Brain of Blood (1971)

Amir, the benevolent ruler of Kalid, is dying, but there is hope. Freshly deceased, he is flown to the United States where Dr. Trenton transplants his brain into the body of a simpleton in ... See full summary »

Director:

Al Adamson

Writers:

Samuel M. Sherman (story), Joe Van Rodgers (screenplay)

Stars:

Grant Williams, Kent Taylor, John Bloom

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Grant Williams	...	Bob
Kent Taylor	...	Dr. Trenton
John Bloom	...	Gor
Regina Carrol	...	Tracy
Vicki Volante	...	Katherine
Angelo Rossitto	...	Dorro
Reed Hadley	...	Amir
Zandor Vorkov	...	Mohammed
Richard Smedley	...	Angel
Gus Peters	...	Charlie
Margo Hope	...	Pale Girl
Bruce Kimball	...	Jim
Irv Saunders	...	Victim (as Ervin Saunders)

Storyline

Amir, the benevolent ruler of Kalid, is dying, but there is hope. Freshly deceased, he is flown to the United States where Dr. Trenton transplants his brain into the body of a simpleton in a classic "assistant got the wrong kind of body" plot line. Dr. Trenton has a few nefarious plot twists of his own in mind, and then there's the thing with the dwarf and the women chained in the basement. It's up to Amir's friend Bob and wife Tracey to try and salvage this tale.

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Plot Keywords:

acid | brain transplant | creature feature | voyeur | mad scientist | 

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Taglines:

Double Dose Of Shock!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Official Sites:

Fan site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Brain

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent International Pictures (I-I), Phil-Am Enterprises Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The local butcher provided some of the offal required for the brain operation scene.

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Connections

Featured in Horror Incorporated: Brain of Blood (1972) (2003)

User Reviews

Another Shiny Adamson Apple!

Another woefully bizarre Al Adamson mess, this one actually more coherent than many of his legendary paste-up jobs, but still wonderfully convoluted and ridiculous. The great John Bloom is asinine as a hulking monstrosity, and Kent Taylor is outstanding as a super-ham bad guy. A holy hallucination, this. I saw this with Adamson's extraordinary NURSE SHERRI at the drive-in. Oh, happy days!