The Brain That Wouldn't Die
1962
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi
The Brain That Wouldn't Die
1962
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi
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Was the monster that guy in the Diane Arbus photo?
Underrated
The unethical surgeon Dr. Bill Cortner (Herb Evers) is developing a technique of transplantation of organs and members using a serum against rejection. When he has a car accident with his girlfriend Jan Compton (Virginia Leith), he saves her head only, and tries to find a woman with a beautiful body to transplant Jan's head against her will.
I found the low budget movie "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" very underrated in IMDb. The story is not so bad, and certainly inspired "Frankenhooker" and "The Man with Two Brains". The acting and the direction are very reasonable, and there are some mistakes of edition (for example, when Dr. Bill Cortner is having a conversation in the car with his friend on the sidewalk), but these errors just contribute to make the movie funnier. The make-up of the creature is great. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "O Cérebro Que Não Queria Morrer" ("The Brain That Did not Want to Die")




