This is remindful of the bad television shows that made up the majority of offerings of the fifties. It may have been the golden age but there was a lot of lead among the gold. This has a sappy superhero in tights (like Superman) who clicks with little kids. He doesn't seem to have any problem beating up 60 or 70 bad guys at a time. There is a threat from outer space and a brain that controls everything. It must be destroyed. The monsters are a collection of Japanese guys in weird costumes. They seem versed in the martial arts, but come to no good end. This isn't a show for adults and if you were to update it and substitute cartoon characters for the humans here, it would fit right in on Saturday morning. Hardly worth the effort.
27 Reviews
Balazar's Brain
richardchatten25 November 2023
As you would expect from an 88 minute feature culled from three 45-minute episodes, 'Evil Brain from Outer Space' is more than a little disjointed; combining scenes that resemble 'Flash Gordon' to those that wouldn't be out of place in a contemporary yakuza.
Our old friend Starman cuts a far more impressive figure disguised as a detective in a smart fifties suit than in that stupid costume, just as the Zemarian mutants look a lot sharper in the trench coats and trilbys they wear to mingle with Earthlings.
Hopefully she got more time in the original, but I would certainly have to have seen more of the witch-like dancing creature seen near the climax: an image truly worthy of classic Japanese cinema.
Our old friend Starman cuts a far more impressive figure disguised as a detective in a smart fifties suit than in that stupid costume, just as the Zemarian mutants look a lot sharper in the trench coats and trilbys they wear to mingle with Earthlings.
Hopefully she got more time in the original, but I would certainly have to have seen more of the witch-like dancing creature seen near the climax: an image truly worthy of classic Japanese cinema.
Enjoyable low-budget Japanese sci-fi that's very entertaining and fun to watch!
talisencrw17 April 2016
I readily admit that Ken Utsui's films as Starman from the mid-60's are a guilty pleasure. You get the strangest possible scenarios, and from the Cold War-era time of countries jockeying to be the first into manned space travel, when movies of this ilk were both a commercial gold-mine and slowly but surely getting a higher degree of intellectual and artistic sophistication (three years before its pinnacle, '2001: A Space Odyssey'). This is my second of his (to my knowledge) four times as the caped benevolent Starman, always sent from the Emerald Planet when Earth is threatened (not sure why, they must be extremely nice people).
Here, the brain of a demented dictator survived and escaped to Earth, where he is able to gather forces and threaten the world with global domination. It's pointless to explain, but the fight scenes (which play out more like carefully choreographed dances) are worth watching the film simply in themselves, and it's good-naturedness, charm and Utsui's likability shine through, and make this endeavor well-worth checking out and discovering for yourself. I found mine in my Mill Creek 50-film pack, 'Nightmare Worlds' for a very low price, and it can be seen for free online.
Here, the brain of a demented dictator survived and escaped to Earth, where he is able to gather forces and threaten the world with global domination. It's pointless to explain, but the fight scenes (which play out more like carefully choreographed dances) are worth watching the film simply in themselves, and it's good-naturedness, charm and Utsui's likability shine through, and make this endeavor well-worth checking out and discovering for yourself. I found mine in my Mill Creek 50-film pack, 'Nightmare Worlds' for a very low price, and it can be seen for free online.
I'm rooting for the monsters!
barugon19 February 2000
This movie seems to be edited together from episodes of a serial -- it jumps from sub-plot to sub-plot, and introduces a whole raft of new characters without developing any of them. It's Shin-Toho Studio's entry in the Superheroes from Space genre, which puts it side-by-side with those MST3K staples, "Invasion of the Neptune Men" and "Prince of Space".
Like those other movies, this one is frequently laughable. Jump cuts are used to make it seem as though the hero, Starman, and his monster opponent are jumping great distances... but the effect only works if you're under the age of ten and in a very forgiving mood. The meandering plot is juvenile; and the opening scene features an interplanetary council of some of the most hilariously unlikely aliens you'll ever see. Worst of all, I find Starman an uncharismatic and slightly stuffy hero.
What distinguishes "Evil Brain", though, is its monsters, which are genuinely disturbing: one is a swift, chattering beast, with glaring eyes (one of which is on its stomach), huge fangs and long "cobalt nails". It also has two filigreed crests on its head (like bizarre Mickey Mouse ears), breathes smoky radioactive fumes, and has the ability to turn invisible... The other mutant is a silent woman whose face resembles a beaked bird of prey. She also has special skills: she can turn invisible, and she kills with one touch from her fingertips. In fact, she kills a young mother while her two small daughters are playing (a scene which probably explains why this movie doesn't turn up on TV any more!).
Finally, as I write this, I note that IMDB recommends I might also enjoy "Tanin no Kao/The Face of Another". Hmmm... I'm afraid if I followed "Evil Brain" with Kobo Abe's intense, disturbing, and very mature fantasy, my head would explode.
Like those other movies, this one is frequently laughable. Jump cuts are used to make it seem as though the hero, Starman, and his monster opponent are jumping great distances... but the effect only works if you're under the age of ten and in a very forgiving mood. The meandering plot is juvenile; and the opening scene features an interplanetary council of some of the most hilariously unlikely aliens you'll ever see. Worst of all, I find Starman an uncharismatic and slightly stuffy hero.
