Brain Damage (1988)
"It's a Headache from Hell."
ThumbScore
👍 78%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 65%
(RT: 69%, MC: 61) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Rick Hearst as Brian
Gordon MacDonald as Mike
Jennifer Lowry as Barbara
John Zacherle as Aylmer (voice)
Theo Barnes as Morris
Lucille Saint-Peter as Martha
Vicki Darnell as Blonde in Hell
Joseph Gonzalez as Guy in Shower
Is Brain Damage good?
Most people think so. 78% audience score, estimated from 319 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 65%.
Overview
Brian comes under the addictive spell of a parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in its hosts. Wikipedia ↗
