Dead Ringers Page #2

Synopsis: The Mantle brothers are both doctors - both gynecologists - and identical twins. Mentally however, one of them is more confident than the other, and always manages to seduce the women he meets. When he's tired of his current partner, she is passed on to the other brother - without her knowing. Everything runs smoothly, until an actress visits their clinic, and the shy brother is the first to fall in love. Will they be able to 'share' her ?
Director(s): David Cronenberg
Production: Media Home Entertainment
  20 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
86
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
R
Year:
1988
116 min
1,095 Views


There's no chance that you'll

be able to bear children.

I'm not surprised.

You must've been tested before.

Oh, they said... I wouldn't have

an easy time getting pregnant.

But I've been taking...

...hormone injections.

And I have been extremely promiscuous.

I've never...

...used... um... contraceptive devices.

I've never even thought

contraceptive thoughts.

There are other reasons for

not sleeping with just... anybody.

That's true, you know.

I never thought of that.

Oh, of course, you...

...had a chance to...

...check me out...

...thoroughly...

...before you jumped on me.

Are you that careful?

Do you only have affairs with patients?

No, I was... concerned...

Am I bad? Is that it?

You gonna spank me, Doc?

It hadn't occurred to me.

I've been bad...

...and I need to be punished.

I need to be punished.

Danuta.

Danuta.

Danuta!

As soon as we get some cold water

on your face, you'll feel much better.

Elly...

- What happened?

- Thank God you're back, Bev!

I'm just no good with the serious ones.

Why are you back?

I'm just no good with the frivolous ones.

All she wanted was

a little slap on the arse, Bev.

Yeah?

Yeah, well, I wondered what the f***

my brother had got us into...

...behind my back.

She's an actress, Bev, she's a flake.

She plays games all the time.

You never know who she really is.

Yeah.

I can see that.

You can?

Yeah!

So... when are you gonna see her again?

She's called the clinic five times already.

I don't know. Perhaps you'd better go.

Wait a minute...

...this is serious.

- No, it's not.

- Yes, it is!

If we didn't share women,

you'd still be a virgin.

- No.

- You'd never get laid on your own.

I don't get out much.

Listen, the beauty of our business

is you don't have to get out...

...to meet beautiful women.

- No, I can't do that. It's not...

- Ethical.

- No.

It's not... safe.

Well, if you don't go and see her...

- What?

- I will.

And I'll tell her I'm you...

...and I'll do... terrible things to her.

What sort of terrible things?

Oh, God!

Oh, Doctor...

...you've cured me!

Shh, shh.

What's the matter, what's the matter?

I'll never get pregnant.

I'll never have children.

When I'm dead... I'll just be dead.

I'll...

...really never have been a woman

at all. Just a girl.

A little girl.

You could always adopt a baby.

It wouldn't be the same.

It wouldn't be part of my body.

Yes... that's true.

Don't tell. Please don't tell...

...anybody about me. Please don't tell.

I'm so vulnerable... I'm slashed open.

Who would I tell? Eh?

Who would I tell?

And with that seal ofapproval,

our 5th bubbly season gets under way.

Hey, hey, hey...

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David Cronenberg

David Paul Cronenberg, CC OOnt FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and author. Cronenberg is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or visceral horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the psychological is typically intertwined with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction, although his work has since expanded beyond these genres. His films have won numerous awards, including the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Crash (1996). more…

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