The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)

46% User Rating

1h 22min

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

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 GreenDirector

Cast

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Jason Evers

Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)

Virginia Leith

Jan Compton

Leslie Daniels

Kurt

Adele Lamont

Doris Powell

Bonnie Sharie

Blonde Stripper

Doris Brent

Nurse

Paula Morris

Brunet Stripper

Marilyn Hanold

Peggy Howard

Bruce Brighton

Dr. Cortner

Arny Freeman

Photographer

Fred Martin

Medical Assistant

Lola Mason

Donna Williams

Bruce Kerr

Beauty Contest M.C.

Audrey Devereal

Jeannie Reynolds

Eddie Carmel

Monster

Sammy Petrillo

Art

Reviews (3)

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CinemaSerf

Rating 40%

November 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 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....