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Brain Candy (1996)

Brain Candy poster
Original title
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Directed by
Kelly Makin
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 86 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy troupe plays characters in a series of sketches about a new antidepressant drug. The movie follows the effect this drug has on people's lives.

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What happens

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy is a 1996 Canadian comedy film written by and starring the Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall. Directed by Kelly Makin and filmed in Toronto, it followed the five-season run (1988–1995) of their television series The Kids in the Hall, which had been successful in both Canada and the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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