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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

NR
Movie
1962
1h 22m
English
Horror, Science Fiction
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.
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Jason Evers
Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)
Virginia Leith
Jan Compton
Adele Lamont
Doris Powell
Bonnie Sharie
Blonde Stripper
Paula Morris
Brunet Stripper
Marilyn Hanold
Peggy Howard
Bruce Brighton
Dr. Cortner
Arny Freeman
Photographer
Fred Martin
Medical Assistant
Lola Mason
Donna Williams
Bruce Kerr
Beauty Contest M.C.
Audrey Devereal
Jeannie Reynolds
Directed By: Joseph Green
Written By: Joseph Green (Screenplay), Rex Carlton (Story)

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csrz says...
4 years ago
This film is not good. It's surprisingly gory and sleazy for an early 60s horror but it's utterly forgettable and sadly boring. It's just as awful as its title. It's pretty short but drags a lot. Like it's about a surgeon hunting for a beautiful body in various location to then attach the body to his wife's severed head and he spends way too much time on that, it almost fill the entire runtime. There's some unintentional comedy but I just couldn't make myself laugh as I almost completely lost interest. The final act was quite good but too long to get there. Not recommended.
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willard_h says...
3 years ago
This is really very good. A body horror classic. Not bad at all.
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Bronson87
5/10  2 years ago
It's easy to see why this movie is a classic, but that's not the same as being a great movie that holds up years later.
One only needs to think about this in context to understand how shocking it must have been during its time: remember this predates _Blood Feast_, and _Night of the Living Dead_. W More
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CinemaSerf
3 days ago
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 whiske More
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