A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is short, a womanizer, and small-time crook.A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is short, a womanizer, and small-time crook.A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is short, a womanizer, and small-time crook.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination
Tom McCleister
- Bob Klane
- (as Thom McCleister)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaUniversal needed to know if Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito and Ivan Reitman were committed very early on because they were under deadline. They made the deal on a napkin at lunch with agents; they signed it and DeVito then had it framed.
- GoofsJulius made Vincent return the money, but to whom? The money came from Beetroot, who was killed.
- Quotes
Julius Benedict: I did nothing. The pavement was his enemy.
- Crazy creditsThe Title "Twins" appears with two "i" (one of them is smaller than the other one) referring to the appearance of the two main characters.
- ConnectionsEdited into Funny or Die Presents...: Fifty Shades of DeVito (2018)
- SoundtracksTwins
Performed by Philip Bailey and Little Richard
Written by Skip Scarborough and Lorrin Bates (as Lorrin 'Smokey' Bates)
Featured review
Above average fish out of water/odd couple type comedy
This is a quietly amusing film which I enjoyed more than I expected.
While Schwarzenegger is the "star" of the movie, this is really de Vito's film. He dominates every scene he is in, and maintains a manic character who actually shows some change as the film progresses without losing the basic energy of his persona.
While the plot is a little tenuous at times and there are only one or two real belly laughs I enjoyed the film, even on the small screen. Worth watching, but probably not worth buying.
While Schwarzenegger is the "star" of the movie, this is really de Vito's film. He dominates every scene he is in, and maintains a manic character who actually shows some change as the film progresses without losing the basic energy of his persona.
While the plot is a little tenuous at times and there are only one or two real belly laughs I enjoyed the film, even on the small screen. Worth watching, but probably not worth buying.
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- blw37
- Apr 9, 2003
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $111,938,388
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,174,980
- Dec 11, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $216,614,388
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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