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. Tipping off the fact that march is not himself are his strange eyeballs and his rather violent mood swings. You know, sometimes you can just tell from reading a plot description that youve entered a bmovie pulp paradise. Tags movies 1950s scifi possessed 50s scifi 1950s movies 1957. His plans are thwarted, however, by a good alien brain that likewise inhabits the body of the scientists dog. See more ideas about brain, sci fi horror movies and horror films. Now lets take a chronological look at the cinemas best battles between us and them. Another brain, val, works with marchs future wife sally to defeat gor.
The brain from planet arous soundtrack monstrous movie music. Written by ray buffum teenage monster and directed by nathan juran 20 million miles to earth. If nothing else, the next time i see a massive head trauma in a movie, i can say, ouch. Official theatrical movie poster for the brain from planet arous 1957. The brain from planet arous 1957 fantastic movie musings. An outerspace terrorist from a planet named arous a brain shaped creature named gor arrives on earth and possesses young scientist steve march. The brain from planet arous 1957, directed by nathan h. The brain from planet arous starring john agar revenge of the creature, robert fuller what ever happened to aunt alice. A man is taken over by an evil brain from outer space, which decides it wants to take over the planet. Starring john agar, available at sunday internet movie poster. The brain from planet arous 1957 howco productions inc. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the brain from planet arous near you. Gor, the titular brain monster, is a megalomaniacal criminal warlord.
Through march, he begins to control the world by threatening to destroy it. The deceptively simple storyline actually opens the door for a whole lot of drama. Though the title could easily apply to those sexy scifi spoofs from the 1970s, the brain from planet arous appears to have mostly serious intentions despite a plot involving huge floating alien brains possessing john agar and a dog. It made me chuckle in a few parts, and the sex starved floating brain with eyes is hilarious.
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. The brain from planet arous 1957 the movie database tmdb. The brain from planet arous 1957 the bad movie report. One such creepy classic is 1957s the brain from planet arous. The brain from planet arous showtimes it will steal your body and damn your soul. These types of brains tend to float around and may even have glowing eyes. With john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, thomas browne henry. Take for example the brain like creature from the crawling eye 1958, or the space brains from our feature film. Let walter greenes music get into your mind like the film s giant, evil, floating, sexcrazed extraterrestrial brain.
Review the brain from planet arous bluray authority. 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. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 independently made american blackand white science fiction film, produced by jacques r. Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, assumes the body of scientist.
Choosing steves body due to his position as a respected scientist, gor plans to demonstrate his powers at a later nuclear test in. The brain from planet arous classic horror film board. The brain from planet arous page 2 classic horror film board. One of the questions im left with after watching this movie is how john agar is going to explain all this to the authorities. Through march, he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging his domination. Paul birch is the alien vampire paul johnson in roger cormans not of this earth 1957. The incredible space brain invades a human body with its destructive evil power. This campy scifi cheapie centers on the brain s battle. The brain from planet arous is surely one of the great low budget film scores from the 1950s at least from 1957.
The brain from planet arous page 5 classic horror film. The brain from planet arous 1957 nathan juran, nathan. I have the music scores for the brain from planet arous i think its a fun, jazzinfected score. 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 1957 nathan juran, john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller november 14, 2019 gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, assumes the body of scientist steve march.
Starring john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, thomas browne henry. The brain from planet arous 1957 nathan juran, john agar. Sep 19, 2018 gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, assumes the body of scientist steve march. A gigantic brain from outer space lands on earth and inhabits the body of an important scientist as the first step towards world domination. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 film about an alien that assumes the. The brain from planet arous 1957 plot summary imdb. 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 movie trailer plot. The brain from planet arous 1950s movies gif by absurdnoise.
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. One of the most infamous bad movies of all time, the brain from planet arous. Its monster monday with tabonga, here at the dungeon our offering is a flick that i actually saw at the time. 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 arousteenage monster mmm1968 proves that. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for the brain from planet arous 1957. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 independently made american blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by jacques r. Watch the brain from planet arous online vimeo on demand. 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. Painting classic movie poster the brain from planet arous by esoterica art agency, the brain from planet arous howco, one sheet x science fiction.
