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5.3Dr. Blake runs a TV show called "Independent Thinkers", which is sort of a Scientology-like self-help/religion program. But he's not making his audience think any more independently - with the help of an alien organism he calls The Brain, he's using brainwashing and mind control. The only thing that stands between them and world domination is a brilliant but troubled high school student with a penchant for pranks...
Released: 1988-11-0392 minDir: Ed HuntHorror, Science Fiction
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Cast
- Tom Bresnahan as Jim Majelewski
- Cynthia Preston as Janet
- David Gale as Dr. Anthony Blakely
- George Buza as Verna
- Bret Pearson as Willie
- Christine Kossak as Vivian
Themes
- high school
- hallucination
- car crash
- alien
- murder
- decapitation
- police chase
- chainsaw
- creature
- axe murder
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- monster film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Cast member
- George Buza
- Composer
- Paul Zaza
- FilmAffinity ID
- 743536
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-01-01
- title
- The Brain
- distributed by
- Artisan Entertainment
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