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Monstrosity (1964)

Monstrosity poster
Directed by
Jack Pollexfen, Joseph V. Mascelli
Genre
horror film, science fiction film, exploitation film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly wealthy woman pays a scientist to transplant her brain into a younger woman's body. The plot follows her attempt to take over a young woman's life.

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What happens

Monstrosity is a 1963 American science fiction horror film produced by Jack Pollexfen and Dean Dillman Jr. and directed by Joseph V. Mascelli. The film stars Marjorie Eaton, Frank Gerstle, Erika Peters, and Xerxes the cat. It tells the story of a wealthy elderly woman who wants to have her brain transplanted into the head of a young woman. Actor Bradford Dillman, the younger brother of co-writer and producer Dean Dillman, Jr., narrated the film. Monstrosity was broadcast on television under the title The Atomic Brain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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