Creature With The Atom Brain
60th Anniversary Series
Director: Edward L. Cahn
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Retail: $9.98
ASIN: B011PS50W8
Running Time: 70 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon
Review:
During the 1950s throughout the 1960s, a slew of B-horror films were released to theaters, which were popular with the younger crowd. I recall watching a few of these films when I was a kid in the early 90s on AMC (way before they had commercials on the channel). These movies are rarely seen on television these days, but luckily for us fans many of these films are being released to DVD or Blu-ray. Mill Creek Entertainment has released the 1955 classic Creature With The Atom Brain as part of their 60 Anniversary Series DVD releases.
Directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Curtis Siodmak (The Wolf Man), the film stars Michael Granger, Gregory Gaye and Richard Denning (Creature From The Black Lagoon). Originally released by Columbia Pictures, it was part of the double-feature with It Came from Beneath the Sea.
Creature With The Atom Brain centers on criminal Frank Buchanan (played by Michael Granger) teaming up in an ex-Nazi scientist Wilhelm Steigg (played by Gregory Gaye) to help him get revenge on the people that were involved in his deportation. Steigg re-animates all of Buchanan's dead henchmen and orders them to kill specific individuals. The only person in their way is police doctor Dr. Chet Walker (played by Richard Denning), who must unravel the mystery before the zombies kill again.
While I'm sure that the film might have been scary in 1955, it hasn't aged very well as the zombies look pretty silly and the plot is off the wall. Despite this, I still enjoyed watching the cheesy B-flick. There are no special features or extras on the single-disc. The picture quality is pretty decent considering the movie is 60 years old. Overall, Creature With The Atom Brain is a fun horror/scifi flick.
*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
I have this movie on a two in one disk. I want my movies to be in alpha order so I ordered this.I am glad. It is in good condition and the sound is good. One of my favorites.
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