Brain That Wouldn't Die, The (Full Frame)

VHS, 92 minutes, MGM

Medical science leaps light years into the future in this "great, absurd movie" (The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film) that explores the strange world of transplants, cloning and mutant regeneration. Strangely relevant in today's ethically challenged world, this film presents a truly psycho-surgery case and is "one of the great sci-fi sleaze classics" (Starlog). When Dr. Bill Cortner loses his sweetheart, Jan, in a car accident, he refuses to give up hope for her life. Scooping up her decapitated head, he brings it back to his lab for resuscitation. But keeping her noggin alive is one thing - finding her a new body is quite another. So while the mad doctor is out looking for spare parts, she's stuck at home going out of her mind - literally! And nothing will stop her from getting revenge on the man who keeps her a trophy girlfriend!. FUN FACTS:, Actor Eddie Carmel (the monster) worked as a circus giant. Barnum & Bailey publicity listed him at an exaggerated 500 pounds and nine feet tall. The entire film was shot in 13 days, on a budget of $150,000 with most of the interiors set in the basement of a hotel. After the film was made, it remained unshown for three years while the director looked for a distribution deal.