Senseless

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Senseless

R,

1998,

1h 33m,

Comedy

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6%

18 Reviews

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45%

10,000+ Ratings

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45%

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Perpetually poor Darryl (Marlon Wayans) is destined to lose his dream Wall Street job to a wealthy snob (David Spade)... until Darryl volunteers for a high-paying scientific experiment that gives him superhuman senses -- and the competitive edge he needs! But when the side effects start, he finds his chances for success sabotaged by attacks of sensory overload!

Mike Clark

USA Today

Jan 9, 2018

2/4

Have we seen this before? Here's another comedy about a substance that supernaturally alters its hero's life - a premise that also sustained Jerry Lewis's Nutty Professor, not to mention Eddie Murphy's remake.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

Senseless is a Jim Carrey movie fighting to be a Penelope Spheeris movie, and losing.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

May 24, 2026

1.5/4

...a sluggish, woefully unfunny misfire that contains, at its core, a thoroughly unappealing star performance...

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

Jan 19, 2023

D+

It's the kind of movie funnier in the planning stages than on film.

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

May 7, 2007

0/5

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Penelope Spheeris

Director

Marlon Wayans

Darryl Witherspoon

David Spade

Scott Thorpe

Matthew Lillard

Tim LaFlour

Brad Dourif

Dr. Wheedon

Tamara Taylor

Janice

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Synopsis

Perpetually poor Darryl (Marlon Wayans) is destined to lose his dream Wall Street job to a wealthy snob (David Spade)... until Darryl volunteers for a high-paying scientific experiment that gives him superhuman senses -- and the competitive edge he needs! But when the side effects start, he finds his chances for success sabotaged by attacks of sensory overload!

Director: Penelope Spheeris
Producer: David Hoberman
Screenwriter: Greg Erb, Craig Mazin
Production Co: Gold/Miller Productions, Miramax Films, Mandeville Films, Dimension Films
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 20, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.0M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Stereo, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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