The Brain (1988)
"Jim, Dr. Blake Wouldn't Be On TV If He Wasn't Good!"...
23 July 2019
In THE BRAIN, something is going on at the Psychological Research Institute, involving a humongous, be-tentacled brain.

Meanwhile, Dr. Blake (David Gale- RE-ANIMATOR) preaches the gospel of "independent thinking" on his hit TV program, transmitted from the institute. It's not long before people start having terrifying hallucinations, resulting in grisly deaths.

Enter brilliant high school student, Jim Majelewski (Tom Breznahan), who is also the school prankster. When Jim's "jokes" get him in trouble, he's sent to Dr. Blake for help. Will Jim figure out what's happening, before he and his whole neighborhood are annihilated?

Absolutely ludicrous, this movie has TWO THINGS GOING FOR IT: #1- The big ugly brain, which is sort of a mixture of the alien brain from THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS and the creatures from FIEND WITHOUT A FACE. #2- David Gale, who is a human dynamo of histrionic behavior!

The plot covers social conformity, mind control, and cultism in the most crackpot way imaginable! Still, it is loads of fun to watch!

Co-stars George Buza as the diabolical Nurse Verna.

BEST SCENES IN THE MOVIE: #1- Verna's encounter with the local police! #2- The backyard deck slaughter sequence!...
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