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Also known as Thing with Two Heads

1972 film by Lee Frost

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A rich but racist man is dying and hatches an elaborate scheme for transplanting his head onto another man's body. His health deteriorates rapidly, and doctors are forced to transplant his head onto the only available candidate: a black man from death row.

Released: 1972-07-1991 minDir: Lee FrostComedy, Science Fiction

Cast

  • Ray Milland as Maxwell Kirshner
  • Rosey Grier as Jack Moss
  • Don Marshall as Dr. Fred Williams
  • Roger Perry as Dr. Philip Desmond
  • Chelsea Brown as Lila
  • Kathrine Baumann as Patricia

Themes

  • police
  • chase
  • gorilla
  • blaxploitation cinema
  • severed head
  • racism
  • motorcycle
  • two-headed monster
  • bigot

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Ratings

IMDb

4.5/10

3,028 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

0%

Year
1972
Runtime
91 min
Genres
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Rated
PG

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Lee Frost
Cast member
Rick Baker
Duration
93
FilmAffinity ID
445858
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1972-01-01
title
The Thing with Two Heads
distributed by
Netflix
review score
3/10
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