The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)

Movie Details

Original Title The Brain That Wouldn't Die

Original Language EN

Budget $62,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.5

Cast

Jason Evers

Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)

Popularity: 1.7

Virginia Leith

Jan Compton

Popularity: 2.1

Leslie Daniels

Kurt

Popularity: 0.2

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Adele Lamont

Doris Powell

Popularity: 0.4

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Bonnie Sharie

Blonde Stripper

Popularity: 1.0

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Doris Brent

Nurse

Popularity: 0.2

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Paula Morris

Brunet Stripper

Popularity: 0.2

Marilyn Hanold

Peggy Howard

Popularity: 0.9

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Bruce Brighton

Dr. Cortner

Popularity: 0.6

Arny Freeman

Photographer

Popularity: 0.5

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Fred Martin

Medical Assistant

Popularity: 0.2

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Lola Mason

Donna Williams

Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Screenplay Joseph Green

Director Joseph Green

Editor Marc Anderson

Producer Rex Carlton

Production

Rex Carlton Productions

American International Pictures

Videos & Trailers

The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) - Official Trailer (HD)

Trailer

John Landis on THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

experiment transplantation mutant fiancé surgeon stripper car crash strip club decapitation laboratory disembodied head mad doctor severed head car accident transplant surgery

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 4/10

Nov 19, 2024

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 whiske ... Read more

BiankaMalburg 4/10

Dec 30, 2024

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

Wuchak 7/10

Jan 23, 2025

**_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 searc ... Read more