Sunday, 12 January 2025

759 The Brain ( 1988 )

 This  Canadian sci-fi  horror  is  a  shocker in all the wrong senses. Tom Breznahan plays Jim , a  student  trouble-maker  sent  to a TV psychiatrist ( Reanimator's David Gale ) , who  just  stumbles on the fact that  he's  serving  a giant  sentient brain  with teeth. As soon as you catch  sight of  the  brain,  it's  all downhill as  this  preposterous lump of rubber with a  very  limited range  of  movement , wouldn't frighten a  four year old  and  its  ultimate  destruction  scene is  utterly  risible. When it's not  trying  to  be  an Ed Wood  movie , the  film  is  just  illogical and  boring.

Cynthia Preston ( as Janet )

Sex : Janet has sex with Jim  but  it could be an hallucination

Death : Survives


Cynthia  was  born  in  Ontariobut took US citizenship in 2008. This  was  one of  her  first  films. She  has  maintained her  career through  versatility. She  was the voice of Zelda  in  the  animated series The Legend  of  Zelda, had  a  five  year run in  General Hospital in  the  noughties  and  was  in  the  2013 remake of Carrie.

Christine Kossack (as Vivien)

Sex : Vivien strips to the waist to get Jim's attention

Death :  Vivien gets eaten by the brain ( despite it being little bigger than her had when it first attacks her)


This  was  the  only substantial role of Christine's three film career.

Susannah Hoffman ( as Becky )

Sex : No

Death : The hallucinations directed by the brain cause her to fall out of a window


Susannah is  a  former  ballerina  from  Ontario  whose  work  has  mainly  been on Canadian TV. Her  career is  ongoing.

Sarah Chapple ( as Debbie )

Sex : No

Death : Survives


This  was  the  third and  last  of  Sarah's film roles.









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