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A shock-filled tale of a serious and shy but brilliant science student who, when wrongfully forced to consume a new drug he'd created, becomes a modern day Jekyll and Hyde.A shock-filled tale of a serious and shy but brilliant science student who, when wrongfully forced to consume a new drug he'd created, becomes a modern day Jekyll and Hyde.A shock-filled tale of a serious and shy but brilliant science student who, when wrongfully forced to consume a new drug he'd created, becomes a modern day Jekyll and Hyde.
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- TriviaThe policeman were played by members of the Dallas Cowboys football team. Craig Morton, D.D. Lewis, Bill Truax, and Calvin Hill (father of NBA all-star Grant Hill) were the big name players who appeared.
- Alternate versionsThe original version of "Horror High" was given an R rating by the MPAA. When the film was sold to Crown International, they cut some of the gore effects to make the film suitable for a PG rating. Mark Tenser, then president of Crown International, had additional scenes shot to pad out the run time that featured himself as Vernon's absent father, depicting brief events that have almost no connection to the story and do not feature any of the original actors seen in the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Twisted Brain + Blood of Dracula (1980)
- SoundtracksVernon's Theme
Written and Performed by Jerry Coward
Lyrics by Joy Buxton
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Twisted Brainiacs Unite!
Wow... Reading through these comments is giving me goose bumps! For years, no one I asked had ever seen (or heard of) this nasty little movie, but now I see that I am not alone after all!
My experience of Twisted Brain is nearly identical to many others here: I was 11 years old when my best friend and I saw this movie on Pittsburgh, PA's Chiller Theater. Ever since that night, I have never looked at a paper-cutter or a pair of cleats the same way.
As many of you have said, there is something about this gritty, low-budget shocker that just sticks with you. It's not that this is a good movie, but obviously it had a lasting impression on a whole generation of us. Even now, I can remember the grainy film and cheesetastic music, the vat of acid, the brutal murders. I will never forget that first viewing of this film.
I can't say that I recommend it, exactly. It may be a you-had-to-be-there kind of experience for those of us who saw it back in the day, and I'm sure Twisted Brain may not hold up well after all these years. I'm just really glad to read that so many others had the same experience of it that I did.
My experience of Twisted Brain is nearly identical to many others here: I was 11 years old when my best friend and I saw this movie on Pittsburgh, PA's Chiller Theater. Ever since that night, I have never looked at a paper-cutter or a pair of cleats the same way.
As many of you have said, there is something about this gritty, low-budget shocker that just sticks with you. It's not that this is a good movie, but obviously it had a lasting impression on a whole generation of us. Even now, I can remember the grainy film and cheesetastic music, the vat of acid, the brutal murders. I will never forget that first viewing of this film.
I can't say that I recommend it, exactly. It may be a you-had-to-be-there kind of experience for those of us who saw it back in the day, and I'm sure Twisted Brain may not hold up well after all these years. I'm just really glad to read that so many others had the same experience of it that I did.
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- 5400 Vickery at Glencoe, Dallas, Texas, USA(Conversation with Lieutenant Bozeman about lab beaker)
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