Trailer:
Free to watch online on YouTube [1080p HD]:
Free to watch online in colour on YouTube [1080p HD]:
In 2002, an uncut, 35mm print was used for the Special Edition DVD release by Synapse Films. Running 85 minutes, this version features more of the stripper catfight, as well as shocking (for the time) splatter. Some stills – featured as extras on the DVD – feature topless nudity intended for a racier European version which unfortunately never got released. Extras include the amusing theatrical trailer and a gallery of ten behind-the-scenes stills that opens with a shot of a topless actress being molested by the monster.
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On 22 December 2015, the film was released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory. This version of The Brain That Wouldn’t Die is uncut and includes parts of the brain surgery scene that were missing from previous releases. Extras are:
High Definition (1080p) Transfer from the negative restored to its uncut version
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode – The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (Standard Definition)
Audio Commentary by Film Historian and author Steve Haberman and Writer Tony Sasso
Alternate nude scene from The International Cut
Theatrical trailer
Still gallery
Cast and characters:
Jason Evers … Doctor Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers); Virginia Leith … Jan Compton/Jan in the Pan; Anthony La Penna … Kurt (as Leslie Daniel); Adele Lamont … Doris Powell; Bonnie Sharie … Blonde Stripper; Paula Morris … Brunette Stripper; Marilyn Hanold … Peggy Howard (as Marlyn Hanold); Bruce Brighton … Doctor Cortner; Arny Freeman … Photographer; Fred Martin … Medical Assistant; Lola Mason … Donna Williams; Doris Brent … Nurse; Bruce Kerr … Beauty Contest M.C.; Audrey Devereau … Jeannie Reynolds; Eddie Carmel … Monster
Filming locations:
Tarrytown, New York
Technical specs:
1 hour 22 minutes (US version)
Black and white
Aspect ratio: 1.66: 1
Audio: Mono
