

The Brain That Wouldn't Die
1962 · Movie · 1h 22m · NR
HorrorScience Fiction
"Alive... without a body... fed by an unspeakable horror from hell!"
Overview
Dr. Bill Cortner and his fiancée, Jan Compton, are driving to his lab when they get into a horrible car accident. Compton is decapitated. But Cortner is not fazed by this seemingly insurmountable hurdle. His expertise is in transplants, and he is excited to perform the first head transplant. Keeping Compton's head alive in his lab, Cortner plans the groundbreaking yet unorthodox surgery. First, however, he needs a body.
Ratings
IMDb
4.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
33%
Key crew
- Joseph GreenDirector
- Joseph GreenScreenplay
Cast
- Jason EversDr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)
- Virginia LeithJan Compton
- Leslie DanielsKurt
- Adele LamontDoris Powell
- Bonnie SharieBlonde Stripper
- Doris BrentNurse
- Paula MorrisBrunet Stripper
- Marilyn HanoldPeggy Howard
- Bruce BrightonDr. Cortner
- Arny FreemanPhotographer
- Fred MartinMedical Assistant
- Lola MasonDonna Williams
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Themes
experimenttransplantationmutantfiancésurgeonstrippercar crashstrip clubdecapitationlaboratorydisembodied headmad doctor























