Considering that this is a film about a mad scientist who grafts heads onto bodies to make two-headed creatures AND it's made by American-International Pictures, you certainly cannot expect the film to be much more than it is. This was cheapo drive-in movie fare and nothing more. As a result, Bruce Dern, Casey Kasem and Pat Priest (one of the Marilyns from "The Munsters") were doomed to make a film that did nothing to further their careers.
The film starts with Dern and his weird assistant in the lab creating multi-headed foxes, rabbits and the like. At the same time, a depraved maniac who makes Ted Bundy seem normal is shown on a killing spree that gets him placed placed in the loony bin. Naturally these stories soon converge after the nut escapes, as the maniac attacks Priest and is shot in the process. Since he is STILL barely alive, Dern does what any scientist would do--he saws off the guy's head and stitches it onto a retarded housekeeper's body!! Now, the new and improved(?) guy consists of a slow-minded guy who does everything the evil guy wants--and that involves lots of brutal killings by 1971 standards. Eventually, there is a showdown and Dern and his abomination meet their maker--no real surprises here.
Overall, the acting isn't too bad, but perhaps the maniac was too crazed to be real. I used to work in a mental institution and never saw anyone THAT crazy!! As for the script, writing, direction and acting, it's all pretty sub-par. Probably the worst of these was poor Pat Priest, who spent the movie either being attacked, tied up, screaming or fainting--a truly one-dimensional and thankless role. Not a good movie but silly enough that bad movie fans might like it. As for everyone else, don't bother.
The film starts with Dern and his weird assistant in the lab creating multi-headed foxes, rabbits and the like. At the same time, a depraved maniac who makes Ted Bundy seem normal is shown on a killing spree that gets him placed placed in the loony bin. Naturally these stories soon converge after the nut escapes, as the maniac attacks Priest and is shot in the process. Since he is STILL barely alive, Dern does what any scientist would do--he saws off the guy's head and stitches it onto a retarded housekeeper's body!! Now, the new and improved(?) guy consists of a slow-minded guy who does everything the evil guy wants--and that involves lots of brutal killings by 1971 standards. Eventually, there is a showdown and Dern and his abomination meet their maker--no real surprises here.
Overall, the acting isn't too bad, but perhaps the maniac was too crazed to be real. I used to work in a mental institution and never saw anyone THAT crazy!! As for the script, writing, direction and acting, it's all pretty sub-par. Probably the worst of these was poor Pat Priest, who spent the movie either being attacked, tied up, screaming or fainting--a truly one-dimensional and thankless role. Not a good movie but silly enough that bad movie fans might like it. As for everyone else, don't bother.