The Brain That Wouldn't Die

Director: Joseph Green Joseph Green

Overview

The 1959 cult horror film The Brain That Wouldn't Die comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials include liner notes, and the original theatrical trailer. This Synapse release should please any genre enthusiast.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2000
UPC:	0654930300794
Original Release:	1959
Rating:	NR
Source:	Synapse Films
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W, Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	48,645

Special Features

movie trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jason Evers	Actor
Virginia Leith	Actor
Adele Lamont	Doris
Paula Maurice	B-Girl
Bruce Brighton	Doctor
Doris Brent	Nurse
Leslie Daniel	Kurt
Bonnie Shari	Stripper
Lola Mason	Donna Williams
Audrey Devereau	Jeannie
Eddie Carmel	Monster
Bruce Kerr	Announcer
Leslie Daniels	Actor

Technical Credits

Joseph Green

Rex Carlton

Joseph Green	Director,Screenwriter
Rex Carlton	Producer,Screenwriter
Byron Baer	Special Effects

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening Titles [1:28]
2. Operating Room [5:07]
3. Father Knows Best [4:52]
4. Heading for Disaster [6:23]
5. Heads Up [4:30]
6. Behind teh Mean Door [3:05]
7. Moulin Rouge [4:07]
8. Cat Fight! [5:05]
9. Head Games [5:29]
10. Medical Mistakes [7:25]
11. Miss Body Beautiful [6:50]
12. Perfect Replacement [9:07]
13. Disarmed and Dangerous [7:16]
14. Bloody Discovery [3:33]
15. Drugged! [4:08]
16. Fiery Finale [3:46]
17. Chapter 17 [:00]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Movie
   Chapter Selections
   Special Features
      Theatrical Trailer
      Behind the Scenes Photos
   Special Thanks

Editorial Reviews

Hokey, overwrought, and poorly paced, this venerable creature feature still commands a sizable following on the basis of its campy, low-grade special effects, its T&A exploitation, and its many pseudo-philosophical soliloquies. Virginia Leith gives a spiteful, glamorous performance that's limited to the neck up for most of the film. God only knows how someone without a windpipe would be able to talk, but oh, how she does. Swathed in bandages, soaking in a tray of serum, she hisses epithets and makes pronouncements about Nature, Injustice, and Evil while co-star Jason Evers trawls the city's houses of ill repute looking for a babe with a killer enough bod to provide his sweetie-pie with a new lease on life. A fixture of Saturday-afternoon horror matinees, the film often has its more flimsily clothed moments excised on TV. Seen complete on video or DVD, the picture's horror elements may seem like just an excuse to show scantily clad ladies of the night showing off their wares and getting into catfights. The finale does, however, provide some fairly effective monster makeup and some lurid bits of grisly mayhem. For some viewers, the most horrifying moment may come when Evers tapes Leith's mouth shut to keep her from talking. Never fear, feminists -- the blowhard doctor gets what's coming to him, and this collection of macabre male fantasies ends with the sinister laughter of its put-upon title character.

All Movie Guide - Brian J. Dillard