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Brothers of the Head is a 2005 mockumentary featuring the story of Tom and Barry Howe (Harry and Luke Treadaway respectively), conjoined twins living in the United Kingdom. It was based on the 1977 novel of the same name by science fiction writer Brian Aldiss.

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Brothers of the Head
Brothers of the Head movie poster
Directed by	Keith Fulton Louis Pepe
Written by	Brian Aldiss (novel) Tony Grisoni (screenplay)
Starring	Harry Treadaway Luke Treadaway
Cinematography	Anthony Dod Mantle
Edited by	Nicolas Gaster
Music by	Clive Langer
Production company	Film4
Distributed by	Tartan Films IFC Films (United States)
Release dates	10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) (Toronto International Film Festival) 6 October 2006 (2006-10-06) (United Kingdom)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$84,425

Tony Grisoni started working on the screenplay in 1984. He met the directors when they were filming Lost in La Mancha about the making of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

Plot

In the early 1970s, the twins are essentially purchased by a sleazy talent manager with plans to turn them into rock stars. The brothers form a punk rock band called the Bang Bang. As the band's success grows, a music journalist, Laura (Tania Emery), follows the band writing an article. A romantic relationship develops between Laura and Tom causing friction between the two brothers.

Cast

• Luke Treadaway as Barry Howe
• Harry Treadaway as Tom Howe
• Sean Harris as Nick Sidney
• Bryan Dick as Paul Day
• Tania Emery as Laura Ashwood
• Jonathan Pryce as Henry Couling
• Jane Horrocks as Roberta Howe
• Howard Attfield as Zak Bedderwick
• Ken Russell as himself
• James Greene as Brian Aldiss
• Luke Wagner as Young Zak

External links

• Brothers of the Head on Brian Aldiss's official site
• Brothers of the Head at IMDb
• Brothers of the Head at AllMovie

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