Underplayed Gems

The Brain Machine (1972)

The Brain Machine poster
Directed by
Joy N. Houck, Jr.
Genre
science fiction film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
3.2 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of people take part in a psychological experiment using a machine that monitors brain activity. The test goes wrong and the participants begin to experience disturbing side effects.

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What happens

The Brain Machine (titulada: El cerebro mecánico o Desafío mental en España) es una película estadounidense de ciencia ficción y suspenso de 1972, dirigida por Joy N. Houck Jr.,​ que a su vez la escribió junto a Thomas Hal Phillips y Christian Garrison, musicalizada por Jim Helms, en la fotografía estuvo Robert A. Weaver y los protagonistas son James Best, Barbara Burgess, Gil Peterson y Gerald McRaney, entre otros.​ El filme fue producido por Howco Productions Inc. y Power and Communications. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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