The Madmen of Mandoras

1963
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1h 14m

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Audrey Caire, Dani Lynn, Scott Peters, Marshall Reed, Carlos Rivas, and Walter Stocker in The Madmen of Mandoras (1963)

Hitler's Brain is saved by Nazi madmen, and is giving orders on a small tropical island!Hitler's Brain is saved by Nazi madmen, and is giving orders on a small tropical island!Hitler's Brain is saved by Nazi madmen, and is giving orders on a small tropical island!

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5/10

Must-see iconic schlock

This is the original 'Hitler's head-in-a-jar' movie (the more strikingly titled "They Saved Hitler's Brain" (1968) is simply a padded version of this film with some homemade-looking footage added in the late '60s/early '70s to increase running time). Briefly, a group of Nazi survivors (including der Führer's animate head) are lurking in the fictional Latin-American country of Mandoras where they are planning to use a deadly nerve gas to revisit their dreams of world conquest. The film's plot, such as it is, revolves around kidnappings and murders as the conspirators attempt to eliminate all knowledge of the gas' antidote. Their boss "Mr. H." rants occasionally but usually just rolls his eyes menacingly or leers when some nasty business is underway. Better (if only because it's shorter and has a more gruesome finale) than "TSHB" but lacking the awesome brand. Would make a great double feature with the thematically similar and equally delirious "The Frozen Dead" (1966).

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Trivia
There is a scene in Mandoras where a small airplane circles and then lands in order to drop off an Army general. The tail number (registration number) is visible in one of the scenes (N4328C). Upon researching it, that airplane, a 1955 Aeronca Champ 7EC, is still flying as of May 2013 and is based in Modesto, CA. However, also as of May 2013, it is for sale.

Goofs
As David pursues Phil and Kathy in the village, Phil states that David's Luger pistol only holds eight bullets, but David is actually holding a Walther P.38 at the time.

Quotes
Phil Day: What kind of a police chief are you, anyway?
Police Chief Alaniz: I'm a very good police chief. I always obey orders... most of the time.

Alternate versions
For They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968), the version released to television five years later, several minutes of new footage was shot using a different cast and crew and later incorporated into the original film.