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The Thing with Two Heads
The Thing with Two Heads

The Thing with Two Heads

The doctor blew it--the most fantastic medical experiment of the age.

Genres

ComedyScience Fiction

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A rich but racist man is dying and hatches an elaborate scheme for transplanting his head onto another man's body. His health deteriorates rapidly, and doctors are forced to transplant his head onto the only available candidate: a black man from death row.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

19 July 1972

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Maxwell Kirshner

Rosey Grier

Rosey Grier

Jack Moss

Don Marshall

Don Marshall

Dr. Fred Williams

Roger Perry

Roger Perry

Dr. Philip Desmond

Chelsea Brown

Chelsea Brown

Lila

Kathrine Baumann

Kathrine Baumann

Patricia

John Dullaghan

John Dullaghan

Thomas

John Bliss

John Bliss

Donald

Bruce Kimball

Bruce Kimball

Police Lieutenant

Jane Kellem

Jane Kellem

Miss Mullen

Lee Frost

Lee Frost

Sergeant Hacker

Wes Bishop

Wes Bishop

Dr. Smith

Roger Gentry

Roger Gentry

Police Sergeant

Britt Nilsson

Britt Nilsson

Nurse

Rick Baker

Rick Baker

Gorilla

Phil Hoover

Phil Hoover

Policeman

Rod Steele

Rod Steele

Medical Salesman

Michael Viner

Michael Viner

Prison Guard

William Smith

William Smith

Hysterical Condemned Man

Jerry Butler

Jerry Butler

Prison Guard

George E. Carey

George E. Carey

Mitch

Tommy Cook

Tommy Cook

Priest

Albert Zugsmith

Albert Zugsmith

Cameo

Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington

TV Newscaster

Ron Gans

Ron Gans

Reporter in Tan Coat (uncredited)

Joan Prather

Joan Prather

Nurse (uncredited)

Ray Sebastian

Ray Sebastian

Policeman in Car 219 (uncredited)

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