An outerspace terrorist from a planet named arous a brain shaped creature named gor arrives on earth and possesses young scientist steve march. Sep, 2017 i got the dvd of this years ago from netflix. Another brain, val, works with marchs future wife sally to. With john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, thomas browne henry. Not just that, i was surprised by the films slightly unusual premise. Dolby digital mono 70 m starring john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, thomas browne henry, and dale tate as the voices of gor and vol cinematography jacques marquette production designer film editor irving m. The brain from planet arous 1957 nathan juran, nathan. Watch the brain from planet arous online vimeo on demand. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 independently made american blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by jacques r. Jun 12, 2007 it was a marathon of brain movies, like donavans brain, the brain from planet arous, feind wouthout a face, journey to the seventh planet, and that episode of futurama where fry fights off the invasion of flying alien brains from tweenis 12. The use of a bad alien and a good alien makes this film slightly better than too many onedimensional alien invasion films where aliens are evil, wicked, and must. A gigantic brain from outer space lands on earth and inhabits the body of an important scientist as the first step towards world domination. One that my wife and i have always loved is the brain from planet arous.
The brain from planet arous howco productions 1957. The brain from planet arous is presented in a full frame transfer, which seems to be an acceptable form. The trailer for the 1957 science fiction classic the brain from planet arous. The brain from planet arous page 6 classic horror film board. The brain from planet arous 1957 the last drive in. Sometimes the warnings or threats came from disembodied heads and brains, like donovans brain 1953, fiend without a face 1958 and the brain from planet arous 1957. I love that one, and apparently its a real part of a brain. If youre sick and tired of showing your favorite serious science fiction film to friends wives relatives all of the above because they sneer, laugh, and tell you youre a hopeless nut, the brain from planet arous is the solution.
What a fun time youll have listening to this marvelous music. Mar 30, 2011 the next strange cookie is fashioned after the brain from planet arous, a giant criminal alien brain set on taking over the world. The brain from planet arous showtimes it will steal your body and damn your soul. Review the brain from planet arous bluray authority. As the film opens, scientists steve march john agar and dan murphy robert fuller have been monitoring some strange radioactive activity. Mar 19, 2012 so, it makes sense that evil brain monsters would be the subject of at least a few horror movies over the years. Itd be perfect for mst if the rights could be cleared.
An outerspace terrorist from a planet named arous a brainshaped creature named gor arrives on earth and possesses young scientist steve march. An evil alien brain, bent on world domination, takes over the body of an atomic scientist, while a good alien brain inhabits the body of the scientists dog and waits for an opportunity to. So, it makes sense that evil brain monsters would be the subject of at least a few horror movies over the years. May 15, 2010 trailer for the 1957 film the brain from planet arous. It could have had more monstrous menace to it, but john agar was excellent and probably the best ive ever seen him. A powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, gor, assumes the body of scientist steve march. Cast and crew credits for the brain from planet arous, 1957, directed by nathan hertz, with john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, at turner classic movies. The brain from planet arousteenage monster soundtrack cd details and availability. Distributed briefly by howco international in late 1957 2, the film appeared in 1958 on a double feature with teenage. Another brain, val, works with marchs future wife sally to defeat gor.
They come across an alien brain named gor, who takes over steves body and kills dan, and sets out to attain his goal of conquering earth, and then the universe. To prove myself wrong i have compiled a list of every film that is mostly set in space or another planet. It made me chuckle in a few parts, and the sex starved floating brain with eyes is hilarious. Classic cases brain from planet arous internet archive. I still saw some nicks at times, but nothing too extreme and i think this is the finest edition of the film to hit home video. However, another brain from the planet arous, named val, acts as a policeman and instructs steves girlfriend how to get rid of gore. This campy scifi cheapie centers on the brains battle against a good extraterrestrial out to foil his efforts, who inhabits the body of the scientists dog. Through march, he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging his domination. The brain from planet arous wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
Sally tells steve that vol is an another brain from planet arous. Its a real hoot to watch the brain bounce through the air on a wire. Distributed briefly by howco international in late 1957, the film appeared in 1958 on a double feature with teenage monster. Fortunately, a good brain from outer space comes on the scene and takes over the mans dog. Life was certainly tough back in the 1950s, what with all those wicked, wobbly, disembodied brains from outer space looking to conquer the earth by possessing the bodies of innocent earthlings not to mention their dogs. If you dont remember or even know, this classic fifties scifi storys about a criminal brain, gor, from the distant planet arous who assumes the body of scientist steve march after arriving on earth. There were warnings from benevolent aliens and aggressive attacks by aliens who wanted to colonize our planet.
One such creepy classic is 1957s the brain from planet arous. Walter greenes amazingly inventive score for the 1957 john agarjoyce meadows bmovie classic is here in amazing fidelity and in its 43minute entirety easily the greatest score for a film about a giant, evil, floating, sexcrazed brain from outer space, the music for the brain from. Aug 02, 2017 a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, gor, assumes the body of scientist steve march. Tipping off the fact that march is not himself are his strange eyeballs and his rather violent mood swings. The brain from planet arous 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jul 14, 20 scena z filmu mozg z planety arous brain from planet arous, rez. The brain from planet arous page 2 classic horror film board. A powerful criminal brain of the planet arous, gor, assumes the body of scientist steve march. Gor then proceeds to use his vast, destructive powers to bend the world to his will, threatening to wipe out the capital city of any nation that defies him. The brain from planet arousteenage monster mmm1968 proves that dreams can come true. The brain from planet arous starring john agar revenge of the creature, robert fuller what ever happened to aunt alice. I must say that this conclusion seems a wee bit hasty.
