The Thing with Two Heads (1972)

A rich but racist man is dying and hatches an elaborate scheme for transplanting his head onto another man's body. His health deteriorates rapidly, and doctors are forced to transplant his ... See full summary »

Director:

Lee Frost

Writers:

Lee Frost (screenplay), Wes Bishop (screenplay),

Stars:

Ray Milland, Roosevelt Grier, Don Marshall

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Milland	...	Maxwell Kirshner
Roosevelt Grier	...	Jack Moss (as 'Rosey' Grier)
Don Marshall	...	Dr. Fred Williams
Roger Perry	...	Dr. Philip Desmond
Chelsea Brown	...	Lila
Kathrine Baumann	...	Patricia (as Kathy Baumann)
John Dullaghan	...	Thomas
John Bliss	...	Donald
Bruce Kimball	...	Police Lieutenant
Jane Kellem	...	Miss Mullen
Lee Frost	...	Sergeant Hacker
Wes Bishop	...	Dr. Smith
Roger Gentry	...	Police Sergeant
Britt Nilsson	...	Nurse
Rick Baker	...	Gorilla

Storyline

A rich but racist man is dying and hatches an elaborate scheme for transplanting his head onto another man's body. His health deteriorates rapidly, and doctors are forced to transplant his head onto the only available candidate: a black man from death row.

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Plot Keywords:

african american | head transplant | prejudice | disembodied head | police | 

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Taglines:

They transplanted a white bigot's head on a soul brother's body!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Beast with Two Heads

Company Credits

Production Co:

Saber Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the car/motorcycle chase, the make of the police car changes. After a Ford is hit from behind and the trunk wont close. Later it's a Dodge that has its trunk open, and then it becomes a Ford again.

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Quotes

Lila: get some sleepbaby, I'll wake you once dinner's ready
Jack Moss: let's just stay here a little while
Lila: Now come on honey, I got to start dinner
Jack Moss: You don't have to start now, why don't you start it later?
Lila: [hesitant] Oh come on Jack I... I
[she glances at Kirshner]
Jack Moss: Is he bothering you? I'll cover his head with a pillowcase.
Dr. Maxwell Kirshner: [with disgust] You must be joking! Is that all you people think about?
Lila: [with disgust] It's no use honey, maybe when I get used to it
[walks off]
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in UHF (1989)

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Soundtracks

"A Prayer"
by Jerry Butler
Courtesy of Mercury Records

User Reviews

A Howler from start to finish...

I must start off by saying I love "B" movies, but even if you aren't normally a "B" movie fan you will get a kick out of this 1972 American International Picture. This movie pairs Ray Milland as a bigoted doctor who is dying of cancer who has his head transplanted on to the body of wrongly confused death row inmate Rosey Grier. The whole movie is bizarre from start to finish. Watch the two head gorilla run amok in a grocery store! See Rosey and Ray on a motorcycle trying to outrun the fuzz! Whoever came up with the concept for this turkey must have been on crack cocaine or LSD. One has to wonder what made Academy Award winner Ray Milland to even consider doing this movie. He had to be drunk, completely broke or both to appear in this mess. This movie is so bad it's great! If you have never seen this movie I recommend that you rent it and then call over a group of friends, break out the beer and the popcorn and then sit back for a fun evening.