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Il cervello che non voleva morire

Titolo originale: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
  • 1962
  • Approved
  • 1h 22min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
4,6/10
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LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
Jason Evers and Virginia Leith in Il cervello che non voleva morire (1962)
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.
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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA 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.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.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.

  • Regia
    • Joseph Green
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Doris Brent
    • Joseph Green
    • Rex Carlton
  • Star
    • Jason Evers
    • Virginia Leith
    • Anthony La Penna
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    4,6/10
    7947
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Joseph Green
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Doris Brent
      • Joseph Green
      • Rex Carlton
    • Star
      • Jason Evers
      • Virginia Leith
      • Anthony La Penna
    • 207Recensioni degli utenti
    • 75Recensioni della critica
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    Jason Evers
    Jason Evers
    • Dr. Bill Cortner
    • (as Herb Evers)
    Virginia Leith
    Virginia Leith
    • Jan Compton
    Anthony La Penna
    • Kurt
    • (as Leslie Daniel)
    Adele Lamont
    • Doris Powell
    Bonnie Sharie
    • Blonde Stripper
    Paula Morris
    • Brunet Stripper
    Marilyn Hanold
    Marilyn Hanold
    • Peggy Howard
    • (as Marlyn Hanold)
    Bruce Brighton
    • Dr. Cortner
    Arny Freeman
    Arny Freeman
    • Photographer
    Fred Martin
    • Medical Assistant
    Lola Mason
    • Donna Williams
    Doris Brent
    • Nurse
    Bruce Kerr
    Bruce Kerr
    • Beauty Contest M.C.
    Audrey Devereau
    • Jeannie Reynolds
    Eddie Carmel
    • Monster
    Sammy Petrillo
    Sammy Petrillo
    • Art
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    • Regia
      • Joseph Green
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Doris Brent
      • Joseph Green
      • Rex Carlton
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    5ReelCheese

    '60s Schlockfest

    The opening credits bear the title THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE. Some 80 minutes later, the same film is strangely billed as THE HEAD THAT WOULDN'T DIE in the end credits. That gives you an idea of how much effort went into this '60s schlockfest.

    But that doesn't mean it's not worth watching if you're in the right mood. Jason Evers (who would later lend his considerable talents to such memorable efforts as A PIECE OF THE ACTION and A MAN CALLED GANNON) stars as a wacky doc who thinks it'd be just super to keep his fiancée's head alive in his laboratory after her untimely decapitation in a car accident. He's understandably not content marrying a head, so he seeks out an appropriate (though not necessarily willing!) body donor.

    Much of the "action" takes place in the mad doc's basement lab (likely marking one of the final times the traditionally cheesy horror film lab set was put to use). Jan Compton (Virginia Leith), or Jan in the Pan as she's called, spends an awful lot of time yapping and whining. Another IMDb reviewer wasn't far off when he likened her to THE HEAD THAT WOULDN'T SHUT UP! Can you blame her? She's understandably not content to live this sort of life. But what's really holding her interest (and mine... there, I admitted it) is the doctor's other monstrous creation, which keeps trying to pound its from behind its single-doored prison. Will our hero find a body for his woman? Are the authorities on to him? Why am I enjoying this so much? Those are just some of the questions you'll find yourself asking.

    THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE comes to us in the tradition of PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE and THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS, though it's not quite on par with those films in terms of "so bad it's good" appeal. As incredible as it sounds, the picture is legitimately able to hold the viewer's interest with its outrageous plot and suspense built up over the creature behind the door. Sure it goes on a bit too long and sure there are dull moments, but what did you expect?

    Admit it. If you haven't seen this one, at least part of you wants to. It's probably that part that yearns for pure, unadulterated stupidity from grown men and women from time to time. So indulge that inner glutton with THE BRAIN THAT WOULD'T DIE.
    mermatt

    Well, it sorta did die, ya know!

    Mystery Science Theater 3000 rescues another classic from the dust bin -- and with a new victim for the mind-melting film-watching experiments. Mr. Nelson must suffer through this movie, but we can enjoy his suffering.

    Let's see -- where to begin. Slinky babes, sleezy music, severed heads, a closeted monster, a body-beautiful contest, a model who doesn't date men because she hates them all (just like the title character in KISS ME, KATE). And that's just for starters.

    A man loses his wife -- well, actually he loses her body but keeps her head, see? Then, of course, since he's a mad scientist, he has to go cruising around looking for a new body so she will be a whole woman again -- 'cause he's not into anything kinky, see?

    But guess what? Just like the Wolfman, this unappreciative head just wants to die. How ungrateful, huh?

    The dialogue is so overly unintentionally hilarious, you must hear it to believe it, and even then it's hard to believe.

