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The Brain from Planet Arous

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 11m
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John Agar, Robert Fuller, and Joyce Meadows in The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)
An evil alien brain from the planet Arous hijacks the body of an Earth scientist in order to control the Earth.
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An evil alien brain from the planet Arous hijacks the body of an Earth scientist in order to control the Earth.An evil alien brain from the planet Arous hijacks the body of an Earth scientist in order to control the Earth.An evil alien brain from the planet Arous hijacks the body of an Earth scientist in order to control the Earth.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
26,056
983
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    • Director
      • Nathan Juran
    • Writer
      • Ray Buffum(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • John Agar
      • Joyce Meadows
      • Robert Fuller
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    • Director
      • Nathan Juran
    • Writer
      • Ray Buffum(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • John Agar
      • Joyce Meadows
      • Robert Fuller
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    • 60User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews

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    John Agar
    John Agar
    • Steve March
    Joyce Meadows
    Joyce Meadows
    • Sally Fallon
    Robert Fuller
    Robert Fuller
    • Dan Murphy
    Thomas Browne Henry
    • John Fallon
    • (as Thomas B. Henry)
    Ken Terrell
    Ken Terrell
    • Colonel in Conference Room
    • (as Kenneth Terrell)
    Henry Travis
    • Col. Frogley
    E. Leslie Thomas
    • Gen. Brown
    Tim Graham
    • Sheriff Wiley Pane
    Bill Giorgio
    • Russian
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Kenner G. Kemp
    • Military Man at Meeting
    • (uncredited)
    Dale Tate
    • Prof. Dale Tate
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Nathan Juran
    • Writer
      • Ray Buffum(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The special eye effects for Steve March were created by having John Agar wear special black contact lenses that were very thick. The extreme thickness of the contact made it painful for Agar to wear them.
    • Goofs
      When the plane explodes, a piece of the model, still attached to the support wire, swings back into frame.
    • Quotes

      Steve March: Now this is my plan: I want all of your uranium, plutonium, all your atomic resources. I want your factories, railroad shipping, all your industrial facilities. Your workers will labour around the clock day and night, following my blueprints to build a most powerful invasion force ever gathered in the universe.

      General Brown: You mean to enslave the world?

      Russian: Russia would never agree to it!

      Steve March: There's a simple answer to that: There'll be no Russia. Your United Nations building will be turned over to me. I will teach your engineers to build a fleet of interplanetary rockets, to be armed and manned by your joint military forces. All under my command.

      General Brown: What would you do with all this power?

      Steve March: I will return to my planet Arous, and through its vast intellect, I will become master of the universe. After I'm gone, your Earth will be free to live out its miserable span of existence, as one of my satellites, and that's how it's going to be.

    • Connections
      Edited into Malcolm in the Middle (2000)

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    Ridiculously entertaining sci fi silliness!
    'The Brain From Planet Arous' is a compelling tale of a scientist who becomes possessed by an alien with an attitude. The scientist is played by b-grade legend John Agar ('Attack Of The Puppet People' and dozens of other gems) and the alien is a giant floating brain with eyes. Did I mention that the alien is sex-starved and has the hots for Agar's fiancee good girl Joyce Meadows? Meadows and her Pop (Thomas Browne Henry) desperately plot to save Agar before he can a) jump her bones and b) enslave the world, their only help being another (good) alien who hides inside their faithful pooch. Yes, this is one ridiculously entertaining movie that will be enormously enjoyed by any bad movie buff. Highly recommended sci fi silliness!
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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Augen des Satans
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Marquette Productions Ltd.
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    • Budget
      • $58,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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