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5.2/10 • 62

1973-05-111h 30m

ComedyHorrorScience Fiction

The Operation is a Success ... When the Patient Dies

Following his forced retirement from an appalling rock band, Jason decides to vacation at Brittlehouse Manor, a health farm run by the leather-gloved, ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Storm. Along the way, Jason meets Judy, also on her way to Brittlehouse Manor to visit her aunt, who married Dr. Storm some years ago. Once they arrive, the pair realise rather quickly that something is wrong, probably because the other guests have had their brains surgically removed, or all the blood pouring from the sink, or possibly just because the creepy midget keeps telling them to brush their teeth.

Directors
Antony Balch
Editors
Robert C. Dearberg

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Michael Gough

    Michael Gough

    Dr. Christian Storm

  2. Robin Askwith

    Robin Askwith

    Jason Jones

  3. Vanessa Shaw

    Vanessa Shaw

    Judy Peters

  4. Dennis Price

    Dennis Price

    Mr. Pollack

  5. Ellen Pollock

    Ellen Pollock

    Olga ("Aunt Harris")

  6. Skip Martin

    Skip Martin

    Frederick

  7. Kurt Christian

    Kurt Christian

    Abraham Warren

  8. Barbara Wendy

    Barbara Wendy

    Millie

  9. Kenneth Benda

    Kenneth Benda

    Carter

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John Chard

Jan 12, 2016

5/10

Garbled mess entertains royally. It's one of those creaky British horrors that always show up on the BBC in the early hours of the morning. The reason for this is that the only ones watching are the drunks staggering in from the pub, or the insomniacs interested in a thrill to pass the time away with. The former are the better off because this is a film where not being of sober mind can only aid the viewing. It's bonkers in plotting, Robin Askwith (just prior to his shift into a sex comedy franchise) is a stressed out singer with a pop group. He decides to go for some R&R at a country retreat. He hooks up with Vanessa Shaw on the train journey in, and once they arrive at the retreat they find it's a bizarro world inhabited by mute bikers, lobotomised robots, a malignant dwarf and a mad doctor (Michael Gough) in a wheelchair! That's pretty much it, not much makes sense, there's a little sexy nudity, a whole host of sequences where the zombies do nothing of interest, some scenes of the dwarf (Skip Martin) mixing potions and puddings, and some cool fake fights between Askwith and chums and the crash helmet bikers. It plods along gleefully to the finale's big reveal and chase/escape sequence, to round it off as car crash cinema. Splendidly bad and joyful in subtexts. 5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
mind controldreamswheelchairmad doctorzombie