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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

1962 · 82 min

A lurid, creaky old shocker that plays like a fever dream, mixing gruesome ideas with unintentional laughs.

Tagline: 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.

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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
madness
death
identity
isolation
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, science fiction
Directed by: Joseph Green
Written by: Joseph Green
Starring: Jason Evers, Virginia Leith, Leslie Daniels, Adele Lamont, Bonnie Sharie, Doris Brent, Paula Morris, Marilyn Hanold
Cinematography: Stephen Hajnal
Runtime: 82 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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