Production

Soundtrack

Reception

Cancelled sequel

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Strange Brew

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples88
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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Strange Brew

Top relations

related to Critical response · 27
Strange Brew → Anyone, Barry Hertz, Bob, Canadian, Doug, English-Canadian, Gary Arnold, In, Janet Maslin, Jay Scott, Lags, Leonard Maltin, Mail, McKenzie Brothers, McKenzies, Moranis, Neither, On Metacritic, On Rotten Tomatoes, The
related to Soundtrack · 25
Strange Brew → Andrea Martin, ANR, Anthem Records, August, Best Comedy Album, Bob, Canada, Canadian Juno Award, December, Doug McKenzie, Excerpts, Full, Ian Thomas, Joe Flaherty, Marc Giacomelli, Moranis, Most, Original Soundtrack, PolyGram, Rick Shurman
related to Tie-in book · 10
Strange Brew → Bob, Canadian, Doug McKenzie, Men, Movie About, The, The Adventures, The Book About, To, TV Show About
Starring · 4
Strange Brew → Dave Thomas, Max von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Rick Moranis
related to External links · 4
Strange Brew → AFI Catalog, Feature Films, IMDbStrange Brew, TCM Movie Database
Country · 3
Strange Brew → Canada, Canada United States, United States
Release dates · 2
Strange Brew → August 19, 1983 (1983-08-19) (Canada), August 26, 1983 (1983-08-26) (US)
Based on · 1
Strange Brew → Bob and Doug McKenzie by Rick Moranis Dave Thomas
Box office · 1
Strange Brew → $8.5 million
Budget · 1
Strange Brew → $4 million

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film thomas bob doug beer moranis mckenzie brothers brew strange also smith album comedy dave rick canadian john based sctv

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Strange BrewBased onBob and Doug McKenzie by Rick Moranis Dave Thomas1.00infobox
Strange BrewBox office$8.5 million1.00infobox
Strange BrewBudget$4 million1.00infobox
Strange BrewCinematographySteven Poster1.00infobox
Strange BrewCountryCanada United States1.00infobox
Strange BrewCountryCanada1.00infobox
Strange BrewCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Strange BrewDirected byRick Moranis Dave Thomas1.00infobox
Strange BrewDistributed byMGM/UA Entertainment Co.1.00infobox
Strange BrewEdited byPatrick McMahon1.00infobox
Strange BrewLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Strange BrewMusic byCharles Fox1.00infobox
Strange BrewProduced byLouis M. Silverstein1.00infobox
Strange BrewProduction companyMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer1.00infobox
Strange BrewRelease datesAugust 19, 1983 (1983-08-19) (Canada)1.00infobox
Strange BrewRelease datesAugust 26, 1983 (1983-08-26) (US)1.00infobox
Strange BrewRunning time90 minutes1.00infobox
Strange BrewStarringDave Thomas1.00infobox
Strange BrewStarringRick Moranis1.00infobox
Strange BrewStarringPaul Dooley1.00infobox
Strange BrewStarringMax von Sydow1.00infobox
Strange BrewWritten byRick Moranis Dave Thomas Steve De Jarnatt1.00infobox

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