Twins

Plot

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.

About Twins

Twins is a 1988 American buddy comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman and written by William Davies, William Osborne, Timothy Harris, and Herschel Weingrod. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as Julius and Vincent Benedict, twin brothers created as a result of a secret genetic experiment, who were separated at birth and raised in drastically different circumstances. Also starring Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb and Bonnie Bartlett, the story follows the naïve but physically imposing Julius as he travels to Los Angeles to find Vincent, a cynical small-time crook, and the two set out on a journey to uncover the truth about their origins and locate their long-lost mother. The project marked the first collaboration between Reitman and Schwarzenegger and represented a major departure for Schwarzenegger, who had previously been known primarily for action films. Because Universal Pictures considered casting him in a broad comedy a financial risk, Schwarzenegger, DeVito, and Reitman agreed to forgo their usual salaries in exchange for a share of the film's profits. The film was produced on a budget of about $18 million, with location filming taking place in California and northern New Mexico, including scenes shot around Santa Fe, Taos, and Los Alamos. Released in the United States on December 9, 1988, Twins was a commercial success. The film opened at number…

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