One of the WEIRDEST MOVIES from the 60's! - The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)

[@ncapone87]

"I'm gonna make your face beautiful again. Cut it off and give your body away." That's a hell of a pickup line

[@studiosraufncingr6965]

im gonna use it on Tinder the next time i get a match, wish me luck

[@sparroni]

I love the detail that Black & White Mark has his script on paper and not on his iPad.

[@MST3Kfan1]

It’s a very nice detail. I appreciate creators who make the effort to make it stand out. Like Screen Pitch’s desk background changes from a PC, to a word processor, to a typewriter depending on the decade of the movie.

[@johnrudy9404]

One of the funniest MST moments was when Bill is running with the wrapped head. "He's at the 40, the 30....he could go ALL THE WAY!"😅😅😅

[@jeffmiller6954]

i liked the "armchair" line.

[@slyaspie4934]

Love it when Mark puts himself in the movie 😂

[@machida58]

"yeah I'm gonna need a hand with that!!!"

[@slyaspie4934]

@@machida58 "Well it's not funny now"

[@nima5398]

Ya me too

[@breakingames7772]

Jesus that was scary if you had major surgery in the 1950s...or 40s..hell in 1988 I have a photo of me on dads lap after he had liver surgery and he has a cigarette, big ashtray on the little dinner cart you get and he had a oxygen tubes into his nose....now u get fyntinal to forget the entire hospital stay

[@NinjaTroll137]

💯

[@teammeteamus.8315]

“His dad is like Nah huh.” “And Bill’s like Yah huh!” The dialogue in this vid is the best!

[@hostofwords]

Something that gets me about this movie is early on, Bill is taking limbs from amputations... Limbs bad enough to need removal...taking them to use...

[@andrewcz8871]

I appreciate how you give credit to the cinematography and professionalism on this film.

[@imedseghaier3481]

A 1:04 😊😮zia

[@michaelstearnesstearnes1498]

And you can understand the dialog. Which is something sadly missing in the current crop of "better" films.

[@itsmonday7450]

I love this movie so much! Jan in the Pan is a hero for all time. Seriously, the handsome doctor is the bad guy, the monster saves someone, and our female lead is strong.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I thought for a few years, the lead actor was the same guy playing Professor on Gilligan's Island 🏝. They look a lot alike.

[@Nirual]

There’s nothing “strong” about the female lead when she’s just as bad as the male lead.

[@katherineheasley6196]

@@Nirual nah, Jan isn't the one cruising for an innocent woman to kill for her body. She just wants to finish dying, and the only people she kills are the ones who won't let her die. She's in control of the monster, remember, whose last act we see is to carry Doris away from the burning lab so she's not killed. I think that makes her considerably better than her erstwhile fiance.

[@varanid9]

@@Nirual She's what the whole movie revolves around, she's what motivates the main character's actions that form the plot, she controls the monster in the closet and gets the main character killed for his crimes and saves the girl and you don't think she's strong?? GTFO!

[@qbashi]

Dude, you have no idea how much happiness your videos brings to my home. Thank you Mark.

[@eddstarr2185]

I've always been impressed by the film quality of The Head/Brain that Wouldn't Die. The clarity is better than some movies from the '70's. Am I the only one that thinks Doris is kickass? I really like Doris more now than when I first saw this movie in 1966. Notice how the incidental banter between Bill and the women is very well done, like when Donna gets in the car and says, "I promise I won't bite", and Bill gives a very natural laugh. Thank you Mark for another wonderful movie review.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

I was a kid in the 60’s. Believe it or not, these movies were kind of scary…

[@jacejackson1993]

I believe it lolb

[@pk-le4er]

How old are you now

[@carlosencarnacion1255]

Especially when it involves ripping arms off.

[@samholdsworth420]

@@pk-le4er he's a boomer do the math he's about to die

[@mr.d.572]

Me too, and this one is still disturbing.

[@beng2427]

One of my favorite things about this movie is that the title changes from beginning (The Brain that Wouldn't Die) to the end (The Head that Wouldn't die).

[@lanahagood8195]

This guy is the funniest, Love his dark humor!!

