The Brain from Planet Arous
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| Directed by | Nathan H. Juran |
| Produced by | Jacques R. Marquette |
| Written by | Ray Buffum |
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John Agar Joyce Meadows Robert Fuller |
| Music by | Walter Greene |
| Cinematography | Jacques R. Marquette |
| Distributed by | Howco International |
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70 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $58,000 (estimated) |
The Brain from Planet Arous is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced by Jacques R. Marquette, directed by Nathan H. Juran, that stars John Agar, Joyce Meadows, and Robert Fuller. Distributed by Howco International in 1957, the film appeared in many areas in 1958 on a double bill with Teenage Monster.
The storyline features themes of alien possession and world domination by an alien named Gor. Another alien, Vol, has been sent to Earth to capture and return Gor to their home world.
An outer-space terrorist from a planet named Arous, a brain-shaped creature named Gor (Dale Tate) arrives on Earth and possesses young scientist Steve March (Agar). Gor then proceeds to use his vast, destructive powers to bend the planet to his will, threatening to wipe out the capital city of any nation that dares to defy him.
Meanwhile, Vol (Tate), another brain from Arous arrives, eventually inhabits the body of March's fiancee's dog. Vol then explains that Gor is a wanted criminal on their world. His only physical weakness is the Fissure of Rolando, and Gor is only vulnerable there during the brief period when he needs to exit his host to absorb oxygen.
The special effect for Agar's eyes was achieved by using special contact lenses lined with metal foil. These were used a decade later on actor Gary Lockwood during the second Star Trek TV series pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before".
Stock footage of unoccupied houses being flash-incinerated in above ground atomic bomb tests was used to demonstrate Gor's psychic powers.
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