A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who turns out to be a short, womanizing, small-time crook.A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who turns out to be a short, womanizing, small-time crook.A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who turns out to be a short, womanizing, small-time crook.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total
Tom McCleister
- Bob Klane
- (as Thom McCleister)
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My Rating: A Pair of Twins.
Part of a genetic experiment and separated at birth, twins Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito meet at last some 30 years later and hilarious situations follow. A sophomoric idea turns out to work beautifully due to the performances of the film's two leads. Just enough suspense is created as the two look for their long lost mother and DeVito gets into hot water when he steals a car that has some very valuable cargo in the trunk. A nice little entertaining film that serves its purpose well. 4 stars out of 5.
Schwarzenegger and DeVito twins? Stranger things have happened.
Twins is a hilarious film and one of DeVito and Schwarzenegger's best films of all. Schwarzenegger is the kind of actor that can act in serious movies and funny movies. He certainly proves he can do that in this movie. And DeVito is just perfect for his role. From start to finish, Twins is a hilarious movie that makes your sides ache with laughter.
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.
the Duo
Arnold and Danny working together as twins in this movie is hilarious! Something about the two of them works for this movie! They are really fun together. I love the 80s and for an out-there movie plot they made this movie a lot of fun.
should rate higher
Obviously Arnold and Danny aren't Oscar winners but the movie should still rate higher and people should not be so snobby about movies. C'mon, what a funny premise that Arnold and Danny could be twins. Who doesn't like a road trip? Who doesn't like finding out about a long lost loved one like a brother or a mother? Easy to watch and some funny happenings along the way and a cute ending. Just enjoy.
Did you know
- TriviaUniversal Pictures saw this movie as a risk and would only put up an $18 million budget, not enough to pay the two main stars and the director their normal fees. They decided to agree to 40% of the gross profits split between the three of them, and ended up making more than they would have made taking their fees upfront, as the film was a huge hit that took in $216 million worldwide.
- 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Naked Gun/Dakota/Mississippi Burning/Vincent (1988)
- SoundtracksTwins
Performed by Philip Bailey and Little Richard
Written by Skip Scarborough and Lorrin Bates (as Lorrin 'Smokey' Bates)
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
- Runtime
- 1h 47m(107 min)
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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