BrainWaves
1982 American film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1982 American film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BrainWaves[lower-roman 1] is a 1982 American science fiction thriller film co-written and directed by Ulli Lommel, and starring Keir Dullea, Suzanna Love, Vera Miles, Paul Willson, Percy Rodriguez, Tony Curtis, Corinne Wahl, and Eve Brent. It follows a woman whose brain function is restored by a computer, with dangerous consequences.
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| Directed by | Ulli Lommel |
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| Produced by | Ulli Lommel |
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| Cinematography | Jon Kranhouse |
| Edited by | Richard S. Brummer |
| Music by | Robert O. Ragland |
Production company | CinAmerica[1] |
| Distributed by | Motion Picture Marketing |
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Running time | 77 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $3,111[3] |
Principal photography occurred at the Pettis Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital in Loma Linda, California, with additional shooting taking place in San Francisco.[1] Filming completed in April 1982.[5]
BrainWaves was given a limited regional theatrical release through Motion Picture Marketing, opening on November 19, 1982, in Austin, Texas[6] and Newport News, Virginia.[7] It earned $3,111 during its theatrical run.[3]
Patrick Taggart of the Austin American-Statesman wrote of the film: "It is all absolute twaddle and would have been unbearable had there not been the elements of a murder mystery to keep us interested. Brainwaves is about one pulse away from being braindead."[2] Henry Edgar of the Daily Press gave the film a mixed review, noting that "the idea is intriguing and offer potentional for a true thriller. But the action plods so slowly you might fall asleep before you realize why a more skillful director could keep you awake all night with the same plot."[8]
Time Out published a retrospective review in 2012, describing the film as "a black hole for fading stars in which Dr. Curtis kindly operates on the heroine (Love) who is in a coma after suffering a traumatic blow to the brain. The donor is a murder victim, unexpectedly supplying not only motor reflexes but memories, so that the poor recipient is soon being stalked herself."[9]
Embassy Home Entertainment released BrainWaves on VHS in 1986.[10] Image Entertainment released a DVD edition of the film in 2002.[11]
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