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     The Atomic Brain
1964  NR  SCIENCE FICTION  1h 4min
CAST— Frank Gerstle, Erika Peters, Judy Bamber, Marjorie Eaton, Frank Fowler, Margie Fisco
MUSIC— Gene Kauer  DIRECTOR— Joseph Mascelli

     Here’s just one of the many atomic paranoia films spawned from the minds of exploitative film-makers of the 1950s/1960s eager to make a quick buck. Though anyone unfortunate enough to have actually spent money on this “bomb” (excuse the pun) should have demanded their money back, using excessive force if necessary. The almost non-existent plot centers on an old woman who wants to live forever. But the only way to do that, she believes, is to transplant her brain into another body, a younger body. To do this she needs money, lots o’ money. Okay, she has that. She also needs atomic energy for some reason, and those serious doctor guys in the white coats. Right, check, that’s in the basement. Now she just needs a body. But not just any body. She wants the perfect body. So she sends for three young maids to come to her house so that she can have a look-see and choose who she wants to be. But, of course, things go awry, the doctors die, and the house burns down. That’s it. End of story. This review saves you (the viewer) the misery of watching The Atomic Brain. So, you see, this film has absolutely nothing to recommend it, unless you like completely wasting your time and money on trash that probably only had a budget of about $38, twenty-two of that spent on cat food, ‘cause there’s a cat in it. AKA: Monstrosity: The Atomic Brain.
OUR RATING— *