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A twisted tale of science, identity, and a head transplant gone awry.

THE MAN WITH TWO HEADS

1972 · 1h 21m · PG · Horror / Science Fiction

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.

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Because sometimes two heads really aren't better than one.

Programmer's Pick

Andy Milligan puts his stamp on this heady blend of mad science and social commentary, where a serum to cure evil collides with a body-swapping plot that's as outrageous as it sounds. If you like your horror with a dash of Frankenstein and a double dose of 1970s exploitation audacity, this one delivers both cerebral and literal split personalities.

— SassyFlix Programmer
Quick Answer
What is The Man with Two Heads about?

The Man with Two Heads is a 1972 horror and science fiction film directed by Andy Milligan about a scientist whose experiments with the nature of evil lead to a shocking head transplant between a dying racist man and a black death row inmate.

Synopsis

Dr. William Jekyll (Denis de Marne) is a brilliant scientist whose revolutionary theories on the nature of human evil have earned him derision from the more conservative corners of his profession. The devoted doctor has developed a serum that isolates and identifies the part of the brain that produces violent behavior, and is working on another chemical that will block all antisocial desires, effectively curing evil once and for all.

Unfortunately, Jekyll give the formula for this untested antidote to his assistant Smithers (Berwick Kaler), who clumsily ruins the paper and quietly recopies the instructions from memory. Believing that he possesses both working drugs, Jekyll uses himself as a live guinea pig and quaffs the serum that will identify the evil lurking in is brain. of course, something was left out when Smithers rewrote the formulas for the antidote, which means that the crusading doctor is transformed into Mr. Blood, a sadistic, lustful creature with grey-green skin and ferocious eyebrows. he charges into the night to quench his thirst for cruelty and meets April (Julia Stratton), a nightclub floozy who accepts the money Mr. Blood offers for the right to humiliate and abuse her.

Murder, dismemberment, and wild S & M orgies also figure in this vicious libertine’s search for satiation. Jekyll remembers nothing after recovering from his fits of violence, but his sister, fiancee, and the students he teaches all notice that his behavior is becoming very strange. The doctor’s evil alter ego begins surfacing uncontrollably and at random, threatening the safety and sanity or his loved ones, as well as Jekyll himself.

 
Details & Specs
Director
Andy Milligan
Writers
Robert Louis Stevenson, Andy Milligan
Release
1972
Runtime
1h 21m
Also Known As
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Blood, L’uomo con 2 teste, The Man with Two Faces

Why Cult

Mad Scientist Serum

Dr. Jekyll’s attempt to chemically eradicate evil takes the classic tale into wild new territory.

Head Transplant Plot

A dying racist’s head is transplanted onto a black death row inmate, ensuring both shock and social commentary.

Andy Milligan Direction

Cult auteur Andy Milligan brings his distinctively off-kilter vision to this horror-science fiction hybrid.

Questions from the Vault

What is The Man with Two Heads about? +

The Man with Two Heads follows Dr. Jekyll, a scientist whose experiments to isolate and cure human evil lead to a bizarre head transplant between a dying racist and a black death row inmate.

When was The Man with Two Heads released? +

The Man with Two Heads was released in 1972.

Who directed The Man with Two Heads? +

The Man with Two Heads was directed by Andy Milligan.

How long is The Man with Two Heads? +

The runtime of The Man with Two Heads is 81 minutes.

What genre is The Man with Two Heads? +

The Man with Two Heads is a horror and science fiction film.

Where can I watch The Man with Two Heads? +

You can watch The Man with Two Heads on SassyFlix.

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