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Title: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Andrew on August 10, 2008, 08:07:57 AM
Bill accidentally destroyed Jan's body, but he preserved his girlfriend's head in a lasagna pan and promised to get her a new body.  Unfortunately, Jan in the pan is a little bitter about the whole "destroyed body" thing.

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Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: RCMerchant on August 10, 2008, 08:58:15 AM
Haha! My favorite movie of all time!!!! 

Another thing came to mind for me....Jan inna Pan COULD make a living...if she had to. She could rent her gourd out as a cool novelty bowling ball. Or,act in some real depraved fetish videos (nuff sed there!).
No BAD movie fan should miss out on this classick! GREAT REVIEW!!!!   :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: BTM on August 10, 2008, 11:28:15 AM
This is a fun film, I've only seen the MST3K version of it though (which is HILARIOUS, you have to watch that version if you haven't already.)

(talking about the cabin)
Bill's dad: Place gives me the creeps, I should have sold it when your mother died.
Bill: You can't sell that place!
Mike (as Bill): Wait.. mother's dead?!?


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Monoceros on August 10, 2008, 07:57:40 PM
One of my favorite MST3K episodes, although it does flag a bit two-thirds of the way through.  Cortner is a bit too leisurely in his search for a host body, isn't he?  Also, Jan's incessant cackling gets old after a while.  What did Cortner think would happen if he succeeded with the transplant?  I doubt that Jan would forgive him, and I figure that some evening he'd suddenly meet the business end of a broken bottle (assuming that she'd lose her super-duper monster-summoning powers once restored to normal.)

Couldn't Cortner, by the way, simply drug Jan's head into insensibility?  Presumably even severed heads respond to barbiturates.






Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Dr. Whom on August 11, 2008, 09:17:43 AM
I always  wondered how disembodied heads managed to speak at all. I mean, you've got to have an airstream over the vocal chords. And without lungs... Same goes for non breathing vampires, by the way.

I'd like to see a movie address this problem, perhaps by having an Igor operate a bellows like contraption every time the head wants to say something.


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: InformationGeek on August 11, 2008, 11:25:43 AM
Interesting enough, Whose Line once used a clip from this movie in one of their skits.  Cool and an interesting review as well.


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: PCachu on August 11, 2008, 05:08:43 PM
Oh, come now.  You've overlooked the obvious profession for a bitter, rage-fueled disembodied head.  Two words:

Tech,

Support.


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on August 11, 2008, 06:45:34 PM
Haha! My favorite movie of all time!!!! 

Another thing came to mind for me....Jan inna Pan COULD make a living...if she had to. She could rent her gourd out as a cool novelty bowling ball. Or,act in some real depraved fetish videos (nuff sed there!).
No BAD movie fan should miss out on this classick! GREAT REVIEW!!!!   :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 

Or she could marry the severed head in "Re-animator." Now there is a marriage made in heaven or hell.


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Ed, Ego and Superego on August 12, 2008, 04:50:27 PM
A great review of a great film... one of my favorites.  call me a dirty old man, but maybe we have an unfortunate turn of phrase here:
"After trying her on for size (just kissing and petting, not that), Bill is ready to make his move. Unfortunately, an ugly brunette floozy tries to get in on the action. Uh-oh, can't have that. If he is going to kidnap a woman so that he can steal her body, Bill needs to make sure it is a clean snatch. "

 :buggedout:  :tongueout:
-Ed (please don't hurt me boss)


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Andrew on August 12, 2008, 08:49:28 PM
A great review of a great film... one of my favorites.  call me a dirty old man, but maybe we have an unfortunate turn of phrase here:
"After trying her on for size (just kissing and petting, not that), Bill is ready to make his move. Unfortunately, an ugly brunette floozy tries to get in on the action. Uh-oh, can't have that. If he is going to kidnap a woman so that he can steal her body, Bill needs to make sure it is a clean snatch. "

I do slip something bawdy in every now and then, and this film was already sleazy - so I just went with it.

Oh, come now.  You've overlooked the obvious profession for a bitter, rage-fueled disembodied head.  Two words:

Tech,

Support.