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

yeah give Mark a hand 👏👏👏

[@jus_sanguinis]

Agree. P.S. 11:37 Cameraman just slapped that actress because of her bad acting and they forgot to cut it out. It was normal back then in the patriarchal 1960s cinema industry. ))

[@theotothefuture]

"And holy crap look at this guy.." lol I was more impressed with that monster than I thought I'd be. We need a sequel for this movie!

[@Bootmahoy88]

Yeah, for sure. I mean, where did he go with the unconscious woman? Did they elope? Did he make sandwiches out of her? What? I need to know.

[@ChrisMustard]

I love the detail of using a paper script for ye olde cinema and tablet for newer films. I can't think of one video I've not LIKED, really superb work. Forever appreciated sir!! Thank you 👌👍

[@guida-walker-channel]

You know, even though I agree that this movie is ripe for mockery, I also find it strangely compelling, even moving. After all, under all the sleaziness and campiness, it DOES address a serious subject - that you shouldn't experiment with Nature, even if you're a gifted surgeon. I also thought it was a cruel irony that beautiful Doris, so bitter and resentful that she hates all men for what they did to her, not only decides to trust one again (whose only purpose is to butcher her), but also ends up being saved by the only good man she ever encountered... who turns out to be a disfigured monster. What tough luck, huh? So there was actually great potential here for deep drama, but it's lost in the cheapness of the production. Oh, and once again, thank you for pointing out the technical excellence on such a low-budget exploitation outing.

[@edisonlima4647]

There is also something mixed in this whole story about the symbolical and LITERAL objectification of women, be their bodies or Jane's desires on the matter being completely ignored. It gets muddled all the way by the sleaziness, but it is there.

[@ScreamingScallop]

Doris even relates a story about Bill beating the hell out of a guy who harassed her, tapping the "but I'm a nice guy" trope _and_ revealing that Bill's always had a penchant for violence, mistaken for heroism. And intentionally or not, the movie's an allegory about the danger of depriving women of autonomy over their bodies. Two scenes really stood out to me: at 12:51 Donna's reaction tells us she deals with stalking and harassment _all the time,_ and at 16:41 the act of taping Jan's mouth sent me from "he's an evil guy but I can _almost_ understand him" to "OH F#@% YOU, BUDDY." I'm honestly surprised no one's remade this. It seems like the perfect fodder for a Charles/Richard Band knockoff, even sleazier and gorier, with Bill's Dad coming home early only to get his skull splattered (either by the Closet Monster or Bill himself) and the whole "the Closet Monster represents Bill's Id" thing made a little more obvious. LOL I swear our introduction to Dr. Stephen Strange in the MCU is 100% based on our introduction to Bill in _The Brain That Wouldn't Die._

[@guida-walker-channel]

@@edisonlima4647 Absolutely! Funny how there is so much philosophical material to explore under the guise of exploitation. At the same time, we're left wondering if the director or writer actually had such subjects in mind but didn't care enough to go deeper or if we (the audience) are just reading too much into it. In any case, it makes for an interesting and relevant debate.

[@guida-walker-channel]

@@ScreamingScallop I'm sure the makers of this movie never in a million years imagined people would be dissecting it to the point where it almost becomes a treatise on the Plight of Women! As for the remake, I just discovered there is actually a very recent one, but looking at the trailer, it appears to be nothing but a scene-by-scene parody on the original, only in color. Kind of a wasted opportunity, if that's the case.

[@etsequentia6765]

@@guida-walker-channel Oh, the poor, poor women.

[@AnonAnon1]

Frankenstein + body-swap + serial killer doctor + will smith slap all in one movie! Pure gold.

[@yesthenyes6727]

Been watching since 2012. As always great fun video Mark.

[@Lightforeverandever]

*Dont you just love it whenever Mark perfectly edits himself in the movies with the right filter and clothes*

[@SubPablum]

I love this movie, it's dark and down right demented. Saw it as a kid and used it as a measuring stick ever since.

[@eschw2444]

"What was the emergency? The monster suddenly got uglier?" I spat out my drink, well done.

[@BigBear--]

I remember coming to after surgery one time, and just nonstop telling/asking the staff stuff like: "does the CIA know about these drugs?", "the CIA really should know about this", "this is awesome! The CIA should use this stuff", "I feel like I could tell you anything". They were cracking up...

