The film stars nelson, alan jay factor, and joanna lee and includes a brief appearance by leonard nimoy. We will watch the entire movie together and decode it. The brain eaters is a 1958 independently made american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by ed nelson, and directed by bruno vesota. He reports his discovery, and the government sends a ufo. The brain eaters 1958 bruno vesota, ed nelson, alan jay. Below is a complete listing of all our titles, both studio released and collector dvds, in alphabetical order. The plot manages to lose itself despite a running time of only 60 minutes, but at least the brain eaters recognises its limitations. Leonard nimoy makes an appearance near the end of the movie as professor cole. The premise of the 1958 horror film the brain eaters airing on amc october 24 at 6am seems pretty farfetched at first. The brain eaters 1958 black and white scifi vintage. The creatures attach themselves to peoples heads and overtake their minds, turning them into. The brain eaters 1958 tvpg 1h 1min scifi, horror september 1958 usa the inhabitants of a small illinois town begin disappearing after a strange cone is found sticking out of the ground nearby.
An uberlow budget scifi thriller about low tech insects hairballs with protruding pipe cleaners who emerge from a mysterious metallic cone to turn unsuspecting humans into mindless slaves. The story takes place in the small town of riverdale, illinois. A 1985 science fictiorhorror novel written by gary brandner, who also wrote the howling. The brain eaters was distributed by american international pictures in different film markets as a double feature with either earth vs. The film prevents the normal ridicule caused by feeble specialeffects by not having any and within the boundaries it sets itself, there is nothing to offend. Buy the brain eaters movie posters from movie poster shop. The brain eaters 1958 letterboxd your life in film.
It was still legal to peddle brain eaters on the corner in 1958. Alan frost, joanna lee, jody fair, david hughes, robert ball, greigh phillips, orville sherman this not a film to write home about in any sense of the word, but at a mere sixty minutes and featuring an early performance by leonard nimoy billed as leonard nemoy it is not a total waste of time. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1958. If mia farrow and philip roth can find entertainment in a madefortv movie about a tornado of sharks, then we can rest assured that the b movie is. The mayor is infected by one of the crazy critters and ends up going berserk. Jonson was credited for the film score but it was mostly plagiarism and bad plagiarism at that. And i guess i should be super clear about this, so no one gets their hackles standing on end, not one actress who wound up only getting an honorable mention. The two headed spy1958jack hawkinsgia scalaeric schumanfelix aylmer duration. The brain eaters 1958 bruno vesota, ed nelson, alan jay factor, cornelius keefe, scifi, horror march 3, 2018 strange things are happening in riverdale, illinois. Destination moon 1950 flying disc man from mars 1950 prehis complete list of 50s science fiction films classic horror film board. The brain eaters 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The producer listed in the credits, george pitcher, had nothing to do with this film.
Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. A few weeks ago came word of a strange case in arizona in which a young boy was killed by a microscopic. The brain eaters 1958 young glenn cameron alan frost finds a 50foot cone sticking out of the ground near a small illinois town. A small town is overrun by creatures who arrived in a mysterious craft from deep within the earth. I only watched the first 5 minutes and it was already packed with symbols weve already discussed at length. The second of these films, invasion of the star creatures 1963, is dreadful 2, and suggests why vesota wasnt asked to do a third film. Of gods and men official complete film by atomic network. Brain eaters 1958 dvdr another classic aip scifi gem.
The british company, direct video distribution ltd. The brain eaters movie posters from movie poster shop. The film was the brain eaters, a 1958 release from roger cormans corinthian productions via american international, though only one hour long, and directed by bruno vesota from an original script by gordon urquhart that turned out to be an uncredited semiadaptation of robert a. A mysterious cone shaped object is discovered and it happens to coincide with the disappearance of several people. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio. The ten deadliest snakes in the world with steve irwin real wild documentary duration. Read the full synopsis of the brain eaters, 1958, directed by bruno vesota, with edwin nelson, alan frost, jack hill, at turner classic movies. Heinlein for plagiarising his novel the puppet masters, but most viewers will find it more reminiscent of don siegels vastly superior invasion of the body snatchers in the way that a number of the residents of the small illinois town of riverdale are. Movie title screens scifi creature features of the 1950s.
The brain eaters tom jonson puppet masters 1958 its saturday night. Keepers of the earth the keepers the brain snatchers complete print. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Although joanna lee had a successful career as a screen writer and producer she is mostly remembered for her role as the alien, tanna, in plan 9 from outer space. No connection to the 1958 roger corman film of the same name. The brain eaters corinthianamerican international, 1958. I know this list is incomplete, thus i seek help in making it as complete as possible.
I always liked this movie when they showed it on saturday night in the 1970s. Young glenn cameron alan frost finds a 50foot cone sticking out of the ground near a small illinois town. He was a retired film executive whose name was used to. The brain eaters 1958 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the brain eaters with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The brain eaters is a 1958 science fictionhorror film about alien parasites who invade the small illinois town of riverdale and are able to take over any living thing, mind and body, by attaching themselves to their hosts back and inserting two mandibles into the base of their spines. And definitely not to be confused with the scifi fandom term the brain eater.
Teenagers battle the thing horror movie, 1958 complete by movie vigilante. I have a beautiful copy on vhs, but would like to see an equally good. Sent from washington to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, a team of investigators discovers that intelligent parasites from inside the cone can attach themselves to humans nervous systems and control their minds, taking control of the authorities and workers, making. The most famous film of this period is probably invasion of the body snatchers 1956, one of my favorites in this subgenre is the complete strangeness and downer ending of the day mars invaded earth 1963. A huge, alien structure resembling an inverted cone, appears in the woods outside a small rural town. That said, i actually enjoyed the brain eaters much more than many other 1950s roger corman productions. They are often an ignored aspect of films, although they reflect the time period or era of the film, the mood or design of the film, and much more.
Complete list of 50s science fiction films classic. Damn beatniks kettering accidently lets a small chunk of brain eater get onto his arm. His assistant, alice, tries to help, but, what the heck can she do. The appearance of a strange metallic object in a ravine near a small town coincides with a strange wave of murders and disappearances. The brain eaters certainly deserved the award for the least classy use of classical music in movie history. The producers of ultracheap 1958 bmovie the brain eaters were sued by sf writer and founder of the scientology movement robert a. The brain eaters was adapted without permission or the knowledge of distributor american international pictures from robert a. Roger corman theater 1958 war of the satellites classic sci fi. Heinleins novel the puppet masters, and the makers were later forced to pay a settlement. Blog of zontar the thing from venus extremism in defense of aesthetics is no vice devoted to the intensive study of the most obscure and disreputable cultural. Ed nelson stars in this film about alien parasites invading the earth. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Bruno vesota directs what even corman came to realize was a relative ripoff of robert heinlens the puppet masters he settled out of court. The brain eaters was released in 1958 and was directed by bruno ve sota.
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