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6.0/10 • 2.3K

1988-12-091h 47m

Comedy

Only their mother can tell them apart.

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.

Directors
Ivan Reitman
Editors
Donn Cambern

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Julius Benedict

  2. Danny DeVito

    Danny DeVito

    Vincent Benedict

  3. Kelly Preston

    Kelly Preston

    Marnie Mason

  4. Chloe Webb

    Chloe Webb

    Linda Mason

  5. Bonnie Bartlett

    Bonnie Bartlett

    Old Mary Ann Benedict

  6. Marshall Bell

    Marshall Bell

    Webster

  7. Trey Wilson

    Trey Wilson

    Beetroot McKinley

  8. David Caruso

    David Caruso

    Al Greco

  9. Hugh O'Brian

    Hugh O'Brian

    Granger

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John Chard

Nov 29, 2015

7/10

So much fun to be had here. As long as you know what to expect, and really that shouldn't be too hard to do when you are getting ready to watch a movie that has Danny DeVito & Arnold Schwarzenegger as twin brothers! Julius (Arnold) & Vincent (Danny) are the result of a genetic experiment that should have realised the perfect child, instead they were born as twins, separated at birth and both went on to lead different lives. Julius was raised on a gorgeous island, he is greatly educated and knows no fear of the world, Vincent on the other hand is a low class womanising weasel from the big city. Upon learning of having a twin brother, Julius sets off to the big city to find the brother he never knew he had, trouble is, is that Julius has no comprehension of city ways, and coupled with the fact that Vincent really isn't the brotherly kind, this only compounds the situation further. Twins is a very tidy piece, the two leads play off of each other very well, and as dumb as the plotting is, it sure as hell makes for a good fun night viewing. Female gravitas comes in the form of the sultry Kelly Preston and the criminally undervalued Chloe Webb, but really the film's charm is all down to the little and large act of DeVito & Schwarzenegger, plenty of laughs here. So open the ale, chomp on the popcorn, and leave the brain at the door. 7/10 Yakety Yak, Yakety Yak.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$216,614,388.00
Keywords
experimentorphanageperfectionlow intelligencejet enginetwins separated at birthartist colonysame habitsoppositesamusedsarcastic