[@abelee709]

Must've been some good sh*t. Lol

[@LABOUMDECADANCE]

The CIA knows, they've implanted alien technology inside of you. You've been abducted a few times so far, but you can't remember it. Ever noticed the black car outside of your window?

[@Aloysius2113]

maybe the anesthesia was messing with your MKULTRA brain programming and you started remembering your former life.

[@dubuyajay9964]

I'm sure *they* know... 😬

[@BigBear--]

@@Aloysius2113 that would explain the three fresh dead bodies I stumbled across in my closet later, but couldn't remember who they were or how they got there...

[@Bigger-Than-Jesus]

i love when you cover MST3K movies. it makes me want to rewatch them!

[@TheCrazyHedgehogLady]

Jan in the Pan!! 😄 This is one of my favorites of your episodes, I love your content so much! You help so many people to keep smiling, I’ve noticed in the comments that I’m far from alone in feeling that your Channel helps me cope during bad depression episodes/suicidal feels. So please never sell yourself or what you do with your talent and channel short. Not all superheroes wear capes. (I’m The crazy hedgehog lady on Patreon btw and my prickly girl loves watching your videos too! 👍🏻🦔)

[@chickenquesadilla8139]

Finally caught up watching all the movie reviews on this channel yesterday. Thanks for making the emptiness disappear so quickly!

[@2ndAgbala]

🫂

[@dirbrody]

The MST3K version of this is great!

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

very funny, so many funny lines; fish stories 🎣 Jan In The Pan, he's at the 40, the 30, the 20, the 10!!!

[@SanteeDakota]

Hey, it's Jan in a Pan!

[@psyjax2]

I kinda like this movie. MST3K did a good riff on this one.

[@lindaeasley5606]

Jan in the pan 😂

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

this is a MST3K fan fav! 🎬 I had a film poster post card from Hollywood in the 1990s.

[@dubuyajay9964]

One of MST3K's best episode. Also the first Mike episodes I think.

[@OldSchoolCurt]

That severed hand joke was funny as hell! 😀

[@nicholasramsey3971]

14:36 no don’t touch that phone! 😂 killed me 😂

[@caucasoidape8838]

One of the better public domain B movies.

[@noreehix5714]

I know about this film through MST3K when Mike Nelson started. It was haunting like dude wouldn't let her die it was awful.

[@dubuyajay9964]

He nearly saved her though. If she just waited a few more hours...

[@danielbonzaibuckerooo]

Oh hi mark 👋 This never gets old to me..

[@KyrreXXL]

Fun fact; This movie was on a top 10 list of old horror movies that was considered disturbing even today, or something like that.

[@richardpietroski9263]

One of best Mike mst3k episodes

[@maria.whiddon]

Thank gawd! Getting in a new Mark video before work. Makes my day. :)

[@davidisaacs7024]

As soon as I saw the operating room with doctors standing around I knew Mark would be joining them!

[@splinterdevilblood6366]

These are some of the most enjoyable videos on KZbin.

[@Gotham_Outlaw]

Jeffrey Combs would've been perfect to play Bill if there was a remake but since we have Reanimator it all works out

[@patgalvez4563]

Actually parts of this were in the Man With 2 Brains....

[@jacejackson1993]

If I’m ever dead on an operating table I want mark to cut off my body parts as a joke 😂 amazing vid as always man, been a fan for years 👍

[@benneilson10]

Your black and white reviews are always a delight.

[@finmiles965]

The only reason I knew of this movie’s existence before this is due to Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and Greg Proops dubbing over a scene in Whose Line Is It Anyway?...Colin provided the voice to an Encyclopedia Salesman who ripped the doctor’s arm off while yelling that he was working his way through choreography school, haha

[@SirPunzalot]

KZbin link pls

[@finmiles965]

@@SirPunzalot sure, I could only find it in a compilation though but it’s at 3:09 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYbHmJmEqKp1g9U

[@ChocolateThaiE]

@@SirPunzalot 3:12 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYbHmJmEqKp1g9U

[@kelleyreida9337]

Lol I’m glad I’m not the only one who remembers that

[@Nirual]

I knew about it because of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[@n.ayisha]

i've seen this movie. it's actually not bad... just as long as you abandon any expectations of logic or basic science.

