Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993) (V)

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writer (WGA):

Albert Pyun (written by)

Release Date:

17 November 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Rescue a super-model. Battle killer ninjas. Save the world. No problem!!

Plot:

Sam Crain, a professional model, is asked by her sister to smuggle a package from Europe to Portland Oregon...

Plot Keywords:

Portland Oregon | Karate | Independent Film

Cast

Andrew Dice Clay	...	Ed Molloy
Teri Hatcher	...	Samantha Crain
Yuji Okumoto	...	Wu
Deborah Van Valkenburgh	...	Cammy Crain
Brion James	...	Brown
Tim Thomerson	...	Black
Charles Rocket	...	Jones
Nicholas Guest	...	Smith
Dorothy Dells	...	Miss Bellows
Wrick Jones	...	Lead Officer
Galen Schrick	...	Jim Romeo (as Galen B. Schrick)
Steve Tancora	...	Bob Brisco
Peter Kwong	...	Red Monk
Danny Perkin	...	Guy in Line #2
Ken D. Elston	...	Rookie Cop

Also Known As:

Brainsmasher: A Love Story
Sam and Ed (USA) (working title)
The Bouncer and the Lady

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:18 | USA:PG-13 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

Kings Road Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie, when everybody is at the Zebra club, Sam's sister fires three rounds at Wu. Wu apparently catches all three bullets, then the camera zooms in on his hand. However, the bullets shown in his hand still have the casings on them, thus they couldn't have been fired from a gun.

Quotes:

Ed Malloy: Like me? You said before you love me!
Samantha Crain: I'd say anything to save the world.

Soundtrack:

CURTAIN OF LIGHTS

If you're looking for a good Dice movie, ya got tha job, ya hear!

Diceman cometh of age in this fiesty, tongue-in-cheek love drama where the ninjas aren't the only thing that kicks ass. . . actually ninjas do nothing in this movie because there are no ninjas, only Shaolin Monks with a penchant for the theatre of the absurd.

Diceman, the most Italian Jewish actor in history, stars as a bold and brash bouncer believing himself to be beyond the behest of beautiful beau, Terri Hatcher. Watching Desperate Housewives these days makes me want to award Terri with a Most Improved Actress award, not because she's any good now, but because her acting in this early piece makes the Diceman look nearly competent. At one point, she actually breaks character and calls Ed by Dice's real first name, Andrew.

Does this sound like a negative review? I absolutely loved the movie, being a fan of shaolin monks, Dice, and the beautiful city of Portland. Well done all.