Brain Donors

Brain Donors
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dennis Dugan
Screenplay by	Pat Proft
Based on	Suggested by A Night at the Opera screenplay by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind story by James Kevin McGuinness
Produced by	Gil Netter James D. Brubaker
Starring	John Turturro Bob Nelson Mel Smith
Cinematography	David M. Walsh
Edited by	Malcolm Campbell
Music by	Ira Newborn Mark Mothersbaugh
Production company	Zucker Brothers Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 17, 1992 (1992-04-17) (United States) [1]
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$918,239 (USA)[1]

Brain Donors is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and released by Paramount Pictures, loosely based on the Marx Brothers comedies A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races (the first two films the Marx Brothers made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after leaving Paramount). The film co-stars John Turturro, Mel Smith, and Bob Nelson in the approximations of the Groucho, Chico, and Harpo roles, with Nancy Marchand in the Margaret Dumont dowager role.^[2] It was executive produced by David and Jerry Zucker, through their Zucker Brothers Productions.