The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)
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.
- Joseph Green
- Eva Blair
- Tony LaMarca
- Joseph Green
- Rex Carlton
- Joseph Green
Rating: 4.6/10 by 121 users
Alternative Title:
Il Cervello Che Non Voleva Morire - IT
The Head That Wouldn't Die - US
Le cerveau qui ne voulait pas mourir - FR
El cerebro que no podía morir - ES
Mózg, który nie może umrzeć - PL
O Cérebro que Não Queria Morrer - BR
Der Kopf, der nicht sterben durfte - DE
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 22 minutes
Budget: $62,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: experiment, transplantation, mutant, fiancé, surgeon, stripper, car crash, strip club, decapitation, laboratory, disembodied head, mad doctor, severed head, car accident, transplant, surgery
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....
