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Hair Brained

Original title: HairBrained
  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
2.4K
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Brendan Fraser and Alex Wolff in Hair Brained (2013)
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14-year-old genius Eli is rejected from Harvard and ends up at Ivy League wannabe Whittman U, where he meets 41-year-old Leo, a gambler who has dropped out of life to enroll in college; Leo ... Read all14-year-old genius Eli is rejected from Harvard and ends up at Ivy League wannabe Whittman U, where he meets 41-year-old Leo, a gambler who has dropped out of life to enroll in college; Leo teaches Eli every bad habit he knows.14-year-old genius Eli is rejected from Harvard and ends up at Ivy League wannabe Whittman U, where he meets 41-year-old Leo, a gambler who has dropped out of life to enroll in college; Leo teaches Eli every bad habit he knows.

  • Director
    • Billy Kent
  • Writers
    • Adam Wierzbianski
    • Sarah Bird
    • Billy Kent
  • Stars
    • Alex Wolff
    • Parker Posey
    • Brendan Fraser
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Billy Kent
    • Writers
      • Adam Wierzbianski
      • Sarah Bird
      • Billy Kent
    • Stars
      • Alex Wolff
      • Parker Posey
      • Brendan Fraser
    • 19User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Alex Wolff
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    • Eli Pettifog
    Parker Posey
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    • Sheila Pettifog
    Brendan Fraser
    Brendan Fraser
    • Leo Searly
    Julia Garner
    Julia Garner
    • Shauna Holder
    Michael Oberholtzer
    Michael Oberholtzer
    • Laird
    Elisabeth Hower
    Elisabeth Hower
    • Eve Hansen
    Josefina Scaglione
    • Camilla
    Toby Huss
    Toby Huss
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    Greta Lee
    Greta Lee
    • Gertrude Lee
    Teddy Bergman
    Teddy Bergman
    • Alan Warren
    Robin de Jesus
    Robin de Jesus
    • Romeo Torres
    Curtis Gillen
    Curtis Gillen
    • Harvard One
    A.J. Shively
    A.J. Shively
    • Harvard Two
    Kevin-Alan Daniels
    • Harvard Three
    • (as Kevin Alan Daniels)
    Nilaja Sun
    Nilaja Sun
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    Kimiko Glenn
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      • Billy Kent
    • Writers
      • Adam Wierzbianski
      • Sarah Bird
      • Billy Kent
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    • Trivia
      The song Burn Harvard Burn is by indie rock band The Front Bottoms, being one of the only songs they are featured in a film for.
    • Goofs
      At 1:06:40, Gertrude Lee plays bass without a cable plugged to an amplifier; in the following scenes, the bass is connected to an amplifier.
    • Soundtracks
      Crazy Rhythms
      Written by Glenn Mercer and Bill Million
      Performed by The Feelies

    User reviews19

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    3/10

    Painful to watch, dull and overall lame

    Oh man, where do I start to express my disappointment with this horrid movie ? It's incredible to believe that Brendan Fraser can sink lower in his career, but this film proves that anything is possible. This is probably the worst acting in his filmography. Also the script is boring, lame, stupid and predictable. Directing is one of the worst I have seen... ever. The kid is annoying beyond believe. They make a desperate attempt to make him be cute and tender, but the results are lame. Large parts of the movie try to be funny, but they are filled with clichés and absurd, non funny scenes... The perfect cure for insomnia.
    • falcon1111
    • Sep 6, 2015
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    • Release date
      • May 31, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • HairBrained
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Love Lane Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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