Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.
Acting
Moranis and Thomas improvising their entire personalities
Writing
Hamlet meets beer commercial — unhinged genius
Practical Effects
The flying dog suit and haunted brewery animatronics
Director
Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas
Doug McKenzie
Rick Moranis
Bob McKenzie
Max von Sydow
Brewmeister Smith
Paul Dooley
Claude Elsinore
Lynne Griffin
Pam Elsinore
Angus MacInnes
Jean LaRose
Roger Dunn
Beer Store Clerk
Tom Harvey
The Inspector
Mel Blanc
Voice of Mr. McKenzie
Len Doncheff
Jack Hawkland
Douglas Campbell
Henry Green
Brian McConnachie
Ted
Jill Frappier
Gertrude
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The McKenzie brothers originated as a two-minute SCTV sketch to satisfy Canadian content requirements. The film studio literally made them write a script in two weeks.
This film essentially codified 'hoser' as Canadian slang and accidentally became the most Canadian movie ever made — even the villain's mind-control is polite.
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