Following on gors nonexistent heels, another alien brain named vol arrives to help the locals to stop him. As a result, there is a slew of brain movies out there, but they all tend to fall into one of 3 categories. I am giving the brain from planet arous a 2 out of 10 for at least trying to be entertaining. The brain from planet arous is surely one of the great low budget film scores from the 1950s at least from 1957.
Its monster monday with tabonga, here at the dungeon our offering is a flick that i actually saw at the time. The use of a bad alien and a good alien makes this film slightly better than too many onedimensional alien invasion films where aliens are evil, wicked, and must be destroyed. Thru march he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging his domination. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 independently made american blackand white science fiction film, produced by jacques r. Possessed steves new forceful courting of sally puts her off even before she learns that he is a vessel for an alien. Additionally, the arrogant alien brain occasionally leaves steves body to brag. If there is one thing likely to grant a slice of immortality to this movie apart from its aliens, of course it is the absolutely outrageous relationship between the possessed steve. It was a marathon of brain movies, like donavans brain, the brain from planet arous, feind wouthout a face, journey to the seventh planet, and that episode of futurama where fry fights off the invasion of flying alien brains from tweenis 12.
The brain from planet arous 1957 the bad movie report. The plot of the brain from planet arous has something to do with a huge floating brain which takes over the body of nuclear scientist steve march as the first step in its takeover of the earth. These types of brains tend to float around and may even have glowing eyes. I will include a link at the bottom of this article. The brain from planet arous page 2 classic horror film.
Oh, and you can only kill them by hitting them in a part of the brain called the fissure of rolando. The brain from planet arousteenage monster soundtrack. All shots from the brain from planet arous are in the order that they appeared in the film click here for gallery 2. When steve march john agar and his friend dan murphy robert fuller investigate intermittent radiation emanating from mystery mountain, they find gor the voice of dale tate, a giant brain from the planet arous. The incredible spacebrain invades a human body with its destructive evil. See more ideas about brain, sci fi horror movies and horror films.
The brain from planet arous letterboxd social film. Trailer for the 1957 film the brain from planet arous. An evil alien brain, bent on world domination, takes over the body of an atomic scientist, while a good alien brain inhabits the body of the scientists dog and waits for an opportunity to defeat the evil brain. The brain from planet arous, however, may well b e unique in that its invading alien is not the least bit interested in sally fallon as a breeding partner. There are films that i saw over fortyfive years ago that i still fondly remember. Walter greenes amazingly inventive score for the 1957 john agarjoyce meadows bmovie classic is here in amazing fidelity and in its 43minute entirety. The brain from planet arous 1957 howco productions inc.
Here is a link to a more complete synopsis of the film, and if that does it for you, here is a link to watch the movie itself. The brain from planet arous teenage monster soundtrack. Jan 23, 2016 check off all the books you have completed. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 film about an alien that assumes the body of a scientist. The brain from planet arous teenage monster proves that dreams can come true. Distributed briefly by howco international in late 1957, the film appeared in 1958 on a double feature with teenage monster the storyline features themes of. Written by ray buffum teenage monster and directed by nathan juran 20 million miles to earth. I have come to the conclusion that not nearly enough films are set in space, i also.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the brain from planet arous near you. My misgivings at the beginning aside, the brain from planet arous is actually a pretty good little movie. Written by ray buffum, the brain from planet arous was not the only alien possession bmovie from 1958, although its main rival, i married a monster from outer space, dealt with its horrors rather more soberly. The brain from planet arous 1957 the movie database tmdb. Juran, that stars john agar, joyce meadows, and robert fuller. Bad alien gor takes over scientist steves john agar brain. The brain from planet arous full frame average rating. My wife even made a brain jello mold for the snack table. February 27th, 2001 not yet rated 1 hr 10 min plot summary. Both gor and vol are giant, disembodied floating brains. Nov 20, 2012 the brain from planet arousteenage monster soundtrack cd details and availability.
I was pleased with this transfer, as the print used looks clean enough and the image seems quite well detailed. The brain from planet arous page 6 classic horror film. Take for example the brainlike creature from the crawling eye 1958, or the space brains from our feature film. The brain from planet arous 1957 plot summary imdb. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 film about an alien that assumes the body of a. Clearly, this film was made to play at the driveins back in 1958 as the last film of a quadrupleheader all night halloween session. The deceptively simple storyline actually opens the door for a whole lot of drama. You can find this movie on and you can rent it there too. What steve and dan find in the desert is a newlyblasted cave, and on venturing inside the unexpected greets them. After im gone, your earth will be free to live out its miserable span of existence, as one of my satellites, and thats how its going to be. The ultimate list of films set in space or on other planets. Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, assumes the body of scientist steve march. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 american blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by jacques r.
After listening to numerous interviews with film greats like george lucas and steven spielberg one fact is evident, these flicks affected them deeply as well. The next strange cookie is fashioned after the brain from planet arous, a giant criminal alien brain set on taking over the world. Let walter greenes music get into your mind like the film s giant, evil, floating, sexcrazed extraterrestrial brain. Pulp novels got plenty of mileage from the concept, and filmmakers grappled with severed heads and floating brains terrorizing the populace in projects that turned out classy 1953s donovans brain, creepy 1957s the brain from planet arous, grisly 1958s fiend without a face, and, ahem, teutonic 1959s the head. The brain from planet arous 1957 fantasy filmfest archiv. Through march he begins to control the world by threatening the destruction to any country that dares. The brain from planet arous full movie 1957 youtube. Painting classic movie poster the brain from planet arous by esoterica art agency.