The Brain From Planet Arous

The Brain From Planet Arous (1957)

  • 20% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 40% of users liked it
    (934 ratings)

The plot of The Brain from Planet Arous has something to do with a huge floating brain which takes over the body of nuclear scientist Steve March (John Agar) as the first step in its takeover of the earth. Tipping off the fact that March is not himself are his strange eyeballs and his rather violent… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
Directed By
Nathan Juran
Written By
Ray Buffum
Genres
Action & Adventure, Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Oct 1, 1957 Wide
On DVD
Feb 27, 2001

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Gak! Sci-fi '50s style--which means low budget, slick. But still fun for fans of such.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Classically campy 50s sci-fi.

  • Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

    Not much of a brain if it lets John Agar defeat it.

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