She could also make a living as a telemarketer, though that would make the head nothing more than a complete parasite.  Slurping nutrient slurry from a pan is probably bad enough for one's self esteem. :bouncegiggle:

Couldn't Cortner, by the way, simply drug Jan's head into insensibility?  Presumably even severed heads respond to barbiturates.

Or use a deep dish pan filled up to the rim so that her mouth, but not her nose, was submerged.  Whenever Jan in the pan was made she would be able to blow bubbles, but not much else.


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Greenhornet on August 13, 2008, 05:37:58 PM
Man, I remember seeing this durring a Saturday matinee back in the late sixties. I can still taste the mini jawbreakers and Coke! :drink:

Even today, Dr. cortner's fight with "The Thing In The closet" is scary! :buggedout:

PS:
"Hey, you can see where the mask is tied in back!"
"It's nothing we haven't seen before, Mike."


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Ryan on August 16, 2008, 10:29:09 PM
I've only seen the MST3K version. It was Mike's first episode as host. This movie was referenced in Re-Animator.


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Bill on March 21, 2009, 07:27:21 PM
Care less about the movie, give it a c+. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW, where can get a copy of the great soundtrack. Was it Abe Baker or Tony Restaino who wrote and or performed the wonderful surf/jazz cuts?


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Virginia Plane on August 15, 2009, 01:36:48 PM
the thing is the closet looked like Zippy the pinhead after someone threw acid in his face!


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: BTM on August 17, 2009, 05:55:04 AM
I always  wondered how disembodied heads managed to speak at all. I mean, you've got to have an airstream over the vocal chords. And without lungs...

"Doesn't she need lungs?"
"No, she's got neck juice!"

:)


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: DarknRahl on July 11, 2010, 12:51:23 AM
I didn't enjoy this silly movie as much as a lot of other dodgy B&W horror-sci/fi films. I can't really put my finger on why either. It ticked all the right boxes, preposterous 'science', head in a pan that speaks without a voice box, freak hidden in the closet, mad scientist, scantily clad women and a woefully small budget with resultant p**s-weak camera work, cheap effects and nasty editing.

It is worth watching but doesn't seem to hit the highs of say a 'Robot Monster' or even a 'Brain from Planet Arous'.


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Suz on March 11, 2011, 11:17:10 PM
I'm pretty sure MST3K made fun of this movie...


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Umaril The Unfeathered on March 13, 2011, 08:50:34 PM
I liked it, and we have to remember that a majority of the quick cheapo B movies from that day were made with the intention of dollar signs because people were eating them up left and right, as they were a release from the problems of the day.

So naturally, accurate science won't be the main goal of these sorts of movies, lol

For me, the whole story comes off like one of those old color cover\b&w inside pulp rags from my day, like Tales From The Tomb and Weird.  Not a blockbuster in any sense, but just a way to kill some time and get a few laughs and chills, though not necessarily in that order.  :teddyr:


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Casey Lisa on March 13, 2011, 08:59:23 PM
archive.org has The Brain That Wouldn't Die (besides lots of other cool ephemera, home movies, cartoons, etc) and I was wondering, do you think it was an inspiration for Frankenhooker?
Love your movie reviews, you should publish them!


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: Umaril The Unfeathered on March 14, 2011, 01:37:03 PM
There was more than one head on the block in that time, so to speak...another film called "The Head That Wouldn't Die" was made in and around the same time period, and the film was a bit more serious and somewhat "believable", lol


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: RCMerchant on March 14, 2011, 06:18:18 PM
There was more than one head on the block in that time, so to speak...another film called "The Head That Wouldn't Die" was made in and around the same time period, and the film was a bit more serious and somewhat "believable", lol


There was also the german made the HEAD (1959),which also included scanty clad women!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbdua0SP-JU


Title: Re: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Post by: CalrissianFoxxSteele on November 02, 2011, 06:48:03 PM
This a cult classic. That I personally think that could have a very good remake, if done well of course.
My complaint is that it went into too much smut and forgot that he is doing this for the love of his life.
I get that he wanted a model like body, but the movie was so obsessed with the women eventhough it was nice to see a lot of lovely ladies.