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The Thing with Two Heads

  • 1972
  • PG
  • 1h 31m
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Ray Milland and Roosevelt Grier in The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
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Doctors are forced to transplant the head of a dying, racist surgeon onto the body of a black death row inmate.Doctors are forced to transplant the head of a dying, racist surgeon onto the body of a black death row inmate.Doctors are forced to transplant the head of a dying, racist surgeon onto the body of a black death row inmate.

  • Director
    • Lee Frost
  • Writers
    • Lee Frost
    • Wes Bishop
    • James Gordon White
  • Stars
    • Roosevelt Grier
    • Ray Milland
    • Don Marshall
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,000
    11,939
    • Director
      • Lee Frost
    • Writers
      • Lee Frost
      • Wes Bishop
      • James Gordon White
    • Stars
      • Roosevelt Grier
      • Ray Milland
      • Don Marshall
    • 48User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Roosevelt Grier
    Roosevelt Grier
    • Jack Moss
    • (as 'Rosey' Grier)
    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Maxwell Kirshner
    Don Marshall
    Don Marshall
    • Dr. Fred Williams
    Roger Perry
    Roger Perry
    • Dr. Philip Desmond
    Chelsea Brown
    Chelsea Brown
    • Lila
    Kathrine Baumann
    Kathrine Baumann
    • Patricia
    • (as Kathy Baumann)
    John Dullaghan
    John Dullaghan
    • Thomas
    John Bliss
    John Bliss
    • Donald
    Bruce Kimball
    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
    Rick Baker
    • Gorilla
    Phil Hoover
    • Policeman
    Rod Steele
    • Medical Salesman
    Michael Viner
    • Prison Guard
    • Director
      • Lee Frost
    • Writers
      • Lee Frost
      • Wes Bishop
      • James Gordon White
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    • Trivia
      Winner of the Medved brothers' Golden Turkey Award in the category "Worst Two-Headed Transplant Movie".
    • Goofs
      During the police chase, at least one officer's shoulder patch is reversed, meaning the film was flipped.
    • Quotes

      Lila: Get some sleep, baby, 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]

      Jack Moss: [turns to Kirshner] Now you know you got to go!

    • Connections
      Edited into Faces of Horror (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Oh Happy Day
      Written by Philip Doddridge and Edward F. Rimbault, arranged by Edwin Hawkins

      Performed by Mike Curb Congregation (as The Mike Curb Congregation)

      Courtesy of MGM Records

    User reviews48

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    What a cheesy delight! So many comments for such B-flick!
    Snowed in on an early December 2003 Sunday. Caught this one by accident on cable and couldn't stop watching. What a delightfully cheesy flick. The long chase scene was a howl. As the chase unfolded, you could tell most of the cars weren't even in running condition so they just pushed them off some steep hill to get them to roll and crash. The same car gets wrecked about 6 times again and again. The one liners are a riot. The acting, script and plot is too funny to even consider it legit. I'm surprised this didn't make the Rolling Stone 50 top cult film list. The music and score has that 70's wha-wha, bowchickabownow sound, right up until the end that is, when it suddenly turns Gospel, with Rosy, his old lady and the doctor driving off into the night singing "Oh Happy Days". What a wacky gem from 72! I recommend it if you're snowed in and you've got 90 mins. to kill. Enjoy!
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    • pdl01151
    • Dec 7, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Beast with Two Heads
    • Filming locations
      • Saddleback Park - 3099 Santiago Canyon Rd, Orange, California, USA(Motorcycle scene. This was a prominent motocross track of the time. Closed down in 84 and is new Santiago Canyon landfill.)
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Saber Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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