Canadians, Drinking, Idiot Brothers, and Mystery. All three of these things can be found in one of the funniest movies I have ever seen--Strange Brew. This comedy stars Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, two comedians who developed the two characters as a sketch for Second City TV in 1980. The two play Canadian brothers, Bob (Moranis) and Doug (Thomas) McKenzie. They filled their original sketch, The Great White North with hilarious undertakings and tips (like how to get a mouse inside a beer bottle) that tore audiences to stitches on a continual basis. This movie is just another funny undertaking of this dynamic duo. Both Moranis and Thomas wrote, directed starred in this 1983 classic which to my surprise was loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The movie begins with the two brothers getting jobs at their favorite place, The Elsinore Brewery, which is oddly connected to what they describe as "The Looney Bin". They receive their jobs and continue to uncover a series of mysterious happenings. When they meet Pam Elsinore, the daughter of the late brewery owner, they discover that the brewmaster is up to something; and Jean LaRose, an ex-hockey player who was sent to the "Looney Bin", has the answers that the team needs. To make the movie even more stupid (but funny) the evil brewmaster has developed a way to turn the insane people into drones for his bidding.
I do not want to go into the movie anymore because I highly recommend that you see this movie for yourself. It is shot in high quality "3-B" (3 Beer) animation and the jokes and witty hunor will leave you with memories that you can look back on and chuckle at. You'll be able to find this movie in most rental stores if you're interested.
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