    This is a surreal existential treatise that has the subtitle, "A celebration of betrayal." Throw in some sci-fi and morgue humor, and you have a classic! And the closeted monster and the drugged model live happily ever after. What other movie could give you all of this?
    fuv

    ...a guilty pleasure.

    Come on you guys. Lighten up. This film doesn't belong on the Bottom 100 List. Where's your sense of humor? Try to experience it in the spirit in which it was made. Take it with a grain of salt. It's a very funny movie. Unintentionally maybe, but still pretty hilarious. I run it sometimes when I need a really good laugh.
    horrorfilmx

    Seriously twisted

    This movie reminds of of an old black and white horror comic --- not the good ones, like TALES FROM THE CRYPT or CREEPY, but their sleazier offshoots like NIGHTMARE. And while the film is pretty bad by normal standards, it ranks high on the whacked-out-imagination meter, and maybe even higher on the anything-to-creep-you-out chart. I mean, anyone can make a movie where a guy's arm is torn off but it takes a special brand of sicko to make him a cripple with only one good arm and then tear THAT ONE off --- AND have him stagger around the room smearing the walls with blood from his stump. Ouch. The disembodied head is also pretty creepy when you actually think about it, thanks in large part to a quite good performance by Virginia Leith. And that mutant in the closet is a seriously ugly dude.

    Oh, and one other thing: Meow.
    Zen Bones

    Classic Ham and Cheesecake

    This is wonderful over-the-top entertainment for fans of sleaze cinema. Some people apparently don't like this film because everyone in it is evil. Thankfully, that is true. There's nothing more boring than all those nice, bland heroes and heroines. Yecchh!! Our cast here is totally over-the-top "bad". Leslie Daniels in particular as the doctor's Igor-like sidekick puts on his best (or should I say worst?) Richard III impression, complete with withered hand and drawn out Shakespearean rant. A classic ham! And there's cheesecake for everyone with busty babes bursting out from every corner (as long as the doctor has to find a new body to crown his girlfriend's head on... well, who wouldn't pick the creme de la creme?). There's even a fabulous (meee-owww!) cat fight between two strippers that probably levitated a lot of audiences back in 1960. And ... RE-ANIMATOR fans will love the similarities of the angst-ridden head in the tray trying to seize a little power. So, how can anyone say this film is bad in a bad way? You want "good", go watch DONOVAN's BRAIN, a very competent but forgettable little film made several years earlier. This film is a like a mad, campy Halloween party. Leave your attitude behind, and try to enjoy it!

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    • Quiz
      Reportedly, Virginia Leith hated the film so much she refused to return for post-production. At least a few of her lines were dubbed by Doris Brent, who played a nurse.
    • Blooper
      Even were it possible to keep a severed head alive by ensuring enough oxygenated blood is circulated through the brain (as it appears to be, here), it would still be impossible for Jan to speak without lungs or vocal cords.
    • Citazioni

      Blonde Stripper: [hands on hips] You lousy tramp! Once in a blue moon I liken to a guy with class and *you* mess it up!

      Brunet Stripper: Eh! What makes you think you had him? He wouldn't have you on a bet!

      Blonde Stripper: [hands still on hips] Says who?

      Brunet Stripper: Says me! What's a guy like that want with *leftovers* for?

      Blonde Stripper: *Leftovers*?

      [blonde stripper goes to slap the brunette stripper and a man's hand appears on screen slapping the brunette stripper]

      Brunet Stripper: [puts hand to face in shock] Why you cheap third grade stripper!

      [catfight ensues between the two strippers]

      Brunet Stripper: Ow! Let go!

      Blonde Stripper: Don't you ever call me that again! Oooh!

      Brunet Stripper: I'll mash you on the butt!

      Blonde Stripper: Try!

      Brunet Stripper: Oh, I'll try!

      [camera cuts to shot of a tapestry with cats on it and a voice says "Meow!"]

    • Curiosità sui crediti
      At the beginning, the title is given as "The Brain That Wouldn't Die." The end title card lists the title as "The Head That Wouldn't Die."
    • Versioni alternative
      Also released in shorter version that removes most of the violent footage.
    • Connessioni
      Edited into Elvira's Horror Classics (2004)
    • Colonne sonore
      The Web
      Composed by Tony Restaino

      Performed by Abe Baker

      By Permission of Laurel Records

      [Theme Music]

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    • Data di uscita
      • 10 agosto 1962 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Sito ufficiale
      • Watch on Pave TV
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
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    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Tarrytown, New York, Stati Uniti(Lyndhurst Mansion)
    • Azienda produttrice
      • Rex Carlton Productions
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    • Budget
      • 62.000 USD (previsto)
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    • Tempo di esecuzione
      • 1h 22min(82 min)
    • Colore
      • Black and White
    • Mix di suoni
      • Mono
    • Proporzioni
      • 1.66 : 1

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