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ThrillerHorror

Dead Ringers

- Two bodies. Two minds. One soul.

Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.

Release Date : 1988-09-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Mantle Clinic IITéléfilm Canada

Production Country : Canada

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jeremy Irons

Character Name : Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle

Original Name : Jeremy Irons

Gender : Male

Geneviève Bujold

Character Name : Claire Niveau

Original Name : Geneviève Bujold

Gender : Female

Heidi von Palleske

Character Name : Cary

Original Name : Heidi von Palleske

Gender : Female

Barbara Gordon

Character Name : Danuta

Original Name : Barbara Gordon

Gender : Female

Shirley Douglas

Character Name : Laura

Original Name : Shirley Douglas

Gender : Female

Stephen Lack

Character Name : Wolleck / Anders Wolleck

Original Name : Stephen Lack

Gender : Male

Nick Nichols

Character Name : Leo

Original Name : Nick Nichols

Gender : Male

Lynne Cormack

Character Name : Arlene

Original Name : Lynne Cormack

Gender : Female

Damir Andrei

Character Name : Birchall

Original Name : Damir Andrei

Gender : Male

Miriam Newhouse

Character Name : Mrs. Bookman

Original Name : Miriam Newhouse

Gender : Male

David Hughes

Character Name : Superintendent

Original Name : David Hughes

Gender : Male

Richard W. Farrell

Character Name : Dean of Medicine

Original Name : Richard W. Farrell

Gender : Male

Warren Davis

Character Name : Anatomy Class Supervisor

Original Name : Warren Davis

Gender : Male

Marsha Moreau

Character Name : Raffaella

Original Name : Marsha Moreau

Gender : Female

Denis Akiyama

Character Name : Pharmacist

Original Name : Denis Akiyama

Gender : Male

Dee McCafferty

Character Name : Surgeon

Original Name : Dee McCafferty

Gender : Male

Jane Luk

Character Name : Lecture-Hall Nurse

Original Name : Jane Luk

Gender : Female

Jill Hennessy

Character Name : Mimsy

Original Name : Jill Hennessy

Gender : Female

David Cronenberg

Character Name : Obstetrician (uncredited)

Original Name : David Cronenberg

Gender : Male

Bob Bainborough

Character Name : Mr. Glaser

Original Name : Bob Bainborough

Gender : Male

Jacqueline Hennessy

Character Name : Escort Twin

Original Name : Jacqueline Hennessy

Gender : Female

Jonathan Haley

Character Name : Beverly Age 9

Original Name : Jonathan Haley

Gender : Male

Nicholas Haley

Character Name : Elliot Age 9

Original Name : Nicholas Haley

Gender : Male

Susan Markle

Character Name : Operating Room Nurse

Original Name : Susan Markle

Gender : Male

Murray Cruchley

Character Name : Assisting Surgeon

Original Name : Murray Cruchley

Gender : Male

Tita Trevisan

Character Name : Furniture Salesman

Original Name : Tita Trevisan

Gender : Male

David Walden

Character Name : Director

Original Name : David Walden

Gender : Male

Liliane Stillwell

Character Name : Wardrobe Person

Original Name : Liliane Stillwell

Gender : Male

Denise McLeod

Character Name : Art Gallery Lady

Original Name : Denise McLeod

Gender : Male

Nicholas Rice

Character Name : MC

Original Name : Nicholas Rice

Gender : Male

Joe Matheson

Character Name : Sean / Waiter

Original Name : Joe Matheson

Gender : Male

Hadley Kay

Character Name : Delivery Boy

Original Name : Hadley Kay

Gender : Male

Cynthia Eastman

Character Name : Sobbing Woman

Original Name : Cynthia Eastman

Gender : Male

Nora Colpman

Character Name : Mrs. Randell

Original Name : Nora Colpman

Gender : Male

Rena Polley

Character Name : Soap Opera Character

Original Name : Rena Polley

Gender : Female

Madeleine Atkinson

Character Name : Soap Opera Character

Original Name : Madeleine Atkinson

Gender : Male

John Bayliss

Character Name : Performance Double

Original Name : John Bayliss

Gender : Male

Graham Evans

Character Name : Picture Double

Original Name : Graham Evans

Gender : Male

Alan Gough

Character Name : Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan Gough

Gender : Male

Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

Character Name : Twin Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

Gender : Male

Julian-Peter Marcantonio

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Julian-Peter Marcantonio

Gender : Male

Greg Van Riel

Character Name : Man in Reception (uncredited)

Original Name : Greg Van Riel

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

I've often thought that there should be beauty contests for the insides of bodies. Dead Ringers is directed by David Cronenberg who also co-adapts the screenplay with Norman Snider from the book "Twins" written by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland. It stars Jeremy Irons and Genevieve Bujold. Music is by Howard Shore and cinematography by Peter Suschitzky. Identical twin gynaecologists Beverly and Elliott Mantle (Irons) run a high end fertility clinic in the city. Both in tune with each in spite of being different personalities, their world starts to fold inwards when Beverly falls in love with drug dependent actress Claire Niveau (Bujold). Inspired by the real life story of gynaecologist twins Cyril and Steve Marcus (who were both found dead from suicide brought about by drug addiction), Dead Ringers is an amalgamation of unsettling horror and icy cold playfulness; in other words a perfect canvas for auteur Cronenberg to paint some of his peccadilloes. Cronenberg doesn't need to be gory, gimmicky or schlocky, he instead utilises the characters on the page to spin a clinical character study. Themes pulsing throughout involve individuality, identity, misogyny, narcissism, eroticism and addiction, all played out in the mystical world of surgery and in-human metaphysics. The tempo never rises above a steady heart beat, rumbling along ominously, until we enter the home straight and the director delivers a devastating yet deeply moving conclusion. Backed by a stunning dual performance from Irons, and a ballsy one from Bujold, Dead Ringers is a film of genuine greatness and a piece of work that's alive with smart ideas. 8.5/10

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Sheer brilliance. Deep down, EVERYONE has a love/hate thing about identical twins. On the one side, they wish they had that kind of communion with someone, that sort of magical intimacy they share, having someone basically the exact same as themselves...yet that same one-of-a-kind companionship is scary as hell. I haven't seen, from my fellow Canadian, either 'Scanners' (1981) or 'Naked Lunch' (1991), so I can't honestly say whether or not my assertion can be thus extended, but I dare ANYONE to find in horror a finer run than Cronenberg had, in 'Videodrome', 'The Dead Zone', 'The Fly'...and this, 'Dead Ringers'.

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tmdb47633491

@tmdb47633491

2021-06-23

David Cronenberg reveals himself to be a total pseud. "Our identities blur together. We are one soul." Give me a break