Brain Candy . Tucson Weekly . 04-18-96

Brain Candy

DIRECTED BY: Kelly Makin

REVIEWED: 04-18-96

This first movie from the Canadian comedy troupe Kids in the Hall is notable for its rampant weirdness and Monty Python-esque, sketch-based humor. Each member of the all-boy troupe plays a variety of parts, both male and female, and half the fun of this movie is watching the actors transform themselves from character to character. The story involves a conventionally nerdy scientist who invents a happiness drug called Gleeminex, then traces the sheer hell of the perky world where this drug is sold over the counter. Elaborate sets, lighting and camera work add to the surreal, original flavor of this film. It's funny in a disturbing, nightmarish kind of way.

--Stacey Richter

Other Films by Kelly Makin
Mickey Blue Eyes
Senior Trip

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