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The Brain Machine (1977)Several people volunteer for a scientific experiment about mind-reading and memory, but the experiment goes horribly wrong. Director:Joy N. Houck Jr. |
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Rev. Emory Neill
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Barbara Burgess | ... |
Dr. Carol Portland
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Dr. Elton Morris
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Willie West
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Judd Reeves
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Dr. Roland Roth
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Ann Latham | ... |
Minnie Lee Parks
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Tom Dever | ... |
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Zephirin Hymel IV | ... |
Dr. Krisner
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Sam Sherrill | ... |
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Several people volunteer for a scientific experiment about mind-reading and memory, but the experiment goes horribly wrong.
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It Has No Conscience,It Shows No Mercy.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 February 1987 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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I saw this on VHS under its AKA Grey Matter. Going into it, I wasn't sure what it was about, and having watched it I'm still not entirely sure.
There's a theft of files at a government research facility, and someone in an airplane turns around when he learns of the theft.
Four people participate in what they think is an experiment having to do with population control and pollution, or something. They're kept in uniforms in a room which will get progressively smaller to represent a growing population. The scientists in charge emphasize the importance of the participants telling the truth. It's clear they all have secrets.
Meanwhile, some things seem to be going wrong. A technician dies after touching a hose. Some of the cameras don't work. A guard is mysteriously sinister.
The computer begins asking personal questions, which the surprised scientists repeat to the participants. Sometimes while they're sleeping they appear to be electrocuted and have visions.
In the end, there's a television report in which a newscaster reports falsely on the study while two apparently powerful men watch the report on TV and comment on it.