The Brain Eaters (1958)

Regista:

Bruno VeSota

Sceneggiatore:

Gordon Urquhart (writer)
(ancora)

Data di uscita:

settembre 1958 (USA)

Genere:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Slogan:

Crawling, Slimy Things Terror-Bent on Destroying the World!

Plot:

Strange things are happening in Riverdale, Illinois. A huge, seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the earth...

Plot Keywords:

Parasite | Mayor | Zombie | Sheriff | Brain

Recensioni degli utenti:

Decent Sci-Fi

Cast

Ed Nelson	...	Dr. Paul Kettering (as Edwin Nelson)
Alan Frost	...	Glenn Cameron
Cornelius Keefe	...	Senator Walter K. Powers (as Jack Hill)
Joanna Lee	...	Alice Summers
Jody Fair	...	Elaine Cameron
David Hughes	...	Dr. Wyler
Robert Ball	...	Dan Walker
Greigh Phillips	...	Sheriff
Orville Sherman	...	Mayor Cameron
Leonard Nimoy	...	Professor Cole (as Leonard Nemoy)
Doug Banks	...	Doctor
Henry Randolph	...	Telegrapher
Saul Bronson	...	Prof. Helsingman
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Hampton Fancher	...	Zombie (uncredited)

Regia di
Bruno VeSota

Scritto da (in ordine alfabetico)
Robert A. Heinlein		novel "The Puppet Masters" (uncredited)
Gordon Urquhart		writer

Prodotto da
Stanley Bickman	....	associate producer
Ed Nelson	....	producer (as Edwin Nelson)
Roger Corman	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Musiche originali di
Tom Jonson

Fotografia di
Lawrence Raimond		(as Larry Raimond)

Montaggio di
Carlo Lodato

Architetto-scenografo
Burt Shonberg

Costumi di
Charles Smith

Trucco
Alan Trumble	....	makeup artist

Direttore di produzione
F. Amos Powell	....	production manager

Aiuto regista
Mike Murphy	....	assistant director

Art Department
Tom Hughes	....	props

Sonoro
James Fullerton	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Gene Petersen	....	gaffer

Altro personale
Robert Balser	....	title designer

Production Companies

• American International Pictures (AIP)
• Corinthian Productions

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1958) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993) (USA) (video)
• Cinemacabre (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Nostalgia Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Shocking Videos (????) (USA) (DVD)

Alias:

Keepers of the Earth
The Brain Snatchers
The Keepers

Durata:

60 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Bianco e nero

Sonoro:

Mono

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Curiosità:

To save money on his own film, Ed Nelson, who also produced, wears the same coat he used in Night of the Blood Beast (1958).

Errori:

Factual errors: Leonard Nimoy's name is misspelled in the opening credits as "Leonard Nemoy"

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Biography: Leonard Nimoy: Spock and Beyond" (1996)

Decent Sci-Fi

Brain Eaters, The (1958)

** (out of 4)

AIP sci-fi about a ground an alien like critters that attach to the neck's of humans of suck their blood out. This is a decent time killer since it runs just over an hour but God knows this isn't the greatest film the genre has to offer. The low budget nature adds a lot to the film and the alien things are actually pretty neat and work well with the small budget. The performances and direction aren't anything to write home about but if you like silly little "B" movies then you might enjoy this one. The film would have worked a lot better without the Dragnet like narration.