[@jlarrybrewer1149]

I remember seeing this movie as a kid in the 70’s and being freaked out with the whole arm ripping off scene at end

[@michaellangwaller]

That and the neck biting. I am amazed how they managed to get such graphic gore to the screen.

[@Irrelevant402]

@@michaellangwaller That's one bad McNugget.

[@eddyhernandez5869]

I'm still waiting for part two, starting the giant freak that saved Doris from the fire.

[@CanadaCornrow]

The woman in the lasagna pan laughing at him as he bleeds out with a severed arm freaked me out as a small child. What a way to go.

[@uptown710]

This KZbin algorithm is ruthless… I’m watching this and just when it gets to the part where he’s talking about amputations and what not what pops up? A crocs ad where a woman is dancing.. and she’s an amputee… Gotta love this wonderful place we call KZbin.

[@nima5398]

Lol good catch with the hairy arm

[@alexdemoya2119]

1950s G-man Mark is my favorite Mark of the MCU

[@tehMISADVENTURESofME]

I’ve no idea how you haven’t got millions of subs, your content is awesome.

[@Milkex]

the swap of the ipad for the papers was hilarious, great stuff bro

[@johndelye3402]

"There are ways. Many ways." "Did I mention there are ways?"

[@CoopyKat]

As ODD as this movie is, I find it entertaining to watch for some reason. I like films like this that are SIMPLE, aren't overloaded with stupid special effects, stupid camera work, and stupid and copious subplots that drag the movie out longer than it should be.

[@LK-qk1fk]

I've been following your channel for years now, thanks for always cheering me up and giving me something to laugh about.

[@c.mecham1933]

Thanks!

[@FanboyFlicks]

Thank you!!!

[@MrJohndoakes]

5:37 The "country house" is actually the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, New York. Some of the street scenes were shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey. It was made in 1959 but held until 1962 when it was released as part of an AIP double feature, and you can see the entire film on Wikipedia because the producers fouled up the copyright notice, so it has been in the public domain since 1962.

[@MrJohndoakes]

("AIP" is Samuel Z. Arkoff's American Independent Pictures. Arkoff produced over 200 films in his career.)

[@jasonscarborough94]

14:00 Okay, I know the movie makes it sound like that scar completely destroyed her hopes of a real modeling career, and it definitely looks as bad as 60's censorship would allow, but, would it really? The actress does a pretty good job of keeping the make up/prosthetic hidden till the script required her to reveal it.

[@tedmich]

one of my FAVORITES! Gets INTENSE at the end! The blood streak on the wall! The spit chunk!

[@Blueskybuffalo]

The steering column ejected Bill from the car instead of skewering his torso. On the other hand, the lack of seatbelts kept Jan snug as a bug in a flaming rug. Safety kills.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Early 60s seatbelts mind you.

[@fatkart7641]

Gotta love that *subtle* foreshadowing prop in the foreground at 6:45. Hats off to the DoP! 🎩

[@daviddenis4178]

I remember there was an episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway? where they did a dub of this movie.

[@TheTb2364]

You are our light in the darkness Mark

[@sjrex2553]

OMG. It's the precursor to the Re-animator 60s style.

[@Hogtownboy1]

I remember see this on a double bill with The thing from black Lagoon on a Saturday matinee. Only kids. We threw popcorn boxes at the screen. They stopped the movie and threatened to send us home. This work for maybe 15 minutes. Our parents were all home creating our brothers and sisters.

[@kilssj2250]

You were an MST3K fan, weren't you...? ^_^ (This is one of my favorite films and MST3K classics)

[@ianitor]

The beginning: The Brain That Wouldn't Die... The End: The Head that Wouldn't Die

[@rosaliazurita611]

Give Mark “a hand”., love your channel Mark.

[@katelen3610]

whenever my dad is on the road (he is a truck driver) i like to watch these videos bc he introduced them to me - in fact he texted me that he posted a video before i saw for myself lol

[@davemeyers6474]

The Doctor couldn't help himself. He lost his head.

