Twins
“Only their mother can tell them apart.”
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
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Cast
54 people
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Julius Benedict
Known for
The Terminator
Predator
Danny DeVito
Vincent Benedict
Known for
Batman Returns
The Lorax
Kelly Preston
Marnie Mason
Known for
Jerry Maguire
Sky High
Chloe Webb
Linda Mason
Known for
Sid and Nancy
Shameless
Bonnie Bartlett
Mary Ann Benedict
Known for
V
Salem's Lot
Marshall Bell
Webster
Known for
Total Recall
Stand by Me
Peter Dvorský
Peter Garfield
Trey Wilson
Beetroot McKinley
Known for
Raising Arizona
Bull Durham
David Caruso
Al Greco
Known for
CSI: Miami
Session 9
Hugh O'Brian
Granger
Known for
Game of Death
Ten Little Indians
Tony Jay
Werner
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Beauty and the Beast
Nehemiah Persoff
Mitchell Traven
Known for
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Some Like It Hot
Ivan Reitman Director · Herschel Weingrod Screenplay Timothy Harris Screenplay
Worldwide gross $217M · Budget $15M · United States release December 9, 1988
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$216,614,388
Gross vs. budget
14.4×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
The Experiment
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 8, 1988
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · December 9, 1988
Theatrical
Argentina
March 2, 1989 · Theatrical
Australia
January 19, 1989 · Theatrical
Austria
March 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 23, 1989 · Theatrical
Canada
August 23, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
April 26, 1989 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 14, 1989 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 30, 2019 · Theatrical
Finland
March 24, 1989 · Theatrical
France
March 22, 1989 · Theatrical
April 8, 1991 · Physical · VHS
April 27, 1999 · Physical · DVD
August 5, 2017 · Digital · VOD
August 17, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
January 14, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
March 22, 1989 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
July 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Israel
October 12, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
March 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
August 5, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 23, 1989 · Theatrical
May 3, 2002 · TV · Net 5
July 25, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Philippines
January 2, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Davao
Poland
December 2, 2022 · TV
Portugal
March 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Singapore
July 6, 2010 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
September 13, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
March 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 23, 1989 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 22, 1989 · Theatrical · French
April 7, 1989 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
February 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 1, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Uruguay
June 8, 1989 · Theatrical
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