Horror ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1962 · 1h 22m

The Brain That Wouldn't Die

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Director
Joseph Green
Cast
Jason Evers as Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers) Virginia Leith as Jan Compton Leslie Daniels as Kurt Adele Lamont as Doris Powell Bonnie Sharie as Blonde Stripper Doris Brent as Nurse
Crew
Stephen Hajnal — Director of Photography Marc Anderson — Editor Joseph Green — Screenplay Joseph Green — Story Rex Carlton — Story Rex Carlton — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
experimenttransplantationmutantfiancésurgeonstrippercar crashstrip clubdecapitationlaboratorydisembodied headmad doctor
Key Collaborators
Joseph Green Director Stephen Hajnal Director of Photography Marc Anderson Editor Joseph Green Screenplay Joseph Green Story Rex Carlton Story Rex Carlton Producer
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