''Hair Brained'' is a 2013 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Billy Kent and starring

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and

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Cast

as Leo Searly *

as Eli Pettifog *

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as Sheila Pettifog *

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as Shauna Holder *Michael Oberholtzer as Laird *

Greta Lee Greta Jiehan Lee (born March 7, 1983) is an American actress. Early life Lee was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are Korean immigrants. While attending Harvard-Westlake School, she became interested in the performing art ...

as Gertrude Lee *Teddy Bergman as Alan Warren *

Robin de Jesús Robin de Jesús is an American film and theater actor of Puerto Rican descent. He has received Tony Award nominations for his roles in ''In the Heights'', '' La Cage aux Folles'', and '' The Boys in the Band''. Life and career Robin de Jesús ...

as Romeo Torres *Elisabeth Hower as Eve Hansen *

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as Dapper Man *

Toby Huss Tobias Huss (born December 9, 1966) is an American actor, known for portraying Artie in the Nickelodeon series ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' (1993–1996). He is also known for his voice-over work on the long-running animated series ''King of ...

as Whittman Moderator / Brad the Announcer *

Josefina Scaglione Josefina Scaglione (born September 5, 1987) is an Argentinian musical theatre actress and singer, best known for her performance as Maria in the 2009 Broadway revival of ''West Side Story'', for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Bes ...

as Camilla *

Kimiko Glenn Kimiko Elizabeth Glenn (June 27, 1989) is an American actress and Broadway performer known for portraying Brook Soso in the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', for which she received three ensemble Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also st ...

as Perky Girl *

Fred Melamed Fred Melamed (born May 13, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for portraying Sy Ableman in the Coen Brothers' ''A Serious Man'' (2009). He is also known for his collaborations with Woody Allen appearing in seven of ...

as Benny Greenberg *Lizzy DeClement as Sophie Searly

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 3.89/10.

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awarded the film one star.

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* * {{rotten-tomatoes, hairbrained 2010s fantasy comedy-drama films American fantasy comedy-drama films Films scored by the Newton Brothers Vertical Entertainment films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films