Dr. Bill Cortner and his fiancée, Jan Compton, are driving to his lab when they get into a horrible car accident. Compton is decapitated. But Cortner is not fazed by this seemingly insurmountable hurdle. His expertise is in transplants, and he is excited to perform the first head transplant. Keeping Compton's head alive in his lab, Cortner plans the groundbreaking yet unorthodox surgery. First, however, he needs a body.
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The Brain That Wouldn't Die was released in 1962 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 157 reviews, giving The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) an average rating of 40%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Brain That Wouldn't Die than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 40%, The Brain That Wouldn't Die is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1962, which stands at 63%.
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