Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1989
Movie Budget:$100,000
Original Language:English
Cast & Crew
M
Matt McDowell
Director
R
Russell Bates
Director
Sheila and the Brainstem (1989)
Audience Score
DirectorsMatt McDowellRussell Bates
1 hr 19 minJan 1st, 1989
Plot
Somewhere in the American southwest, Taz, a nutty visionary, has temporarily misplaced the wizened dried-out Brainstem he found in a mysterious subterranean world -- which he believes is the key to immortality. Three rebellious punks, Sean, Head and Billy Dork, unknowingly steal it in the course of a convenience store robbery believing it to be a stick of beef jerky. Newlyweds Bruce and Sheila have the misfortune to stumble into the confrontation between Taz and the Punks. The punks kidnap Sheila as a hostage, Taz kidnaps Bruce as his hostage; the bizarre chase is on! The two "teams" race across a landscape of identical convenience stores, housing developments, and rampant consumerism.
