The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)
Director - Joseph Green
The Plot
Dr William Cortner (Jason Evers) is in a car crash that that decapitates his fiancée. Luckily, Dr Bill is a mad scientist and brings her back from the dead by keeping her head alive in his secret laboratory. But he's not satisfied with just her head, so he goes on the prowl for body parts for the ultimate body makeover.
Film Notes
Going Out of My Head
A disembodied female head floating in a bowl. A hideous monster locked a closet. The head develops telepathic powers that let her communicate with the hidden monster.
It's 1962, and what we have is the pre-feminist exploration of women who are not in control of their own bodies. Dr Bill wishes to build Jan a body of his own design. Jan chooses the uncontrollable, unthinking beast that will change the relationship between them forever.
"The Pill", the sexual revolution, and the feminist movement were just a few short explosive years away. The Brain That Wouldn't Die is a cinematic voice crying in the wilderness.
-- Ed Schneider
Cast & Production Credits
| Herb (Jason) Evers | Dr William Cortner |
| Virginia Leith | Jan Compton |
| Adele Lamont | Doris |
| Bruce Kerr | Announcer |
| Paula Maurice | B-Girl |
| Lola Mason | Donna Williams |
| Bonnie Shari | Stripper |
| Bruce Brighton | Doctor |
| Doris Brent | Nurse |
| Audrey Devereau | Jeannie |
| Eddie Carmel | Monster |
| Leslie Daniel | Kurt |
| Joseph Green | Director / Story Author / Screenwriter |
| Rex Carlton | Producer / Screenwriter |
| Stephen Hajinal | Cinematographer |
| Abe Barker | Composer (Music Score) |
| Tony Restaino | Composer (Music Score) |
| Leonard Anderson | Editor |
| Paul Fanning | Art Director |
| Mort Landberg | Associate Producer |
| Emil Kolisch | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Robert E. Lessner | Sound/Sound Designer |
| George Fiala | Makeup |
| Byron Baer | Special Effects |
| Doris Brent | Additional Dialogue |
