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The Brain That Wouldn't Die Overview:

The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) was a Horror - Science Fiction Film directed by Joseph Green and produced by Rex Carlton.

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Killing Bill: Female Vengeance in THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1962)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 25, 2021 From Virtual Virago

Long before Uma Thurman's relentless Bride swore to kill Bill in the Quentin Tarantino movies, Jan in the Pan killed her own treacherous Bill in the low-budget horror classic, The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962). Despite its B-horror status and sleazy male gaze, The Brain That Wouldn't Die turns out ... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1962)

By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 2, 2015 From Virtual Virago

A low-budget cult classic, The Brain that Wouldn't Die (1962) offers all the twisted delights one could ask for in a science fiction horror movie of this type. It's sleazy, gruesome, and short, with a parade of scantily clad women and a mad surgeon hellbent on attaching his girlfriend's severed head... Read full article

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The Brain That Wouldn't Die Quotes:

Dr. Cortner: The Superintendent had it out with me. He thinks it's you who's been stealing those limbs from the amputee operations.
Dr. Bill Cortner: So what if it is?
Dr. Bill Cortner: Is it a crime for science to jump ahead? By years?
Dr. Bill Cortner: Oh, come on now, Doris. Do I look like a maniac who goes around killing girls?
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The Brain That Wouldn't Die Facts
The film was rejected for UK cinema in 1961 when submitted as "Head That Wouldn't Die" and finally received a DVD certificate in 2006.
The film was shot in 13 days.
Filmed in 1959 but, due to various legal and censorship problems, not released until 1962.
Original plans were for last reel to be in color, with the doctor's head being cut off. Scenes were filmed with rats menacing the head.
Two of the film's cast members made quiz show appearances with Johnny Carson. Lola Mason was a contestant on a 1958 episode of Who Do You Trust?, hosted by Johnny Carson. And Paula Maurice appeared as one of the impostors on a 1961 episode of To Tell the Truth, on which Carson was a guest panelist.
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