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It's not as disgusting as "The Fly," nor as disturbing or profound as "Videodrome," but "Dead Ringers" is still nicely cringey, right on the border of a dark drama and "mad scientist" sci-fi. Cronenberg said that his challenge in this movie was to use twins, not as freaks or in any other gimmicky, typical Hollywood way, but just as regular people. He succeeds handily and sends one of them right over the edge. Also includes some very Cronenberg body horror themes such as mutation.
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I had seen this movie many years ago and thought it extremely well done. Hard to find nowadays (even though it's on "The Criterion's Collection" list. The synopsis from Criterion: Dead Ringers, Canadian film, a psychological thriller about twin gynecologists who gradually descend into madness, that is considered one of director David Cronenberg’s best films. Regarded by many as one of the best horror movies ever made, it won 10 Genie Awards from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television—including best picture, director, lead actor, and adapted screenplay—and was named one of the Top 10 Canadian films of all time in polls conducted by the Toronto International Film Festival in 2004 and 2015.
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The movie is based on real life circumstances about twin gynecologists who eventually ruin their lives through drug addiction. I knew the doctors on whose lives this is based and was curious to see how the movie treated the facts. Jeremy Irons was cast perfectly as he has the same body type as the real doctors. The movie is a representation and not factual. It is worth viewing for the acting and directing and for the subject matter. It shows that no matter what your station in life is, drug addiction is a formula for destruction. These were brilliant physicians who were internationally known in the field of fertility. They had so much more to contribute but addiction put an end to that.
Very underrated film by David Cronenberg, Dead Ringers has a bizarre story surrounding a strange pair of twin surgeons. Jeremy Irons is brilliant, before he became a household name. If you like suspense and drama, you'll like this movie.
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Super awesome :) Gave as a gift to my friend and they love it
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