Having fled arous to escape punishment for previous crimes, he possesses the body of steve march and kills his colleague dan. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. Written by ray buffum teenage monster and directed by nathan juran 20 million miles to earth. Brainfromplanetarous horny alien floating brain tries to take over earth. The plot of the brain from planet arous has something to do with a huge floating brain which takes over the body of nuclear scientist steve march john agar as the first step in its takeover of the earth. Brain from planet arous, the movie database wiki fandom. The brain from planet arous page 5 classic horror film board.
The brain from planet arous page 2 classic horror film board. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 film about an alien that assumes the body of a. Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, assumes the body of scientist steve march. Fortunately, a good brain from outer space comes on the scene and takes over the mans dog. We recorded the main title from war of the satellites on one of our cds. Watch the brain from planet arous online vimeo on demand. As the film opens, scientists steve march john agar and dan murphy robert fuller have been monitoring some strange radioactive activity. An outerspace terrorist from a planet named arous a brain shaped creature named gor arrives on earth and possesses young scientist steve march. Staring robert fuller, john agar, joyce meadows and ken terrell. Through march, he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging his domination. I am giving the brain from planet arous a 2 out of.
A powerful criminal brain of the planet arous, gor, assumes the body of scientist steve march. The brain from planet arous is far, far from being the worst of the offenders. The brain from planet arous has been ranked 1078 times, wins 36. The brain from the planet arous howco international pictures, this is a goofy and fun scifi flick from the heyday of the. Review the brain from planet arous bluray authority. Walter greenes amazingly inventive score for the 1957 john agarjoyce meadows bmovie classic is here in amazing fidelity and in its 43minute entirety.
Take for example the brain like creature from the crawling eye 1958, or the space brains from our feature film. Maybe its initial success came through a coincidence almost as large as the one that generates the film s finale. The brain from planet arous, with its distinctly good guy and bad guy brains and villainous demands for infrastructure to build interplanetary rockets, was released to cinemas on 1st october, 1957. The brain from planet arous 1957 the bad movie report.
Dvdr is regionfree and should play on any dvd or bluray player. It made me chuckle in a few parts, and the sex starved floating brain with eyes is hilarious. The brain from planet arous 1957 jabootus bad movie. Through march he begins to control the world by threatening the destruction to any country that dares. Following on gors nonexistent heels, another alien brain. It could have had more monstrous menace to it, but john agar was excellent and probably the best ive ever seen him. Juran, that stars john agar, joyce meadows, and robert fuller. The brain from planet arous 1957 the movie database tmdb. The brain from planet arous is an american science fiction film directed by nathan juran, based on a screenplay by ray buffum. Jul 14, 20 scena z filmu mozg z planety arous brain from planet arous, rez.
Take for example the brainlike creature from the crawling eye 1958, or the space brains from our feature film. Distributed briefly by howco international in late 1957. However, another brain from the planet arous, named val, acts as a policeman and instructs steves girlfriend how to get rid of gore. Read the full synopsis of the brain from planet arous, 1957, directed by nathan hertz, with john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, at turner classic movies. Through march, he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging. The brain from planet arous full movie 1957 youtube. Brain from planet arous, the on dvd 014381869422 from image ent directed by nathan juran. They come across an alien brain named gor, who takes over steves body and kills dan, and sets out to attain his goal of conquering earth, and then the universe. One such creepy classic is 1957s the brain from planet arous. A man is taken over by an evil brain from outer space, which decides it wants to take over the planet. Watch elviras movie macabre season 0, episode 33 the brain from planet arous. The incredible space brain invades a human body with its destructive evil power. The use of a bad alien and a good alien makes this film slightly better than too many onedimensional alien invasion films where aliens are evil, wicked, and must be destroyed. Gor, the titular brain monster, is a megalomaniacal criminal warlord.
If youre sick and tired of showing your favorite serious science fiction film to friends wives relatives all of the above because they sneer, laugh, and tell you youre a hopeless nut, the brain from planet arous is the solution. Sometimes the warnings or threats came from disembodied heads and brains, like donovans brain 1953, fiend without a face 1958 and the brain from planet arous 1957. The brain from planet arous, directed by nathan juran working as nathan hertz because it was a quick, nonunion shoot, wasnt taken too seriously at the time of its release and isnt highly regarded today outside the ranks of fans of science fiction bmovies, despite several genuinely. This is a film score that is a joy to listen to because it has real passion behind it, and the heavy use of brass harmonies greatly enhances the score, especially since there are no strings used. A gigantic brain from outer space lands on earth and inhabits the body of an important scientist as the first step towards world domination.
