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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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11.30.09
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Strange things are happening in Riverdale, Illinois. A huge, seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the earth. Sent to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, Senator Walter Powers discovers that parasites from the center of the earth have infiltrated the town, taking control of the authorities and workers, making communication with the outside world impossible, and leaving the responsibility of stopping the invasion up to Powers and a small group of free individuals.
Movie Tagline:
Crawling, Slimy Things Terror-Bent on Destroying the World!
Title: Brain Eaters, The
Release Date: September , 1958
Runtime: 60 mins
Genre: Sci-Fi
All Genres: Sci-Fi, Horror
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Black and White
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 3.2
Buried.com Rating: 4.2 - (Rate This Horror Movie at Buried.com)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With B
MPAA Rating: PG
Director(s):
Bruno VeSota
Cast:
Ed Nelson ...Dr. Paul Kettering (as Edwin Nelson)
Alan Frost ...Glenn Cameron
Cornelius Keefe ...Senator Walter K. Powers (as Jack Hill)
Joanna Lee ...Alice Summers
Jody Fair ...Elaine Cameron
David Hughes ...Dr. Wyler
Robert Ball ...Dan Walker
Greigh Phillips ...Sheriff
Orville Sherman ...Mayor Cameron
Leonard Nimoy ...Professor Cole (as Leonard Nemoy)
Doug Banks ...Doctor
Henry Randolph ...Telegrapher
Saul Bronson ...Prof. Helsingman
Hampton Fancher ...Zombie
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
Stanley Bickman
Ed Nelson
Roger Corman
Writer(s):
Robert A. Heinlein
Gordon Urquhart
Composer(s):
Tom Jonson
More Movie Taglines:
- Crawling, Slimy Things Terror-Bent on Destroying the World!
Movie Quote(s):
- Senator Walter K. Powers: ...Or my name isn't Walter K. Powers!
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Senator Walter K. Powers: I'm here, and I want action!
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Movie Trivia:
- The producers of this movie were sued by Robert A. Heinlein, who claimed the plot stole several elements of his novel, "The Puppet Masters". The suit was settled out of court.
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Producer Ed Nelson, who also stars, created the parasites himself using little wind-up toys covered with fur from an old coat and pipe cleaners for antennae.
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Some sources have claimed that future exploitation director Jack Hill acted in this film. "Jack Hill" was actually the name being used by veteran actor Cornelius Keefe (who plays Senator Walter K. Powers) for his film credits during the 1950s.
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To save money on his own film, Ed Nelson, who also produced, wears the same coat he used in Night of the Blood Beast (1958).
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A favorite of late night TV in the 60's and 70's, this film was usually referred to by LA Horror Host "Seymour" (Larry Vincent), as "The Attack of the Bunny Slippers", because of the cheesy monsters.
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Keywords:
Mysterious Object, Parasite, Alien, Electrocution, Sheriff ...[more]
Keywords All:
Part Narrated, Sentient Parasite, Mind Control, Zombie, Small Town, Invasion Of Earth, Brain, Carboniferous Era, Mayor, Plagiarized From Novel, Scientist Hero, Based On Novel
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Rating: 4.2 out of 10.0 - 68 votes cast total
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