A powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, gor, assumes the body of scientist steve march. Additionally, the arrogant alien brain occasionally leaves steves body to brag about its. As a scientist possessed by an evil alien intelligence, agar shoots down airliners with his mind and fries people with a glance, laughing maniacally. Through march, he begins to control the worl the brain from planet arous 1957 nailbiterstv. 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. A bad film that is good because its so silly and humorously inept. Review the brain from planet arous bluray authority. 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. 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.
Tipping off the fact that march is not himself are his strange eyeballs and his rather violent mood swings. Watch the brain from planet arous online vimeo on demand. 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 brain from planet arous starring john agar revenge of the creature, robert fuller what ever happened to aunt alice. Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, assumes the body of. The brain from planet arous 1957 the last drive in.
The trailer for the 1957 science fiction classic the brain from planet arous. As the film opens, scientists steve march john agar and dan murphy robert fuller have been monitoring some strange radioactive activity. The brain from planet arous 1957 alien invasion classic. The brain from planet arous the brain from planet arous. Wonderful atomic age entertainment with floating brains, telepathic possession, atom bombs and a scientist whose eyes can destroy planes in midflight, plus a sexstarved alien brain monster with lustful. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 independently made american blackand white science fiction film. What a fun time youll have listening to this marvelous music. A gigantic brain from outer space lands on earth and inhabits the body of an important scientist as. Many are victims of the monster or are seen in a couple of spots in 50s sci fi, but the dog becomes a character as much as the humans in this film. With john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, thomas browne henry. Through march, he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging his domination. 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 1957 nathan juran, nathan. Trailer for the 1957 film the brain from planet arous.
Take for example the brainlike creature from the crawling eye 1958, or the space brains from our feature film. Evil brain from outer space full sci fi movie youtube. This is also a film where an animal gets a strong role. Bad alien gor takes over scientist steves john agar brain. 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. The incredible spacebrain invades a human body with its destructive evil power. Walter greenes amazingly inventive score for the 1957 john agarjoyce meadows bmovie classic is here in amazing fidelity and in its 43minute entirety. 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 alien. One such creepy classic is 1957s the brain from planet arous.
The brain from planet arous is a 1957 independently made american blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by jacques r. The dog, host for the good brain, gets more screen time than most dogs or others animals get in these films. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 film about an alien that assumes the body of a scientist. An outerspace terrorist from a planet named arous a brainshaped creature named gor arrives on earth and possesses young scientist steve march. Another brain, val, works with marchs future wife sally to defeat gor. 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. 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 presented in a full frame transfer, which seems to be an acceptable form. One that my wife and i have always loved is the brain from planet arous.
The brain from planet arous 1957 directed by nathan h. Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, assumes the body of scientist steve march. Poster for the brain from planet arous 1957, usa wrong. The brain from planet arous 1957 the bad movie report. 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. Is brain the first alien possession film in which the alien invader enjoys sexual arousal from his use of the human form. Thru march he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging his domination. 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.
Best netflix series ranked 200 fresh free movies online binge. The brain from planet arous howco productions 1957. Gor then proceeds to use his vast, destructive powers to bend. However, another brain from the planet arous, named val, acts as a policeman and instructs steves girlfriend how to get rid of gore. The brain from planet arous, a 1957 american science fiction film disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title arous. This is a film distributed by howco international pictures back in october 1957 not 1958 as it says on the box. These types of brains tend to float around and may even have glowing eyes. 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 page 5 classic horror film. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 sciencefiction film that features the theme of alien possession cult fave john agar tarantula, invisible invaders gets the chance to step out of his wellworn hero shoes in this one. February 27th, 2001 not yet rated 1 hr 10 min plot summary. Let walter greenes music get into your mind like the film s giant, evil, floating, sexcrazed extraterrestrial brain.
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. See more ideas about brain, sci fi horror movies and horror films. The brain from planet arous is surely one of the great low budget film scores from the 1950s at least from 1957. Pop culture graphics the brain from planet arous poster movie. After im gone, your earth will be free to live out its miserable span of. I will return to my planet arous, and through its vast intellect, i will become master of the universe. 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. Gor, the titular brain monster, is a megalomaniacal criminal warlord. It made me chuckle in a few parts, and the sex starved floating brain with eyes is hilarious. The brain from planet arous classic horror film board.
Juran, that stars john agar, joyce meadows, and robert fuller. A strange alien ship crash lands in the california desert, bringing a terrifying evil intelligence from another planet whose mission is to conquer the world using subversive mind control. This campy scifi cheapie centers on the brains battle against a good. Life was certainly tough back in the 1950s, what with all those wicked, wobbly, disembodied brains from outer space. We didnt record any activity between now and 1 week ago. An outerspace terrorist from a planet named arous a brainshaped. 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. Having fled arous to escape punishment for previous crimes, he possesses the body of steve march and kills his colleague dan. Nathan juran was so disappointed by how the film turned out that he requested the producers not to use his real last name in the opening credits. It could have had more monstrous menace to it, but john agar was excellent and probably the best ive ever seen him. The brain from planet arous 1957 howco productions inc. The brain from planet arous 1957 backdrops the movie. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
The brain from planet arous showtimes it will steal your body and damn your soul. Its monster monday with tabonga, here at the dungeon our offering is a flick that i actually saw at the time. The deceptively simple storyline actually opens the door for a whole lot of drama. My misgivings at the beginning aside, the brain from planet arous is actually a pretty good little movie. So, it makes sense that evil brain monsters would be the subject of at least a few horror movies over the years. Choosing steves body due to his position as a respected scientist, gor plans to demonstrate his powers at a later nuclear test in order to blackmail the world. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the brain from planet arous 1957 nathan juran, nathan hertz on allmovie. The brain from planet arousteenage monster mmm1968 proves that dreams can come true. An evil alien brain, bent on world domination, takes over the body of an atomic scientist, while a. The brain from planet arous 1957 the movie database.