Monstrosity (film)

Monstrosity
A promotional film poster for "Monstrosity."
Directed by	Joseph V. Mascelli
Produced by	Dean Dillman Jr. Jack Pollexfen Sue Bradford Vy Russell
Written by	Sue Bradford Dean Dillman Jr. Jack Pollexfen Vy Russell
Starring	Marjorie Eaton Frank Gerstle Frank Fowler
Music by	Gene Kauer
Cinematography	Alfred Taylor
Editing by	Owen C. Gladden
Distributed by	Emerson Film Enterprises
Release date(s)	December 1964
Running time	64 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Monstrosity is a 1964 film directed by Joseph V. Mascelli. It is perhaps better known under its alternate title, The Atomic Brain.

Plot summary

An elderly woman uses her vast fortune to convince an eccentric yet brilliant scientist to transplant her brain into a new, youthful body. The bodies are provided by three immigrant young women who are hired to be servants. The old woman then chooses which of the girls she finds most beautiful, and sets about replacing the young woman's brain with her own.

DVD releases

• The film has been released by multiple studios as a 'bargain bin' disc.
  • A MST3K version of the film was released by Rhino Home Video as part of the Collection, Volume 3 box set.

Pop Culture

• The film was shown in episode 518 of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
• The film was adapted into a musical in 2010.

See also

• List of films in the public domain

External links

• Monstrosity at the Internet Movie Database
• The Atomic Brain is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]