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12. Doctor of Horror

A Mad Doctor enlists the help of two security guards in a morgue in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the human soul.

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Richard ( Hank Azaria ) and Charlie ( Travis Tritt ) are two bumbling security guards who work in a morgue. After discovering mad scientist Dr. Orloff ( Austin Pendleton ) attempting to steal a corpse, the doctor explains to the guards on how he believes, if done in just the right way, souls can be extracted from the recently deceased, having been stealing bodies in his quest to obtain one. After Orloff pays the two guards a large amount of money to steal and later dump corpses for him, Charlie begins having doubts about whether what they are doing is right or not, prompting Richard to decide that Charlie must have quite a soul himself. Also starring Ben Stein.

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