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Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)

Man with the Screaming Brain poster
Directed by
Bruce Campbell
Genre
science fiction film, science fiction comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 99 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A rich American executive goes to Bulgaria with his wife and gets killed by a vengeful maid. A scientist revives him by transplanting another man's brain into his body, forcing the two men to share one body.

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What happens

Man with the Screaming Brain is a 2005 science fiction/slapstick film co-written, produced, and directed by Bruce Campbell, who also stars. It is Campbell's feature film directorial debut. The film was co-written by David Goodman and co-stars Ted Raimi. The film centers on William Cole, a wealthy American executive who travels to Bulgaria with his wife, only for their marriage and lives to unravel after she begins an affair with their taxi driver, Yegor. A violent encounter with a vengeful maid leaves William and Yegor dead, but William is revived through a brain transplant that forces him to share his body with Yegor's consciousness. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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