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The Atomic Brain

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The Atomic Brain	label	The Atomic Brain
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The Atomic Brain	comment	The Atomic Brain (originally released as Monstrosity) is a low-budget 1963 Sci-Fi Horror film directed by Joseph V. Mascelli.Hetty March (Marjorie Eaton) is a rich old lady with plenty of money. With the help of Dr. Otto Frank (Frank Gerstle), a rogue scientist kept on retainer, she intends to have her brain (through the miracle of modern 1963 atomics) transferred into a young body. The body is to be selected from three candidates. Which one will it be? Anita from Mexico, Nina from Austria, or Bea from England? What does her aged companion think of this? Will the scientist be able to gain something from this? And do the three donors suspect what awaits them?The film was nearly lost following its debut, before being introduced to a whole new generation thanks to Mystery Science Theater 3000. In 2015, a Kickstarter campaign was launched to remaster the film in 4K resolution and clean up the film artifacts and scratching. The crowdfunding project was successful.For the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode see here.
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The Atomic Brain / int_1e1aa82a	type	Diabolus ex Machina
The Atomic Brain / int_1e1aa82a	comment	Diabolus ex Machina: When Bea (inexplicably) goes back to grab something (presumably her scratched-out eye), a power surge from the atomic chamber fries her.
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The Atomic Brain / int_3517000d	type	Mad Scientist
The Atomic Brain / int_3517000d	comment	Mad Scientist: Dr. Frank, who rationalizes his experiments as being ultimately for the benefit of mankind.
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The Atomic Brain / int_35b241c0	type	Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
The Atomic Brain / int_35b241c0	comment	Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Bea's accent is inconsistent.
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The Atomic Brain / int_58e43f17	type	Cats Are Mean
The Atomic Brain / int_58e43f17	comment	Cats Are Mean: When Mrs. March's brain is put in the body of Xerxes the Cat. The cat's own personality wasn't much nicer, if "Anita"'s behavior is anything to go by.
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The Atomic Brain / int_60194b82	type	Spanner in the Works
The Atomic Brain / int_60194b82	comment	Spanner in the Works: Many things happen to ruin Mrs. March's plan—her original choice, Bea, has her eye gouged out. Mrs. March's companion falls for Nina and plots to murder March so she could take the money (he fails), then Dr. Frank traps March in the cat's body and plans to use her money through Nina (he also fails).
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The Atomic Brain / int_6293c185	type	Sequel Hook
The Atomic Brain / int_6293c185	comment	Sequel Hook: The narration exposits that the cat with the mind of Mrs. March will pursue Nina to get revenge.
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The Atomic Brain / int_6d57a234	type	Lemony Narrator
The Atomic Brain / int_6d57a234	comment	Lemony Narrator: There's a voice-over narrator explaining the action, but he occasionally gets distracted ogling the girls.
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The Atomic Brain / int_7315fd38	type	Covers Always Lie
The Atomic Brain / int_7315fd38	comment	Covers Always Lie: Girls in chains and skimpy, tattered dresses? Doesn't happen. Wanted Youth and beauty, we'll pay millions. Only beautiful and shapely girls need apply. No references required. Appointments after dark only. Also no, the girls were hired as maids, paperwork is involved because all three are immigrants, and their interviews take place during the day.
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The Atomic Brain / int_898ff050	type	Villain Protagonist
The Atomic Brain / int_898ff050	comment	Villain Protagonist: The movie is told from the perspective of the villains, with their entire Evil Plan laid out in great detail long before we meet the three victims.
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The Atomic Brain / int_90e31482	type	Laser-Guided Karma
The Atomic Brain / int_90e31482	comment	Laser-Guided Karma: After he double-crosses Mrs. March and is busy gloating about how he's going to control her fortune through Nina, March (in the cat's body) locks Dr. Frank in the atomic chamber and cranks the power, frying him.
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The Atomic Brain / int_90ed43d4	type	Brain Transplant
The Atomic Brain / int_90ed43d4	comment	Brain Transplant: Mrs. March's ultimate goal.
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The Atomic Brain / int_91b8be8a	type	Death by Disfigurement
The Atomic Brain / int_91b8be8a	comment	Death by Disfigurement: Bea loses an eye midway through the movie. She's pointlessly killed off at the absolute last second before the end.
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The Atomic Brain / int_9515716	type	Working for a Body Upgrade
The Atomic Brain / int_9515716	comment	Working for a Body Upgrade: Inverted; the body-upgrading Mad Scientist is working for Mrs. March.
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The Atomic Brain / int_9788e2b1	type	Black Dude Dies First
The Atomic Brain / int_9788e2b1	comment	Black Dude Dies First: The first of the three girls to die is Anita from Mexico—the only non-European, non-American character.
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The Atomic Brain / int_9f6fb586	type	Leitmotif
The Atomic Brain / int_9f6fb586	comment	Leitmotif: A back-and-forth shift in music as Bea and Nina attempt to flee with Mrs. March in pursuit. Happens again when Nina hunts down the cat-brained Anita.
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The Atomic Brain / int_a2b38d3b	type	Eye Scream
The Atomic Brain / int_a2b38d3b	comment	Eye Scream: Anita, her brain replaced by a cat, gouges out Bea's eye.
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The Atomic Brain / int_a5e0c01	type	As Himself
The Atomic Brain / int_a5e0c01	comment	As Himself: Xerxes the Cat.
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The Atomic Brain / int_c6102eb0	type	Grand Theft Me
The Atomic Brain / int_c6102eb0	comment	Grand Theft Me: Mrs. March's ultimate goal is to transplant her brain into a young woman's body.
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The Atomic Brain / int_eb9afb9d	type	Evil Old Folks
The Atomic Brain / int_eb9afb9d	comment	Evil Old Folks: Hetty March is an evil crone paying a Mad Scientist to rob graves and perform immoral and illegal research on helpless young women so she can steal a youthful body for herself.
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The Atomic Brain / int_f10521da	type	Instant Death Stab
The Atomic Brain / int_f10521da	comment	Instant Death Stab: Mrs. March stabs Victor in the back when she realizes he was going to betray her. He just grimaces and instantly falls dead without uttering a sound.
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The Atomic Brain / int_f2d8e3c2	type	Evil Plan
The Atomic Brain / int_f2d8e3c2	comment	Evil Plan: Mrs. March's big plan—kidnap the prettiest girl who'd answer an ad, transfer her brain to the girl's body, then fake her own death and reappear as a long-lost relative to collect her fortune.
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

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The Atomic Brain	seeAlso	The Atomic Brain

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