This doublebill played at seattles paramount theater, a prestigious downtown movie palace. Id like to give it at least 4 1 2 stars due to the excellent release. Id like to give it at least 4 12 stars due to the excellent release. His experiments with transplant surgery have resulted in excessive mutilation of an assistant. Im giving the movie itself 3 stars and the release 5 stars for an average of 4 stars. Hes on the way to his country home one day when he ends up in a horrible car crash that decapitates his fiance jan. The movie is in public domain and readily available for those wanting to seek it out. It surpasses all yardsticks of measurement such as taste or talent, and instead floats to the surface on sheer strangeness and. He goes out to find a perfect body match for her fiances head and settles for a model. Bill cortner jason evers is a 40yearold bachelor medic who plays by his own. His expertise is in transplants, and he is excited to perform the first head transplant. Despite the laughs, it does have staying power and is a part of popular culture.
The film opened in seattle in september of 1962, as the theatrical cofeature with roger cormans tales of terror. Im calling this the extended version because whether its uncut or not is. Mystery science theater 3000 25th april 2000 dvd 97 mins 1. A doctor experimenting with transplant techniques keeps. Although splattered with goofy flaws and overthetop performances and producing plenty of chuckles, the film probes primitive fears that. The film was completed in 1959 under the working title the black door but was not theatrically released until may 3, 1962, when it was. The creature walks among us 1956 the cyclops 1957 the day the earth stood still 1951. A doctor experimenting with transplant techniques keeps his girlfriends head alive when she is decapitated in a car crash, then goes hunting for a new body. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. He quit school to join the army during wwii, and later decided to act after seeing such hollywood stars as john wayne and humphrey bogart. A scientists girlfriend is decapitated in a car crash. The film was completed in 1959 under the working title the black door but was not theatrically released until may 3, 1962, when it was released under its new title as a double feature. The cat girl 1957 the colossus of new york 1958 the cosmic man 1959 the cosmic monsters aka the strange world of planet x 1957 the crawling eye 1958.
Strangely relevant in todays ethically challenged world, this presents a truly psycho surgery case and is one of the great scifi sleaze classics starlog. But cortner is not fazed by this seemingly insurmountable hurdle. Apr 12, 2020 horror hostess extraordinaire charley macorn returns with another season of the worst and weirdest public domain horror films of all time. Bill cortner is developing a technique of transplantation of organs and members using a serum against rejection. Keeping comptons head alive in his lab, cortner plans the groundbreaking yet unorthodox surgery.
On disc 2 it contains two episodes of who do you trust. And one of the contestants in the 2nd episode is none other than lola mason, who plays the blonde donna whatever you prescribe, ill take. Horror hostess extraordinaire charley macorn returns with another season of the worst and weirdest public domain horror films of all time. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Bill cortner and his fiancee, jan compton, are driving to his lab when they get into a horrible car accident. Doris payne adele lamont the injured lover that meets up with the evil doctor who wants to injure doris even further by cutting off her headto use her. Bill cortner jason evers is a 40yearold bachelor medic who plays by his own rules.
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