Brain of Blood (also known as The Creature's Revenge,[1] The Oozing Skull,[2] and The Undying Brain[3]) is a 1971 American horror film directed by Al Adamson and starring Grant Williams, Kent Taylor and Reed Hadley. Angelo Rossitto and John Bloom also appeared in it. It was also Hadley's last film appearance before his death in 1974.
| Brain of Blood | |
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 Publicity poster for Brain of Blood | |
| Directed by | Al Adamson |
| Written by | Joe Van Rodgers (screenplay) Kane W. Lynn Samuel M. Sherman |
| Produced by | Samuel M. Sherman Al Adamson Kane W. Lynn |
| Starring | Grant Williams Kent Taylor John Bloom Regina Carrol Vicki Volante Angelo Rossitto Reed Hadley |
| Cinematography | Louis Horvath |
| Edited by | J.P. Spohn |
Production companies | Independent International Pictures Phil-Am Enterprises Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Hemisphere Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAmir, the benevolent ruler of Kalid, is dying, but there is the hope of transplanting his brain into another body. Freshly deceased, he is flown to the United States where Dr. Trenton, having unwisely put off acquiring another body until the last minute, transplants Amir's brain into the body of the disfigured simpleton assistant who failed in said chore. Dr. Trenton has a few nefarious plot twists of his own in mind, and then there's the thing with the dwarf and the woman chained in the basement.
Cast
edit- Grant Williams as Bob Negserian
- Kent Taylor as Dr. Lloyd Trenton
- John Bloom as Gor
- Regina Carrol as Tracey Wilson
- Vicki Volante as Katherine
- Angelo Rossitto as Dorro
- Reed Hadley as Amir
- Zandor Vorkov as Mohammed
- Richard Smedley as Angel
- Gus Peters as Charlie
- Margo Hope as Pale Girl
- Bruce Kimball as Jim
- Irv Saunders (billed as Ervin Saunders) as Victim
Production
editBrain of Blood was produced by Samuel M. Sherman, Al Adamson and Kane W. Lynn.[4] It was written by Joe Van Rodgers (screenplay)[5] along with Lynn and Sherman. It was filmed by cinematographer Louis Horvath and edited by J.P. Spohn.
Cinematic Titanic
editIn 2007, Joel Hodgson created a new comedy riffing project called Cinematic Titanic. Along with other former cast members of Hodgson's former series Mystery Science Theater 3000, Hodgson riffed Brain of Blood (under the later DVD title The Oozing Skull) as their first film for the new project.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ "BRAIN OF BLOOD DVD". Grindhouse Video. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Nanarland. "La chronique de Brain of Blood". www.nanarland.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Ray, Fred Olen (1991). "The New Poverty Row". McFarland and Co. Inc. ISBN 0-89950-628-3. Page 84
- ^ Ray, Fred Olen (1991). "The New Poverty Row". McFarland and Co. Inc. ISBN 0-89950-628-3. Page 84
- ^ "Cinematic Titanic Show Roster: The Oozing Skull". Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
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