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What about Ari Meyers! This movie is more about her and her escape from a school for geniuses where the only thing that matters is what new inventions you can come up with. If you're an Ari Meyers fan then you can put up with the Barbarian Brothers and all the inept fighting scenes and so so acting. This is the most revealing movie that she has been in so far, although there is no nudity. You can see her bra in a few scenes (use frame advance) and a nice glimpse of her breasts (in motel lying on the bed in a towel).

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I dont find anything funny about 2 massive body builders who act like a couple of kids. A girl who is a genious gets mixed up with 2 moron's and they are there to help save the day. That big guy who played Jaws in a couple of the Bond films was probably the best actor in the whole movie. This movie didnt appeal to me, but it probably would appeal to a much younger audience, as it was intended to i think.

I found it to be silly, stupid, bad acting.... but the kids might love it, these two brothers hitting each other and pretending it hurt, when you can see that they are lightly tapping things and badly done... a goofy movie can work, but this one just didnt for me.

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"Well well, if it ain't the 'Tardy Boys..."
Never one to pass up the chance of catching a cheeseball flick that I hadn't yet seen, I decided to grab 'Think Big' from the local rental joint, take it home, and fire 'er up. I wasn't expecting much from this low-brow, yet strangely cute and occasionally touching road/chase flick, but when it was all said & done I found myself mildly entertained by the dumb shenanigans. I even discovered one of the greatest lines ever uttered in low-budget cheeseball cinema history, which I used to title this review!

The protagonists, a pair of muscle-bound twins (the Barbarian Brothers, who attained modest cult success in the late 80s), apparently got their thespian chops from the WWF acting school. Too bad they didn't take a few of the school's wrestling courses while they were at it; they really coulda used it. Why, you ask? Well, it's probably 'cuz this flick contains some of the most inept fighting sequences I've ever witnessed, especially the dustup at the airport! The battle royale at the truck stop was pretty funny though, especially the part where the two henchmen are arguing over who gets the chain and who gets the two-by-four.

But not only is 'Think Big' a dumb movie with ridiculous-looking fight scenes, it's also a veritable showcase of notable b-listers from the late 80s:

- Richard Moll, best known as the bald-pated bailiff Bull Shannon from 'Night Court', pops up for a moment as a trucking dispatcher who gives Rafe & Vic (the twins) their latest cargo assignment. I love this one scene, 'cuz one of the brothers constantly stares at him with one of the dopiest smiles I've ever seen! I can imagine him thinkin' to himself, 'Oh my god, it's Bull Shannon! With hair!'

- Tom 'Tiny' Lister, best known as Zeus in 'No Holds Barred', has a brief appearance here as well whilst still wearing that 'Z' on the side of his head.

- David Carradine is constantly on the brothers' trail as an oily repo man out to take back their almost-paid-for truck. Carradine's overdone smarmy laughter, which starts up every time his character thought he had the rig in his hands, became pretty annoying after a while. He does get his come-uppance in the end however, albeit a stupid and unsatisfying one.

- Michael Winslow, best known as that guy who imitates different sounds in the 'Police Academy' movies, shows up in the truck stop scene about halfway into the proceedings. Sadly, he doesn't break out any new sounds or noises here'

- Richard Kiel, best known as Jaws from a couple Roger Moore-era Bond movies, is the leader of the henchmen who try to chase down our gallant iron-pumping duo. Man, is that dude scary! And what's with that big ol' knot in the middle of his forehead? Probably a brain tumor, which would explain why he agreed to take this part...

- Martin Mull as the leader of the bad guy minions, doing what he does best: being overly-ingratiating and a bit too eager to please. Y'know, kinda like your stereotypical used car dealer, only more easily flustered when his nefarious plans are torn asunder...

- The blond dude who plays one of the henchmen, whoi can't seem to decide whether his 'accent' is British or German. Or maybe it's Australian or Swedish? Ahhh, who can tell'

And if that ain't enough, our favorite pair of physically-overdeveloped, genetically-identical goombahs also rap the theme to the opening and closing credits! All I'll say about their mad skillz is this: Vanilla Ice, they ain't'

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