The Brain That Wouldn't Die

1962 PG-13 1h 22m

4.7 / 10 137

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4.7/10

137

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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.

Director Joseph Green

Writers

Joseph Green Joseph Green Rex Carlton

Stars

Jason Evers Virginia Leith Leslie Daniels

Jason Evers

Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)

Horror Science Fiction

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User Reviews 3

Wuchak 23 Jan 2025

7/10

**_Late 50's horror schlock that's actually effective (in some ways)_** A modern-day American Dr. Frankenstein wannabe (Jason Evers) tries to find an attractive body for his fiancé (Virginia Leith) after she is decapitated in a car accident. While her head is on life-support the mad doctor searches the dives for the right body and ultimately focuses his attentions on a model with a disfigured f...

BiankaMalburg 30 Dec 2024

4/10

This isn't a good movie, but "Keep your G-String on" is the greatest line in Movie History.

Geronimo1967 19 Nov 2024

4/10

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 re...