The Great Brain

1978 "Half hero, half con-artist, all heart!"
5.8| 1h38m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 01 June 1978 Released
Producted By: Osmond Productions
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Based on the book by John D. Fitzgerald, this movie stars Jimmy Osmond as a mischievous boy out to swindle his whole town for everything they're worth...and who occasionally puts his smarts to use for a good cause.

Genre

Comedy, Family

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Director

Sidney Levin, Richard Bickerton

Production Companies

Osmond Productions

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The Great Brain Audience Reviews

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
drgibson This isn't a great movie, by any stretch. The acting is hammy, and a very young Jimmy Osmond is frankly, too chubby to play The Great Brain. But if you like the John D. Fitzgerald novels, you'll find the film a treat. I'm glad it's out and that I taped it in the early 1980s. I'm not sure it's for sale on video. It's a definite G and post-toddler kids will like it. However, those adults unfamiliar with the Great Brain character will be turning off the channel or VCR pretty quickly. On the plus side, the sets of early, rural Utah are pretty well done and the cast, if inexperienced, is at least earnest.