A television personality uses a giant alien organism that resembles a brain to control the minds of young adults and eventually kills them.
A giant alien brain is attached to a TV antenna in small town Meadowvale which controls the minds of viewers who tune into a show called "Independent Thinking". The show plays off like a scientology/cult type program which tells viewers things like "young people are so troubled in this day and age thanks to drugs, sex, and rock and roll". Our main teenage character Jim is rebellious at school and with his parents, so when it is recommended that he visits the doctor of "Independent Thinking" that is when he sees how diabolical the whole operation is. It'll be up to him and his girlfriend to stop the whole town from being mind manipulated by aliens!
I found The Brain to be a very fun (and very cheesy) B-Horror flick. It was stock full of angsty late 80's teen drama and rebellion against adults and authority. The whole idea behind the Independent Thinking TV show was that teenagers are problematic and need to be controlled, something that no teen wants to ever hear. I thought The Brain tried to bring some classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" feel to the movie. Jim is all alone and not brainwashed while the rest of the town is and is trying to seek him out. That isolated feeling was very apparent.
The acting was very questionable but oh so perfect for a movie from 1988 called The Brain. Cynthia Preston was really good, I've been a fan of her work since Pin and Prom Night III (plus her soap opera stuff on General Hospital. She always delivers. Tom Bresnahan was super likeable in the lead male role next to Preston. And David Gale was deliciously diabolical as the evil doctor who isn't all that he seemed at first.
I 'd give The Brain a watch if you're into bad B-Horror/Sci-fi flicks. I thought it had enough entertainment value to keep me entertained throughout, but definitely fell apart in the second half. Dragged a bit too much at the end for me, but overall worth a viewing!
5/10
A giant alien brain is attached to a TV antenna in small town Meadowvale which controls the minds of viewers who tune into a show called "Independent Thinking". The show plays off like a scientology/cult type program which tells viewers things like "young people are so troubled in this day and age thanks to drugs, sex, and rock and roll". Our main teenage character Jim is rebellious at school and with his parents, so when it is recommended that he visits the doctor of "Independent Thinking" that is when he sees how diabolical the whole operation is. It'll be up to him and his girlfriend to stop the whole town from being mind manipulated by aliens!
I found The Brain to be a very fun (and very cheesy) B-Horror flick. It was stock full of angsty late 80's teen drama and rebellion against adults and authority. The whole idea behind the Independent Thinking TV show was that teenagers are problematic and need to be controlled, something that no teen wants to ever hear. I thought The Brain tried to bring some classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" feel to the movie. Jim is all alone and not brainwashed while the rest of the town is and is trying to seek him out. That isolated feeling was very apparent.
The acting was very questionable but oh so perfect for a movie from 1988 called The Brain. Cynthia Preston was really good, I've been a fan of her work since Pin and Prom Night III (plus her soap opera stuff on General Hospital. She always delivers. Tom Bresnahan was super likeable in the lead male role next to Preston. And David Gale was deliciously diabolical as the evil doctor who isn't all that he seemed at first.
I 'd give The Brain a watch if you're into bad B-Horror/Sci-fi flicks. I thought it had enough entertainment value to keep me entertained throughout, but definitely fell apart in the second half. Dragged a bit too much at the end for me, but overall worth a viewing!
5/10