So the big brain does what any sensible alien bent on conquering the world. 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. Topics planet, arous, brain, classic, b, movie, black, and, white. The brain from planet arous is presented in a full frame transfer, which seems to be an acceptable form. A favourite of bad cinema retrospectives, brain is compulsively watchable, skillfully made, and boasts nary a dull moment, though its easy to see why agar. What a fun time youll have listening to this marvelous music. The brain from planet arous 1957 the movie database. I was pleased with this transfer, as the print used looks clean enough and the image seems quite well detailed.
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. Dec 10, 2010 the trailer for the 1957 science fiction classic the brain from planet arous. The brain from planet arous page 2 classic horror film. Film writing being the game of knowledge filtered through personal taste that it is, some readers subgenre favorites might not have made the list such as war of the worlds 1953 and 20 million miles to earth 1957. One such creepy classic is 1957 s the brain from planet arous. A powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, gor, assumes the body of scientist steve march. We didnt record any activity between now and 1 week ago. Distributed briefly by howco international in late 1957, the film appeared in 1958 on a double feature with teenage monster. The brain from planet arous is far, far from being the worst of the offenders. Not much of a brain if it lets john agar defeat it. The incredible spacebrain invades a human body with. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 film about an alien that assumes the body of a scientist. The brain from planet arous 1957 action, adventure, horror, scifi, thriller usa.
Through march, he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging. Thru march he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging his domination. My wife even made a brain jello mold for the snack table. Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, assumes the body of scientist steve march. Search, discover and share your favorite the brain from planet arous gifs. However, another brain from the planet arous, named val, acts as a policeman and instructs steves girlfriend how to get rid of gore. 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.
We recorded the main title from war of the satellites on one of our cds. This is a film distributed by howco international pictures back in october 1957 not 1958 as it says on the box. As the film opens, scientists steve march john agar and dan murphy robert fuller have been monitoring some strange radioactive activity. Approved, 1 h 11 min john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, thomas browne henry director. The brain from planet arous 1957 attack of the crab monsters 1957 the killer shrews 1959 the giant claw 1957 beast from haunted cave 1959 the monster from piedras blancas 1959 invasion of the saucer men 1957 the monster that challenged the. 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. Lassie meets alien when an evil alien brain appropriates the body of a scientist in order to take over planet earth. Having fled arous to escape punishment for previous crimes, he possesses the body of steve march and kills his colleague dan. Like that film and many others of the decade, the brain from planet arous is a paranoia story which plays on the fear of being taken over by a mysterious them. 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.
I will return to my planet arous, and through its vast intellect, i will become master of the universe. The brain from planet arous howco productions 1957. It is also fun, pure and simple, and educational to boot. My misgivings at the beginning aside, the brain from planet arous is actually a pretty good little movie. Nov 25, 2018 g gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, 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. Detective grayson discusses the case of the brain from planet arous. So, it makes sense that evil brain monsters would be the subject of at least a few horror movies over the years. The brain from planet arous movie poster imp awards.
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. Though hes won out against the evil brain, only him and his girlfriend know about it, and the good brain the only character who could convincingly back up their story has. Juran, that stars john agar, joyce meadows, and robert fuller. Fortunately, a good brain from outer space comes on the scene and takes over the mans dog. A bad film that is good because its so silly and humorously inept. I love the fact the brain this indestructable being about to rule the universe is killed by the subtle and ingenious method of bashing it loads of times with a big axe. The brain from planet arous 1957 the last drive in. Wots main title is more similar to greenes main title from teenage monster than it is similar to tbfpa. An outerspace terrorist from a planet named arous a brainshaped creature named gor arrives on earth and possesses young scientist. I am giving the brain from planet arous a 2 out of 10 for at least trying to be entertaining. 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.
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