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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

1962 · 82 min · Director: Joseph Green ★ IMDb 4.6 · 8,220 ratings

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Dr. Bill Cortner and his fiancée, Jan Compton, are driving to his lab when they get into a horrible car accident. Compton is decapitated. But Cortner is not fazed by this seemingly insurmountable hurdle. His expertise is in transplants, and he is excited to perform the first head transplant. Keeping Compton's head alive in his lab, Cortner plans the groundbreaking yet unorthodox surgery. First, however, he needs a body.

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The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Disturbing
25%Fear
20%Anxiety
  1. Disturbing35%
  2. Fear25%
  3. Anxiety20%
  4. Confusion10%
  5. Tension10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension53 %40 %47 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity49 %30 %38 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity51 %29 %38 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Tension66 %48 %57 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Tension78 %68 %69 %55 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Disturbing76 %74 %63 %57 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Disturbing64 %63 %51 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing55 %50 %44 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Sympathy61 %54 %49 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Disturbing71 %66 %55 %52 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Disturbing73 %70 %54 %55 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Disturbing64 %60 %51 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing59 %55 %51 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing64 %57 %55 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Sympathy69 %57 %59 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing75 %68 %68 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Disturbing81 %75 %77 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Tension84 %73 %81 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing88 %77 %85 %66 %
97.5 %≈ 80′Tension90 %82 %88 %58 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

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Jason Evers

VL
Virginia Leith

LD
Leslie Daniels

AL
Adele Lamont

BS
Bonnie Sharie

DB
Doris Brent

PM
Paula Morris

MH
Marilyn Hanold

BB
Bruce Brighton

AF
Arny Freeman

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Fred Martin

Medical Assistant

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Lola Mason

Donna Williams

BK
Bruce Kerr

Beauty Contest M.C.

AD
Audrey Devereal

Jeannie Reynolds

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Eddie Carmel

Monster

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Sammy Petrillo

Art

Details

Directed by
Joseph Green
Written by
Joseph Green, Rex Carlton
Type
Movies
Released
1962
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.6 · 8,220 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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