Donovan's Brain

This second remake of Curt Siodmak's Donovan's Brain (THE LADY AND THE MONSTER [1944] and VENGEANCE [1963] were also based on the novel) is the one that adheres most closely to the original story line. Having succeeded in keeping the brain of a dismembered monkey alive in vitro, gentle, dedicated scientist Ayres is called upon to assist the victim of an airplane crash, who dies in Ayres' laboratory before he can be hospitalized. Hooking electrodes to the victim's skull, Ayres discovers that the man's brain is still functional. Using his newly discovered techniques, he removes the brain--over the objections of his wife, Davis, and his hard-drinking ass...