The Brainiac is a 1962

1962 in film

The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....

 Mexican horror film

Horror film

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 directed by Chano Urueta

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 and written by Federico Curiel, Adolfo López Portillo and Antonio Orellana. The film stars Abel Salazar

Abel Salazar (actor)

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 and Germán Robles

Germán Robles

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Plot summary

In Mexico City

Mexico City

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 in 1661, Baron Vitelius of Estara is condemned by the Inquisition and sentenced to be burned at the stake. As this sentence is carried out, the Baron promises that he will return with the next passage of a comet

Comet

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 (visible over the scene of execution), and slay the descendants of his accusers.

The film then fast-forwards to 1961, where the promised comet does indeed return, carrying with it Baron Vitelius, who takes advantage of his considerable abilities as a sorcerer to carry out his threat: he is able to change at will into the hairy monster of the title in order to suck out the brains of his victims with a long forked tongue; furthermore, he has strong hypnotic capabilities and is able to render his enemies motionless or force them to act against their wills.

Production

The Brainiac's unlikely story logic and creative though unconvincing special effects have made it a favorite of B horror movie aficionados.

Release

The film is one of several films dubbed

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 into English and imported to the United States by K. Gordon Murray

K. Gordon Murray

K. Gordon Murray was an American producer, most notable for his redubbing and re-releasing of foreign fairy tale films for U.S. audiences. He is often cited as the "King of the Kiddie Matinee"...

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External links

• Barón del terror, El at the Internet Movie Database
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