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The Brain That Wouldn't Die( 1962)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jason Evers

      Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)

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      Virginia Leith

      Jan Compton

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      Leslie Daniels

      Kurt

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      Adele Lamont

      Doris Powell

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      Bonnie Sharie

      Blonde Stripper

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      Doris Brent

      Nurse

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      Paula Morris

      Brunet Stripper

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      Marilyn Hanold

      Peggy Howard

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      Bruce Brighton

      Dr. Cortner

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      Arny Freeman

      Photographer

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      Fred Martin

      Medical Assistant

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      Lola Mason

      Donna Williams

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      Bruce Kerr

      Beauty Contest M.C.

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      Audrey Devereal

      Jeannie Reynolds

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      Eddie Carmel

      Monster

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      Sammy Petrillo

      Art

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Nov 19 2024
    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 no...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    62000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • experiment
    • transplantation
    • mutant
    • fiancé
    • surgeon
    • stripper
    • car crash
    • strip club
    • decapitation
    • laboratory
    • disembodied head
    • mad doctor
    • severed head
    • car accident
    • transplant
    • surgery