[@paulosborne8843]

Great review

[@davidlogeman1197]

The MST3K of this movie is amazing!

[@mgratk]

Saw this one on MST3K. It is better than a good number of the movies they featured, and the creepiness factor of it is way up there. I really laughed out loud about the hand thing. Well done Mark.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

always happy to see a new one from you, Mark!!! 😀✨ i've been on board since 2015 and i can't stop watching hahaha.

[@leffa1]

Plot is reminiscent of that famous french movie, Eyes Without A Face.

[@squirrelgray945]

"I really don't want to do today" really spoke to me.

[@masterpieceoneday8321]

I have my phone settings in Spanish, and it’s weird how every time I go on KZbin, Mark’s videos are the only ones where the titles have been translated into Spanish. Well that’s it for me, have a great day, everyone!

[@jodi2847]

I've seen this movie so many times... the MST3K version, that is. One of the best episodes. 🤣

[@Salty_Dice_Clanker_in_Exile]

We look so forward to these, Mark!! The humor is always spot on, and it so great when you green screen yourself into the movie!! Thank you for all your hard work ~ it is greatly appreciated!!❤

[@roberthenahan7885]

I've watched this movie many times over the decades and always found it entertaining.

[@TorontoJon]

11:35 Jerry Seinfeld, "She had MAN HANDS!" ;)

[@greglott4977]

I loved the timing and choice of ad for me: Dr 1: Where will you find a body?! Dr 2: … there are ways. Ad cuts in for Hillshire Farms Sandwich meat

[@heidifedor]

Those are the cleanest scrubs after a surgery, that I’ve ever seen.

[@andyh4069]

Another brilliant sprcial guest appearance from Mark!

[@CoopyKat]

7:40 Yes it's important to have someone do a great makeup job on when you lose your head.

[@user-sl8js1oz2g]

You always so entertaining brother, love your channel, two thumbs up for you

[@braddishv3146]

Nice haircut, lookin' sharp!

[@Bauermayers]

"BUY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA! BUY AN ECYCLOPEDIA!!!"

[@Tim_ra]

This was not a weird movie! It was an amazing movie!!! Amazing!!

[@wildman2012]

The comment that wouldn't die!

[@moebetta4224]

Please, share what you think "weird" is.

[@janpavel1107]

I just love this guy.

[@MRptwrench]

That monster's appearance gave me a flashback to "I Was A Teenage Frankenstein". One of the very first movies I can remember. Right after Saturday morning cartoons on the UHF channels, Dr Shock's Horror Theater, which 8 year old me was not allowed to be watching at all! Nightmares for quite awhile.

[@cr0-okedglasses814]

The moment I saw Jan’s severed head I recognized this movie. “Whose Line is it Anyway” did a dubbed bit for this.

[@maplebob23]

This is one of my favorite b-movies. When I first saw it, I stopped watching after the head was communicating with the monster in the closet. Back in those days our cgi was our imagination and the and whatever was in that closet was something so horrifying, I didn’t want to see it. We also didn’t have HD back then and I was a little kid so I was creeped out by the severed head looking so real. HD was a mistake.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Speaking of missing focus, I thought my eyes went bad with the outtakes. Love the channel and the commentary of these films. Get to discover some old stuff I wouldn't have heard of otherwise.

[@That_AMC_Guy]

Probably the weirdest thing about this movie is the fact that it's called "The Brain that wouldn't Die" but the end title card calls it "The Head that wouldn't Die".

[@theinternalmonologuingjust4496]

"... imagine the grip you can have with this thing" had me in stitches 🤣🤣🤣

[@riotd.r.8363]

If I could telepathically control a monster, he would help me move. This couch is quite heavy.

[@rsilkw2]

So glad you reviewed this one , Mark! Made my day.

[@Random-ft3jc]

And now you know Sloth from Goonies was a parody.

[@supjay3945]

I find myself enjoying these kinds of videos from mark more than usual. The kind that he stars in it.

[@grapeshot]

Man it looks like this creature or whatever it is, swan dived out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

[@teedup8995]

Lol!

[@jigmeoser]

Thanks for the NO RAGRETS. CAN'T UNSEE IT NOW.