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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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Box office
Grossed $217M worldwide, about 14.4 times its $15M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Mexico and Santa Monica
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles, Texas and New Mexico
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Music
Music by Georges Delerue and Randy Edelman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Andrzej Bartkowiak
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Director: Ivan Reitman
Writers: William DaviesScreenplay
William OsborneScreenplay
Timothy HarrisScreenplay
Herschel WeingrodScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: December 9, 1988
Original language: English
Budget: $15M
Revenue: $216.6M
Countries: United States of America

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