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A Balasaur Score of 43 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 36%. Most of the 148 1960s horror movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 22m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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
IMDb4.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes36%
143 audience votes
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
Stills
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Themes
experimenttransplantationmutantfiancésurgeonstrippercar crashstrip clubdecapitationlaboratorydisembodied headmad doctor