Cheesy b classic with poor virginia leith spending most of her time stuck on a tray. Id like to give it at least 4 12 stars due to the excellent release. Playboy surgeon becomes obsessed with finding a body to attach to his favourite head after a road accident. When the blonde stripper slaps the brunette slapper, for calling her leftovers, in the closeup of the brunette being slapped, the hand is that of a male. Made in 1959 and released in 1962 by american international pictures on a double bill alongside invasion of the star creatures, it tells the story of a mad scientist whose grotesque experiments on human body parts reaches its zenith when. I love mystery science theater 3000, but sometimes it ends up doing a disservice to the movie viewing public. Bill cortner and his fiancee, jan compton, are driving to his lab when they get into a horrible car accident. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch movies. Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Adapted from the 1962 bmovie classic world premiere october 7, 2016 footlight players theatre 20 queen street, charleston, sc.
A doctor experimenting with transplant techniques keeps his. Bill cortner, who after a horrendous car wreck, manages to save the severed head of his. His expertise is in transplants, and he is excited to perform the first head transplant. This article is within the scope of wikiproject science fiction, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of science fiction on wikipedia. Bill cortner loses his sweetheart, jan, in a car accident, he refuses to give up hope for her life. The mad scientist with his girlfriends decapitated head, kept alive but seething seething with hatred in a plate of fluid in his laboratory while he stalks photoplay models and burlesque girls for a suitable new frame to weld it on. Scooping up her decapitated head, he brings it back to the lab for resuscitation. The film was completed in 1959 under the working title the black door but was not theatrically released until may 3, 1962, when it was released under its new title as a. The difference is the brain exists as its own character.
His rare leaps into theatrical film include pretty boy floyd 1960, house of women 1962, p. The 18 dec 1961 dv included the pictures working title, the black door, among upcoming 1962 releases from american international pictures aip. It surpasses all yardsticks of measurement such as taste or talent, and instead floats to the surface on sheer strangeness and a stringent commitment. Virginia leith celebrity profile check out the latest virginia leith photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Doris payne adele lamont the injured lover that meets up with the evil doctor who wants to injure doris even further by cutting off her headto use her. His expertise is in transplants, and he is excited to perform. The film was completed in 1959 under the working title the black door but was not theatrically released until may 3, 1962, when it was released under its new title as a double feature. Bill cortner jason evers is going to kill a girl and put his fiancee jan compton virginia leith head on her body, but he is stopped by the monster eddie carmel, a sevenfoot giant with. Im giving the movie itself 3 stars and the release 5 stars for an average of 4 stars. He now needs to find a new body for his bridetobe and. Mystery science theater 3000 25th april 2000 dvd 97 mins 1. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Thanks to a successful kickstarter campaign, the film has now wrapped production, as heralded by this batch of stills posted on the films facebook page.
It surpasses all yardsticks of measurement such as taste or talent, and instead floats to the surface on sheer strangeness and a stringent commitment to sleaze. Keeping comptons head alive in his lab, cortner plans the groundbreaking yet unorthodox surgery. A doctor experimenting with transplant techniques keeps his girlfriends head alive when she is decapitated in a car crash, then goes hunting for a new body. So said talking heads and its a shame that the mad doctor in this film didn t have the same sort of self awareness. He keeps her head alive while he searches for a body in time for their wedding. Excellent dont know why exactly but these type of films from late 40s the 50s and early 60s seem. The fiancee of a brilliant surgeon is decapitated in a car accident. Made in 1959 and released in 1962 by american international pictures on a double bill alongside invasion of the star creatures, it tells the story of a mad scientist whose grotesque experiments on human body parts reaches its zenith when, after a fatal car. Its the everyday tale of a woman falling in love with a man and love blinding her to his obvious faults, like hes a sleazy arrogant psychotic scumbag. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Keeping comptons head alive in his lab, cortner plans the groundbreaking yet unorthodox. But cortner is not fazed by this seemingly insurmountable hurdle. He finds a practical application for the breakthrough when his fiancee is decapitated in a car wreck.
A ukwest german coproduction also released as ein toter sucht seinen morder. The transfer is fine the source appears to be 35mm in good shape a few blemishes here and there and the sound is exceptionally clear. You have a doctor resurrecting dead bodies, experimenting with the brain and such. The brain differs from earlier film versions of the curt siodmak novel donovans brain. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Resuscitated by elviras box of horror classics series and mystery science theater 3000, the brains noname cast and lowbudget schlock are not as corny as expected. Brain pretty much ended the career of costar leith, however, and the actress made a handful of tv appearances before retiring in 1980, after the disaster miniseries condominium. There ends up being the assumption that the films featured on the show are the worst of the worst, but thats not always the case. The film was completed in 1959 under the working title the black door but was not theatrically released until may 3, 1962, when it was. Although splattered with goofy flaws and overthetop performances and producing plenty of chuckles, the film probes primitive. Sadly, this brainless movie was her only well known film. Bill cortner, a brilliant but unorthodox surgeon, who revives the head of his recently decapitated fiancee, jan compton, in. Im calling this the extended version because whether its uncut or not is anybodys guess.
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