This gives him a personality and a physical presence far beyond that of your more typical brain inafishtank menace. The brain from planet arous 1958 bad alien gor takes over scientist steves john agar brain. I still saw some nicks at times, but nothing too extreme and i think this is the finest edition of the film to hit home video. I have the music scores for the brain from planet arous i think its a fun, jazzinfected score. An evil alien brain, bent on world domination, takes over the body of an atomic scientist, while a good alien brain inhabits the body of the scientists dog and waits for an opportunity to defeat the evil brain. A powerful criminal brain from the planet arous, gor, assumes the body of scientist steve march. May 15, 2010 trailer for the 1957 film the brain from planet arous. The brain from planet arous howco, one sheet x science fiction. Complete films, some in parts, some cross over several genres e. It was a marathon of brain movies, like donavans brain, the brain from planet arous, feind wouthout a face, journey to the seventh planet, and that episode of futurama where fry fights off the invasion of flying alien brains from tweenis 12. The brain from planet arous 1957 the movie database.
Another brain, val, works with marchs future wife sally to defeat gor. Tipping off the fact that march is not himself are his strange eyeballs and his rather violent mood swings. It was released theatrically in the united states on october 1st, 1957. In fact, its a 1950s scifi film with brains literally. The brain from planet arous by nathan juran john agar. Vol takes over get this steves dog george add 6,000 points for that, so he can battle gor and bring him back to justice on arous. Starring john agar, available at sunday internet movie poster. The brain from planet arous dvd, 2001 for sale online ebay. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The brain from planet arous starring john agar revenge of the creature, robert fuller what ever happened to aunt alice. Juran, that stars john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller. When the brain from planet arous was released, the other film on the bill was another cheapie from howco international titled, teenage monster. The brain from planet arous is presented in a full frame transfer, which seems to be an acceptable form. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 film about an alien that assumes the body of a scientist.
Cast and crew credits for the brain from planet arous, 1957, directed by nathan hertz, with john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, at turner classic movies. Taking bits and pieces from invasion of the body snatchers and cronenbergs scanners while mining the rich vein of b movie giant brain films the brain from planet arous, fiend without a face, etc. You know, sometimes you can just tell from reading a plot description that youve entered a b movie pulp paradise. The brain from planet arous 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I was pleased with this transfer, as the print used looks clean enough and the image seems quite well detailed. I am giving the brain from planet arous a 2 out of 10 for at least trying to be entertaining. This gives him a personality and a physical presence far beyond that of your more typical braininafishtank menace. The brain from planet arous 1957 nathan juran, nathan. A floating, disembodied and diabolical space brain named gor threatens the future of the earth when it takes over the body of nuclear physicist, dr. There were warnings from benevolent aliens and aggressive attacks by aliens who wanted to colonize our planet. Thru march he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging his domination. The plot of the brain from planet arous has something to do with a huge floating brain which takes over the body of nuclear scientist steve march as the first step in its takeover of the earth. It is also fun, pure and simple, and educational to boot.
Yet theres little doubt that the big mamoo in the field is the brain from planet arous. The brain from planet arous 1957 the last drive in. The incredible spacebrain invades a human body with its destructive evil. Choosing steves body due to his position as a respected scientist, gor plans to demonstrate his powers at a later nuclear test in. This is partly due, no doubt, to the fact that the evil brain here, gor, is a big glowing floating jobbie with eyes and his own voice.
He doesnt need those contact lenses to look insane. The brain from planet arousteenage monster mmm1968 proves that dreams can come true. Gor then proceeds to use his vast, destructive powers to bend the world to his will, threatening to wipe out the capital city of any. If nothing else, the next time i see a massive head trauma in a movie, i can say, ouch. The brain from planet arous letterboxd your life in film. The brain from planet arous by nathan juran john agar, joyce.
Chucking the ol spanner into the works is floaty brain type thingy number two, vol, who is a brain fighting for the powers of good not evil, peace not war, full strength beer not the lite rubbish. Mar 19, 2012 so, it makes sense that evil brain monsters would be the subject of at least a few horror movies over the years. Theyve been getting odd fluctuating gamma radiation readings centered miles out in the desert and steve insists they check it out. Newest additions to list will be added to top of list for a few weeks less. My wife even made a brain jello mold for the snack table. The premise of this one is that the beings on the planet arous have become pure intellect and their bodies have been. The brain from planet arous 1957 movie trailer plot. Apr 25, 2019 in brain from planet arous john agar plays steve march, a geologist working with his partner dan robert fuller in the desert southwest. It was directed by nathan juran and is one in a list of brain movies. Choosing steves body due to his position as a respected scientist, gor plans to demonstrate his powers at a later nuclear test in order to blackmail the world. Distributed briefly by howco international in late 1957, the film appeared in 1958 on a double feature with teenage monster. The brain from planet arous is a 1957 independently made american blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by jacques r.
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