Twins

Unrated

12/9/19881h 47m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Only their mother can tell them apart. ~

Overview:

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$15,000,000.00

Revenue:

$216,614,388.00

Key words:

experiment
orphanage
perfection
low intelligence
jet engine
twins separated at birth
artist colony
same habits
opposites
amused
sarcastic

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

~ as ~

Julius Benedict

Danny DeVito

~ as ~

Vincent Benedict

Kelly Preston

~ as ~

Marnie Mason

Chloe Webb

~ as ~

Linda Mason

Bonnie Bartlett

~ as ~

Old Mary Ann Benedict

Marshall Bell

~ as ~

Webster

Trey Wilson

~ as ~

Beetroot McKinley

David Caruso

~ as ~

Al Greco

Hugh O'Brian

~ as ~

Granger

Tony Jay

~ as ~

Werner

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Reviews (5)

John Chard
Written 9 year(s) ago
7
So much fun to be had here.

As long as you know what to expect, and really that shouldn't be too hard to do when you are getting ready to watch a movie that has Danny DeVito & Arnold Schwarzenegger as twin brothers!

Julius (Arnold) & Vincent (Danny) are the result of a genetic experiment that should have realised the perfect child, instead they were born as twins, separated at birth and both went on to lead different lives. Julius was raised on a gorgeous island, he is greatly educated and knows no fear of the world, Vincent on the other hand is a low class womanising weasel from the big city. Upon learning of having a twin brother, Julius sets off to the big city to find the brother he never knew he had, trouble is, is that Julius has no comprehension of city ways, and coupled with the fact that Vincent really isn't the brotherly kind, this only compounds the situation further.

Twins is a very tidy piece, the two leads play off of each other very well, and as dumb as the plotting is, it sure as hell makes for a good fun night viewing. Female gravitas comes in the form of the sultry Kelly Preston and the criminally undervalued Chloe Webb, but really the film's charm is all down to the little and large act of DeVito & Schwarzenegger, plenty of laughs here. So open the ale, chomp on the popcorn, and leave the brain at the door. 7/10

Yakety Yak, Yakety Yak.
Kamurai
Written 4 year(s) ago
6
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend, if you're okay with a date movie.

This movie holds up surprisingly well. It is dated quite a bit, just the dollar amounts they mention are off, and car phones and pay phones. I give full credit to the delivery of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito that keeps this movie enjoyable after all this time.

The premise is almost laughable in 1988, but since then we've come so far as it actually being possible that this moves from science fiction to realistic fiction.

Yeah DeVito's character is awful on the redeemable side, and Schwarzenegger is comically pure, but it's about using both extremes to find a middle ground in the solutions to our problems. It is also about families reuniting, and strengthening bonds: it's a touching story when you get past the comedy and gunfire.

Worth a watch if you can stand a trip in the way back machine to 1988.
JPV852
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
Fun and all around enjoyable comedy that doesn't devolve into cheap humor (i.e. constant jokes about their height for instance) and instead two opposites working well off of one another. Schwarzenegger is great as sweet innocent and naïve while Devito as a schemer and crook still was likeable. 3.75/5

I think I had seen this sometime back in the 90s but didn't remember much of it.
r96sk
Written 1 year(s) ago
9
'Twins' is terrific!

It is another one 'of those films' that I've heard about for as long as time (though post-watch it doesn't seem as (relative) well known as I thought it was!) but clearly never got around to watching it. Well I have now and I'm certainly glad I did, it's a great watch. Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger are a fantastic duo.

DeVito is always good, one of my favourites to see onscreen. Schwarzenegger impresses, I've obviously seen a decent amount of his work but I'd have to say this is the most I've enjoyed him so far I think. I have basically only seen him as a brute force machine before, so it's pleasant to see a performance of his with a bit more depth.

Interesting to see Kelly Preston appear, even if I wouldn't have recognised her if it wasn't for the opening credits. I enjoyed Marshall Bell's role, one I actually would've liked to have seen more of to be honest - he made for a good bad guy!

It'a a shame that we won't be getting a sequel to this, it would've been awesome to see DeVito and Schwarzenegger back together older... especially with the early rumoured addition of Eddie Murphy. I reckon that would've been fun.
Kali
Written 6 month(s) ago
6
It's... fine?

Not as good as it was hyped up to be in my opinion. The movie was okay, but it wasn't anything special. It had a story but it wasn't outstanding. The same goes for every other aspect of the movie. Worth watching if it's your thing, even if only for DeVito's performance, which is probably the best bit of the movie.

There are definitely parts of the movie that heavily rely on Marnie's attractiveness instead of the storyline and acting, trying to play it off as comedic when Julius doesn't understand what's going on- but that's obviously not what's going on here.

Overall, 6/10. Movie is fine, worth watching, but I don't think I would ever list it in a top movies list or anything.