Episode 571: The Amphibian Man (1962)

Guest Co-Hosts: Gianna D'Emilio, Alistair Pitts

We are kicking off a month of discussions around Soviet cinema with a look at the 1962 film, The Amphibian Man. It’s the story of a love triangle between the daughter of a poor man, Guitierre (Anastasiya Vertinskaya) who has been promised to the rich Don Pedro (Mikhail Kozakov). She’s saved from a shark attack by the titular Amphibian Man, whose real name is Ichthyander (Vladimir Korenev). Of course, Guitierre and Ichthyander fall in love and should really be together. Can they escape from Argentina to Australia and live their lives there or will Don Pedro not allow their love to flourish?

Gianna D'Emilio and Alistair Pitts join Mike to answer this questions and more!

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Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy The Amphibian Man on DVD
Buy The Amphibian Man by Alexander Belyaev

Music:
"Aquaman" - Goblin

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Episode 144: The Brain that Wouldn't Die (1962)

Special Guests: Jon Gillespie, Tom Sivak
& Kevin Frei

Is The Brain that Wouldn't Die a schlock classic or a treatise on unfettered male desire? Why not both?

We spoke to not one but three people who have worked on musical adaptations of the film (The Brain that Wouldn't Die: A New Musical, The Brain that Wouldn't Die: In 3-D!, and Head: The Musical).

We're joined by Professor Kevin Heffernan, author of Ghouls, Gimmicks, and Gold: Horror Films and the American Movie Business, 1953–1968.

The paths of podcasts twist and turn through mountains of miscalculations and often lose themselves in error and darkness!

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Links:
Buy Kevin Heffernan's Ghouls, Gimmicks, and Gold
Buy the Synapse version of The Brain that Wouldn't Die on DVD
Buy Professor Dowell's Testament on DVD
Buy Professor Dowell's Head by Alexander Beliaev
Buy Jon Gillespie's The Brain that Wouldn't Die: A New Musical soundtrack
Learn morea bout Tom Sivak's The Brain that Wouldn't Die: In 3-D!
Visit the official Head: The Musical website
Buy the MST3K Brain that Wouldn't Die
Buy the Elvira Brain that Wouldn't Die
Read about Brains on Film at MovieMorlocks.com
Learn more about Cinema Insomnia

Music:
"The Brain That Wouldn't Die" - Abie Baker
"Drive in Movie" - Kevin Frei
"Transplantations" - Kevin Frei
"Let Me Die! - Tom Sivak/Elizabeth Gelman
"Open the Door - Jon Gillespie/Phil Luna
"Brain that Wouldn't Die - Tom Sivak/Elizabeth Gelman
"Transfusion" - Nervous Norvus
"The Brain that Wouldn't Die" - MuSiK

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The Brain That Wouldn't Die - HD - by MuSiK from MuSiK on Vimeo.