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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

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

Duration

1h 22m

Release

25 Feb 1962

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

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.

Plot

A doctor experimenting with transplant techniques keeps his girlfriend's head alive when she is decapitated in a car crash, then goes hunting for a new body.

Cast

Jason EversVirginia LeithAnthony La Penna

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 4.5/10Rotten Tomatoes: 33%

Details

Director

Joseph Green

Writers

Doris BrentJoseph GreenRex Carlton

Budget

$62,000

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