The Brain That Wouldn't Die

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Donovan's_Brain
gptkbp:awards None.
gptkbp:based_on The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)
gptkbp:budget $62,000
gptkbp:cast gptkb:John_V._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Jason_Evers
gptkb:Virginia_Leith
gptkb:Don_Devlin
gptkb:Beverly_Hills
gptkb:Terry_L._Smith
gptkb:Robert_Cornthwaite
Leslie Daniel
Adele Lamont
gptkbp:character gptkb:The_Nurse
gptkb:Dr._Bill_Cortner
gptkb:The_Monster
The Doctor's Assistant
Jan Compton
Dr. Cortner's Father
gptkbp:cinematography Maurice D. Dwyer
Low-budget effects.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception Mixed reviews
mixed
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:significant
Cult following.
Parody in pop culture
gptkbp:director gptkb:Joe_Sarno
gptkb:Joseph_Green
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:American_International_Pictures
gptkbp:editor Quick cuts.
gptkbp:famous_for its campy style
gptkbp:famous_quote " You can't keep a good brain down!"
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Screamfest_Horror_Film_Festival
Screened at various genre festivals.
gptkbp:film_series gptkb:None
gptkb:none
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Joseph_Green
gptkb:soundtrack
gptkb:Practical_effects
gptkb:battle
Low-budget effects
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Black-and-white cinematography
gptkbp:genre gptkb:film
gptkbp:has_cameo None.
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Brain That Wouldn't Die
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Human_Centipede
gptkb:film
Future horror films.
gptkbp:influenced_artists Science fiction.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Frankenstein
1950s horror films.
gptkbp:influences B-movie culture
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Frankenstein
Science fiction films
Horror films of the 1960s
B-movie genre
gptkbp:inspired various parodies
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:Mystery_Science_Theater_3000
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Influence on horror genre.
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Dr._Bill_Cortner
gptkbp:music gptkb:Paul_Dunlap
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Paul_Dunlap
gptkbp:notable_appearance The ending twist
The reveal of the monster
The surgery scene
The head in the pan.
The head's perspective.
The head in the pan
gptkbp:notable_character The disembodied head.
gptkbp:notable_feature The head's dialogue.
gptkbp:notable_for cult following
Its campy style.
gptkbp:notable_production Independent film.
gptkbp:notable_products The brain in a jar.
gptkbp:notable_quote " I can still think!"
" You can't keep a good brain down!"
gptkbp:par gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:parody gptkb:television_series
Various media.
gptkbp:plot A man keeps his fiancée's head alive after a car accident.
A man tries to keep his fiancée alive after a car accident.
gptkbp:production_company Green Productions
gptkbp:release_date 1962-10-01
December 1962
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1962
gptkb:2020
gptkbp:remake Remade in 2020.
The Brain That Wouldn't Die (2020)
gptkbp:runtime 82 minutes
72 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Joseph_Green
gptkbp:set_in a laboratory
gptkbp:setting A laboratory.
gptkbp:soundtrack Synthesized music.
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Jason_Evers
gptkb:Virginia_Leith
Leslie Daniel
gptkbp:theme Ethics of medical experimentation.
gptkbp:themes Isolation.
gptkbp:trivia Has been featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000.
gptkbp:visual_effects gptkb:none
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Joseph_Green