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When nuclear scientists Steve (John Agar) and Dan (Robert Fuller) investigate a freak occurence of radiation at Mystery Mountain in the middle of the desert, they are attacked by a brain from outer space (planet Arous to be precise), which promptly kills Dan and possesses Steve. The possessed Steve then returns home to his fiancée Sally (Joyce Meadows) - and soon she notices he starts to behave strangely: He suddenly is a much more passionate kisser (you see, the brain, Gor by name, has the hots for Sally as well), he repeatedly talks about world domination, and he always comes up with some feeble lies why Dan did not come back from Mystery Mountain with him. Oh and by the way, he has now developed the ability to blow up airplanes and stuff by the power of thought alone. Naturally, Sally grows suspicious and wants to find out what's going on. and so she and her father (Thomas Browne Henry) make a trip for Mystery Mountain, where they meet another brain, Vol, but Vol is a good brain chasing the evil Gor, who is a mad conqueror. Before long, Vol has decided to possess Sally's dog to always be near Steve and eventually get him. In the meantime, Steve has proven his powers to erradicate things by thought to top military brass and has made up a plan to conquer the world and from there the universe - and now it's up to Sally and her dog to stop an utter madman, erm, mad brain ...

Now this is of course 1950s science fiction B-movie galore, an alien invasion story but put through the brainsploitation wringer, with at best questionable science, ridiculous special effects (the floating brains alone are worth the price of admission, obvious allusions to atomic angst combined with a lack of production value compared to the scale of the story, and a somewhat laughable finale. Sure, it's not everybody's cup of tea and even a B-movie enthusiast like me has a hard time calling this a great film - but it sure is great genre entertainment.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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