They Saved Hitler’s Brain (1968)

When your boss is the most feared and hated man in the world, hanging out with him can really be a pain in the ass.

Instead of walking around with Adolf Hitler, why not just cut off his head and carry that around, like carry on luggage or some sort of angry hat box?

In this movie, our angry little Nazi’s decide that the head of Hitler is a much better leader than a whole Hitler and decide to start down the road to the Fourth Reich by killing everyone in an imaginary little banana republic called Mandoras.

We’ve go:

Incompetent secret agents!

Nazi Blues Brothers!

Cut rate Carmen Miranda!

The head of Hitler in a jar!

I invite you to download and listen to “They Saved Hitler’s Brain”.

The Episode

Words From Warren

I like to quote from one of my favorite reference books, the late Bill Warren’s “Keep Watching The Skies: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties”. Mr. Warren does not suffer fools gladly, and does not mince his words when it comes to either praising a film or flaying it alive.

“With some justice, it has become notorious as one of the worst films of all time. What survives of Bradley’s footage is distinctly more professional in appearance (photographed as it was by Stanley Cortez) than the rest of the film, which features amateurish cinematography, but it is shoddily conceived and Bradley exercises a heavy hand to no good end.”

The Links

“They Saved Hitler’s Brain” free to watch on YouTube

“They Saved Hitler’s Brain” (92 minute TV version) on amazon DVD

“Madmen of Mandoras” (Original 64 minute theatrical version) on amazon DVD

“They Saved Hitler’s Brain” Wikipedia; TV Tropes and DVD Talk/DVD Savant

The Credits



You can find a list of all music used, and all sound effects used, and links, I am very grateful to be able to use the music and sound effects of so many wonderful creators.You can find a list of all music used, and all sound effects used, and links, here, on our Credits page

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