
Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison."


“This is Eli Pettifog. He's got a score to settle, and it's going to get hairy.”
A fourteen-year-old genius gets rejected by Harvard and ends up at a much lower ranked school where he makes friends with a mature student.

Brendan Fraser
Leo Searly

Alex Wolff
Eli Pettifog

Julia Garner
Shauna

Parker Posey
Sheila Pettifog

Michael Oberholtzer
Laird

Greta Lee
Gertrude

Teddy Bergman
Alan

Elisabeth Hower
Eve

Josefina Scaglione
Camilla

Austin Pendleton
Dapper Man
Hairbrained is a comedy, fantasy film released in 2013. Directed by Billy Kent, it stars Brendan Fraser, Alex Wolff, Julia Garner. A fourteen-year-old genius gets rejected by Harvard and ends up at a much lower ranked school where he makes friends with a mature student.
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