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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

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4.6/10 • 126

1962-02-251h 22m

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Alive... without a body... fed by an unspeakable horror from hell!

Dr. Bill Cortner and his fiancée, Jan Compton, are driving to his lab when they get into a horrible car accident. Compton is decapitated. But Cortner is not fazed by this seemingly insurmountable hurdle. His expertise is in transplants, and he is excited to perform the first head transplant. Keeping Compton's head alive in his lab, Cortner plans the groundbreaking yet unorthodox surgery. First, however, he needs a body.

Directors
Joseph Green
Editors
Marc Anderson

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  1. Jason Evers

    Jason Evers

    Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)

  2. Virginia Leith

    Virginia Leith

    Jan Compton

  3. Leslie Daniels

    Leslie Daniels

    Kurt

  4. Adele Lamont

    Adele Lamont

    Doris Powell

  5. Bonnie Sharie

    Bonnie Sharie

    Blonde Stripper

  6. Doris Brent

    Doris Brent

    Nurse

  7. Paula Morris

    Paula Morris

    Brunet Stripper

  8. Marilyn Hanold

    Marilyn Hanold

    Peggy Howard

  9. Bruce Brighton

    Bruce Brighton

    Dr. Cortner

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CinemaSerf

Nov 19, 2024

4/10

This is hilarious... there's no other word for it. Poor old "Jan" (Virginia Leith) is decapitated in a road accident - but, hey, don't fret pet - her doctor fianceé "Bill" has the solution and before long her head is alive and well and sitting in a basin of live giving fluid (might have been whiskey?). Determined to find her a body, our intrepid surgeon alights on Adele Lamont ("Doris") without realising that his paramour doesn't really want to be saved - she has read the remainder of the script and long since figured that she is better off out of it... The story, dialogue and characters are nonsense from start to finish - indeed, it could be a contender for the "Plan 9" award for the worst sci-i ever made. The ending is diabolical, but not in any sort of devilish way, and the visual effects cannot help but raise a smile. Absolutely awful, but I bet you stick it out....

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$62,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
experimenttransplantationmutantfiancésurgeonstrippercar crashstrip clubdecapitationlaboratorydisembodied headmad doctorsevered headcar accidenttransplantsurgery