The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)

Directed by

Nathan Juran

Genre

science fiction film, monster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 11m

Rated

12

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A criminal alien brain named Gor takes over a human scientist on Earth to plot world domination. Another alien brain named Vol is sent to stop him.

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What happens

The Brain from Planet Arous is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced by Jacques R. Marquette, directed by Nathan H. Juran, that stars John Agar, Joyce Meadows, and Robert Fuller. It was written by Ray Buffum. The film was released on December 26, 1957 by Howco International on a double feature with Teenage Monster (1957). The storyline features themes of alien possession and world domination by an alien named Gor. Another alien, Vol, has been sent to Earth to capture the criminal Gor and return him to their home world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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