SummaryA pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.
Directed By:Kelly Makin
Written By:Norm Hiscock, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Metascore
Mixed or Average
55
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
My Score
Drag or tap to give a rating
Hover and click to give a rating
Not available in your country?
ExpressVPN
Get 3 Extra months free
$6.67/mth
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
55
61% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
30% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
9% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
88
Bold and totally off-the-wall comedy.
75
The only way to enjoy Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy is to savor the performances and behavior quirks, and release the notion that plot is essential.
70
The mad scientist/corporate heavy comedy is an odd combination of belly laughs and cerebral humor that will delight those familiar with the sketchcom troupe's antics.
63
The Kids' first movie is just all right. But there's enough good stuff in it to merit a sequel. [12 Apr 1996, p.F5]
50
Brain Candy is a good example of why not everything -- even a cult hit -- ought to be turned into a movie. [12 Apr 1996, p.6G]
50
The Kids in the Hall's first feature isn't anything more than a sloppy showcase for the group's costume-changing tricks, but sometimes its sheer chutzpah can be amusing. Just as often, flashes of complete plot incoherence or atrocious taste spoil the effect.
0
The first movie from the cult television comedy troupe doesn’t have a single good laugh.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
43% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
43% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
14% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Jun 5, 2022
9
People talk crap about this movie; even the Kids do. Honestly though, I rewatched it again tonight and you know what? It's not nearly as bad as they say. I laughed a lot and I think it stands the test of time. If you don't like it, you're a silly poop face.
Jan 2, 2026
6
A pharmaceutical company manufactures an antidepressant drug that makes perpetually recall their happiest memory. While this premise is a creative hallmark of the 1990s (when antidepressants began flooding the market), the comedy is even more stale and dated than the TV series. I enjoyed The Kids in the Hall when it was originally broadcast in the 1990s (I was in my early 20s), but it has aged poorly. This movie is no exception.
