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This docudrama recaps the history of silicone breast implants, beginning in 1962 when idealistic Houston medical resident Kevin Saunders (David Schwimmer) gets an idea after seeing how women pad their... read more read more... bras. After he shares his notion with cosmetic pro Dr. William Larson (Chris Cooper), the two create a prosthetic breast from Dow-Corning's silicone gel. Approaching women on the street fails to bring volunteers, but a classified newspaper ad does the trick. As breast sizes increase, so do the doctors' bank accounts. However, physical problems emerge, followed by lawsuits, and the high life soon turns sour and grim. Filmed in LA, and Texas (Galveston, Houston), this TV movie premiered December 13, 1997 on HBO. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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31% liked it

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40% liked it

5 critics

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Lawrence O'Neil

Release Date: December 13, 1997

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DVD Release Date: October 30, 2001

Stats: 75 reviews

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  • October 1, 2009
    The poster for this film is a little misleading. This is a very touching drama that is well directed and brilliantly acted by Cooper and Schwimmer. It has boobs in it too!
  • August 15, 2009
    Breast Men tells the story of how breast implants came about and the good and bad things that's came along with them since they were invented. The inventor and the doctor that puts in most of the implants make millions from selling them, but after awhile some of the women complai... read moren that the implants busted. They lose just about all the money they had and go separate ways. It's a good movie and tells a good story and best of all, most of the women look good. It also has Rena Riffel (the one who made the first implant model) in it and I think she's the best looking actress of all.
    Breast Men isn't really that dirty of a movie like most people might think. It tells a good story and the women look good, bottom line. NOTE: This was my Amazon review from the year 2000. Looking back, it's a competent enough movie but not a favorite by any means, but I'll watch ANY movie with who I think has the sexiest celeb body of all time, Rena Riffel!
  • December 30, 2007
    Surprisingly funny history of the breast implant doctors, starring Ross from friends.
  • September 3, 2007
    An okay movie - I think more of an excuse to see a lot of boobs - real & fake!
  • August 8, 2007
    a surprisingly good movie about the making and breaking of the silicone implant inventors' partnership and product
  • July 26, 2007
    Pretty lame. In all fairness, I admit that I have a dislike of David Schwimmer that overshadowed the movie... but there is nothing in this film that holds your attention... well, except for all the titties!
  • June 20, 2007
    So I saw this on... I think perhaps HBO, I don't recall. It turned out to be a movie about boobs, which is ALWAYS good, but I got a healthy dose of breast implant history, and that was pretty neat. And boobs. I have to give boobs so much credit.
  • April 17, 2007
    David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper play two plastic surgeons that discover the art of "fake boobs". Then it's kind of like a rock and roll story gone bad (like they all do with drugs and stuff). Decent movie... I mean you can't go wrong with the amount of breasts you see in this ... read moremovie.

Critic Reviews


Alex Keen
September 13, 2002
Alex Keen, Trades

Schwimmer stretches... but that doesn't make this good.

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Just a bit more entertaining than a cable-flick like this should be.

Emanuel Levy
August 11, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Philip Martin
May 12, 2003
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

Rob Blackwelder
January 10, 2003
Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWire

No review available.

May 29, 2001
AV Club

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