fwdixon This is a ridiculously bad German movie, dubbed (poorly) into English.Although it plumbs the same depths of cinematic ineptitude as Ed Wood's groundbreaking bad film, "Plan 9 From Outer Space" or Phil Tucker's immortal 3-D saga "Robot Monster", it brings no enjoyment to the viewer, only an intense desire for the film to come to its merciful conclusion.For fans of bad horror films (like me, for instance) this film is not without its virtues however.Despite the obvious el cheapo budget, the production values are not too bad and the acting (as far as I could deduce from the dubbing) isn't either.And I did like the talking head...

greatpoop1 I found the Head to be a very good film, for a low budget horror film. The film starts with a Dr. Abel working on an experiment to keep dead tissue alive for transplants. He succeeds in keeping a dogs head alive for a few months. Abel is then visited by a Dr. Ood, who works with Abel on some experiments. After Abel dies of a heart attack, and Ood takes over cutting off Abel's head and keeping it alive. Ood proceeds to go against Abel's wishes using the experiments for his own desires. Later in the film Ood meets up with an old acquaintance, a stripper named Lily and kills her. He then transplants his beautiful assistant's head(who has a deformed body) on Lily's body. The assistant befriends a young sculptor, who helps her escape the clutches of Dr. Ood. At the conclusion of the film Ood driven with insanity throws himself from the roof of the house. The film is very similar to the movie The Brain that wouldn't die. How ever the Head manages to deliver. It's a bit dull in some parts, but for the most part is very entertaining to watch. The film quality is a bit grainy. The acting is very good for a low budget movie. Horst Frank dose a fantastic job of playing, the raving mad scientist and the other actors are not too bad either. If you are looking for a unique b movie this is right up your ally. I give the Head a 5 out of 10.

MartinHafer The Swiss-born star of many great French films (such as "L'Atalante", "Drole de Drame" and "Boudu Saved From Drowning") is inexplicably in this low-budget German horror film. Apparently he was really desperate for work (see the note on IMDb's trivia for this film) and so he was willing to be THE head mentioned in the film's title! What a sad thing to see such a highly esteemed actor in such an odd vehicle! As for the film, it's available from Alpha Video--a company that only gives you the barest material on the DVD. There are never captions or alternate audio tracks, so this film is only available in the English-dubbed version. I have no idea if there is even a German language version available anywhere--though at least the dubbing is pretty good. Also, being an Alpha product the video quality is poor--quite grainy and appearing as if it was transferred from an old videotape. But, considering that many of their films are available no where else, you'll just have to bear with it.An aging scientist, Simon, has done some amazing but nasty experiments in which he was able to keep a dog's head alive! When he is dying, his assistants plan on giving him a heart transplant to keep him alive. However, things don't go as they should and his ultra-creepy assistant (Horst Frank) decides to do the dog operation on his mentor--keeping his disembodied head alive. Oddly, the old doctor is able to speak (despite not having lungs) but apart from that the head effect is actually pretty impressive to see in a low-budget film.The crazy and highly unethical doctor turns out to be an incredibly sick dirt-bag. His next experiment is to transplant the head of a disfigured woman on the body of a stripper! Apparently the stripper was an evil woman (having murdered someone) and the crazy Frank felt justified to take her body in the name of science--even though she was quite alive at the time! The newly transformed lady is happy with her new body but oddly she has some of the memories of the dead lady (how?!). When she poses for an artist, however, the origin of her body seems clear--she has the same birth marks as a dead woman...and the doctor did NOT transform your old twisted body but gave her a new one!! Ewww! Despite there being lots of cheesy disembodied head films (such as "Donovan's Brain", "The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant", "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" and many others), this one actually is a bit better and more watchable than most. Now I am NOT saying it's a candidate for The Criterion Collection or will be featured in a retrospective of the great horror films of all time. But, for what it is, it's well done and the somber tone of the film works well. While not a great film, it's very effective and worth seeing if you like such films.

Hitchcoc It was fun to read other commentators concerning the actors in this film. Otherwise, the whole thing would have been a pretty disappointing effort. As it is, the premise is kind of dumb. We must suspend our disbelief and accept the fact that a head can be kept alive. I suppose I'm not supposed to ask why the guy can talk without lungs and other respiratory apparatus. The scientist is mad (why are they always so crazy?). A kindly hunchbacked nurse gets a new body from a stripper and has trouble dealing with it (as most of use would). There is this kind of German Aryan thing going on. I can't quite put my finger on it. The movie has an interesting atmosphere but it is pretty bleak and painful. Of course, the talking head thing has been done again, including by prime time news commentators. Still, once you buy into it, it's an OK presentation.