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The inhabitants of a small Illinois town begin disappearing after a strange cone is found sticking out of the ground nearby.The inhabitants of a small Illinois town begin disappearing after a strange cone is found sticking out of the ground nearby.The inhabitants of a small Illinois town begin disappearing after a strange cone is found sticking out of the ground nearby.
Ed Nelson
- Dr. Paul Kettering
- (as Edwin Nelson)
Alan Jay Factor
- Glenn Cameron
- (as Alan Frost)
Cornelius Keefe
- Senator Walter K. Powers
- (as Jack Hill)
Phil Posner
- Sheriff
- (as Greigh Phillips)
Leonard Nimoy
- Professor Cole
- (as Leonard Nemoy)
Hampton Fancher
- Zombie
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Gordon Urquhart
- Robert A. Heinlein(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- GoofsLeonard Nimoy's name is misspelled in the opening credits as "Leonard Nemoy"
- Quotes
Senator Walter K. Powers: I'm here, and I want action!
- Alternate versionsWhen originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating. All cuts were waived in 1991 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chiller Theatre: The Brain Eaters & The Headless Ghost (1975)
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THE BRAIN EATERS (Bruno Ve Sota, 1958) **
This is one of a series of vintage AIP horror titles released some time ago as part of an R2 DVD collection entitled "The Arkoff Library", though the copy I watched was actually culled from an AMC TV broadcast (with constant streaming advertisements of upcoming shows and pictures!); others include THE SHE-CREATURE (1956), BLOOD OF Dracula (1957) and HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (1958) – all of which I have acquired in time for my ongoing Halloween challenge. Thematically, the film is a variation on the classic INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) with a small town gradually taken over (though not by an alien organism but rather a vanished – and, typically, superior – civilization); despite the sensationalistic title, the creatures – 'possessing' their victims through small punctures at the back of the neck – are never actually seen, leading to a wonderful POV shot (perhaps the film's highlight) depicting an attack on the hero's girlfriend. The leader of the 'invaders' is actually a bearded old man – only ever shown in silhouette – residing in a cone-shaped rocket! The end result is not too bad though hardly a classic of its familiar kind or genre and obviously cramped by the low budget and necessary compactness (running a mere 56 minutes); interestingly, the film's director is the burly Orson Welles-lookalike sleazeball from DEMENTIA (1955).
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- Bunuel1976
- Jan 23, 2010
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- Budget
- $30,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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