Roger Corman was an uncredited co-producer on the Brain Eaters (1958), which was produced by the film's main actor, Ed Nelson and cost, in 2023 numbers, around $275,000. That is still seriously, low-budget numbers. The Brain Eaters (1958), is a silly premise about creatures from a metal cone, attaching themselves to the necks of human beings, in an attempt to take over the world, through mind-control. The film has potential, because it does begin to resemble an Outer Limits (1963-1965), episode, but the acting, poor production values and low-budget atmosphere, makes it hard to really enjoy this film. The creatures look like clumps of wet hair in glass tubes.
I knew I was in trouble, when, one of the actresses from Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959), showed up, as the main leading, female character, of the Brain Eaters (1958). It is fair to say though, that Joanna Lee's performance in this film, was much better than her embarrassing turn in Ed Wood's classic, but that isn't saying much. Even at 61 minutes, this film was still a tough one to watch, so I am definitely putting the Brain Eaters (1958), on my Unwatchable Films List. There is however, one saving grace for this film. Covered in smoke and barely recognizable, this film costars a young, Leonard Nimoy, who was so new to his career, that the credits were accidentally misspelled as Leonard Nemoy. He makes a brief appearance, as the emissary of these brain-eaters and is really the only great part of the film. The rest is an embarrassing mess, with droplets of cinematic gems flicked in.
3.0 (UNWATCHABLE) = 3 IMDB.
I knew I was in trouble, when, one of the actresses from Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959), showed up, as the main leading, female character, of the Brain Eaters (1958). It is fair to say though, that Joanna Lee's performance in this film, was much better than her embarrassing turn in Ed Wood's classic, but that isn't saying much. Even at 61 minutes, this film was still a tough one to watch, so I am definitely putting the Brain Eaters (1958), on my Unwatchable Films List. There is however, one saving grace for this film. Covered in smoke and barely recognizable, this film costars a young, Leonard Nimoy, who was so new to his career, that the credits were accidentally misspelled as Leonard Nemoy. He makes a brief appearance, as the emissary of these brain-eaters and is really the only great part of the film. The rest is an embarrassing mess, with droplets of cinematic gems flicked in.
3.0 (UNWATCHABLE) = 3 IMDB.