Hubert's Brain

Hubert's Brain is a 2001 American computer-animated short film made by San Francisco digital media company Wild Brain. It tells the story of a science geek who befriends a talking brain-in-a-jar.

Directed by Phil Robinson and Gordon Clark. Produced by Nina Rappaport. Written by Brian Narelle and Robin Steele.

Sometimes everybody needs some... body. Taglines

Dialogue

Bailey: Okay Kojak, the kid's been reading too many comic books. Maybe we should just cut him loose.

Thompson: Well maybe if you weren't in denial, you could contribute to this investigation!

Bailey: [laughs sarcastically] "Denial!" Poindexter here's been taking you on a trip to the twilight zone!

Thompson: Oh, I'm just trying to reach some closure here.

Bailey: You want closure? I'll give you closure. How about I closure your trap! [slaps Thompson]

[The scene cuts to where Bailey and Thompson driving Hubert home]

Thompson: All I'm asking for is a little... backup.

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Professor: Now then, time to research my theory. Hubert my boy, direct me to the nearest drinkery. [laughs]

Hubert: Drinkery? But you said we were going to the planetarium.

Professor: [laughs] That's a laugh. Ever tried to pick up chicks in a planetarium? Ha, ha, I'm out of here!

Hubert: But... Professor... you promised!

[Professor honks a clown horn and runs out of the window]

Hubert: But... but...

Taglines

• Sometimes everybody needs some... body.
• A story about an imaginative little boy who doesn't quite fit in, and a brain who is looking for the perfect fit!

Voice cast

• J. D. Daniels as Hubert.
• Peter Falk as Bailey.
• Bruce Campbell as Thompson.
• Jonathan Harris as Professor.
• Charles Howerton as Dog.
• Gerri Lawlor as Bully.