Review of The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) by Angela P — 02 Jun 2006

I give this one such a high rating because it's got a sky high "cheese factor." This movie is so bad that you can't NOT watch it. MST3K does a killer version of this film...

This review of The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) was written by Angela P on 02 Jun 2006.

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