What distinguishes "Evil Brain", though, is its monsters, which are genuinely disturbing: one is a swift, chattering beast, with glaring eyes (one of which is on its stomach), huge fangs and long "cobalt nails". It also has two filigreed crests on its head (like bizarre Mickey Mouse ears), breathes smoky radioactive fumes, and has the ability to turn invisible... The other mutant is a silent woman whose face resembles a beaked bird of prey. She also has special skills: she can turn invisible, and she kills with one touch from her fingertips. In fact, she kills a young mother while her two small daughters are playing (a scene which probably explains why this movie doesn't turn up on TV any more!).
Finally, as I write this, I note that IMDB recommends I might also enjoy "Tanin no Kao/The Face of Another". Hmmm... I'm afraid if I followed "Evil Brain" with Kobo Abe's intense, disturbing, and very mature fantasy, my head would explode.
It hurt MY brain.
BA_Harrison16 May 2013
The high council of The Emerald Planet—a motley collection of cardboard/papier-mâché extraterrestrials—are so embarrassed by their 'superhero' Starman (Ken Utsui) that they once again elect to send him billions of miles away to help the inhabitants of an insignificant blue planet called Earth who are under attack from Balazar, a disembodied brain, and his army of mutants.
Flying to wherever there is trouble with the aid of his clearly visible harness, Starman uses his amazing martial arts/dance moves to defeat the creatures without ever seeming to make contact (I imagine that they're more stunned by his hysterical attire than by any of his punches). Once again, Starman is aided in his quest by a couple of cute Japanese kids with whom the superhero sneaks in a few surreptitious hugs whenever possible (a strange, fully-grown man in a leotard getting pally with minors: I'm surprised he's not been picked up by the police for questioning).
If you've already been unfortunate enough to witness the horror of a Starman movie, you should have a pretty good idea of what to expect—choppy editing, diabolical dubbing, no sense of excitement whatsoever, really bad monsters—and you will have no doubt prepared yourself mentally for what is in store for you this time around. On the other hand, If you haven't already had the pleasure of Ken Utsui prancing around in the daftest space get-up since Ming the Merciless, then all I can say is, expect the worst: you won't be disappointed.
Flying to wherever there is trouble with the aid of his clearly visible harness, Starman uses his amazing martial arts/dance moves to defeat the creatures without ever seeming to make contact (I imagine that they're more stunned by his hysterical attire than by any of his punches). Once again, Starman is aided in his quest by a couple of cute Japanese kids with whom the superhero sneaks in a few surreptitious hugs whenever possible (a strange, fully-grown man in a leotard getting pally with minors: I'm surprised he's not been picked up by the police for questioning).
If you've already been unfortunate enough to witness the horror of a Starman movie, you should have a pretty good idea of what to expect—choppy editing, diabolical dubbing, no sense of excitement whatsoever, really bad monsters—and you will have no doubt prepared yourself mentally for what is in store for you this time around. On the other hand, If you haven't already had the pleasure of Ken Utsui prancing around in the daftest space get-up since Ming the Merciless, then all I can say is, expect the worst: you won't be disappointed.
Weird But Fun
Rainey-Dawn18 January 2016
I got this film in the Pure Terror 50 Movie Pack - which is suppose to be all horror films. Why this film is in the Pure Terror horror pack I'll never know. This film is pure science fiction action. It would be better off acquired in a sci-f film pack. LOL. I'm not complaining though because this is a weird but fun sci-fi film.
This one is childish but so much fun. If you like the older superhero TV shows and films then you might like this movie. The alien is more like a superhero than anything else.
I have to say this film is awful in a good way. It's corny enough to keep sci-fi and superhero fans entertained - fans of the older or classic films/shows.
4/10
This one is childish but so much fun. If you like the older superhero TV shows and films then you might like this movie. The alien is more like a superhero than anything else.
I have to say this film is awful in a good way. It's corny enough to keep sci-fi and superhero fans entertained - fans of the older or classic films/shows.
4/10
There's a Starman Wading in the Sky
wes-connors19 November 2008
"A giant alien brain is leading its forces across the far reaches of space with the intent to conquer the universe. Arriving at Earth, the monstrous brain unleashes a hoard of monsters upon the planet to spread disease and destruction. The Earth's only hope of survival rests with Starman, the hero from another world, who must use all of his awesome powers to defeat the monsters and stop the alien brain," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.
The last three Ken Utsui (as Sûpâ Jaiantsu, or Super Giant) movies, edited together for the USA; it's understandably not very fresh, but "Evil Brain from Outer Space" features a relatively high dose of Starman action, villains, and gimmicks. After the stock footage opening all the Starman movies, a chase scene involving Balazar's brain being carried in a suitcase provides a relatively exciting opening. Balazar and his minions are better villains than not. Still, it's material reproduced down from mediocre.
** Evil Brain from Outer Space (1964) Teruo Ishii ~ Ken Utsui, Junko Ikeuchi, Minoru Takada
The last three Ken Utsui (as Sûpâ Jaiantsu, or Super Giant) movies, edited together for the USA; it's understandably not very fresh, but "Evil Brain from Outer Space" features a relatively high dose of Starman action, villains, and gimmicks. After the stock footage opening all the Starman movies, a chase scene involving Balazar's brain being carried in a suitcase provides a relatively exciting opening. Balazar and his minions are better villains than not. Still, it's material reproduced down from mediocre.
** Evil Brain from Outer Space (1964) Teruo Ishii ~ Ken Utsui, Junko Ikeuchi, Minoru Takada
Starman is back....not that anyone cares
planktonrules17 August 2009
In 1964, three films were released that actually were all re-edited from a 1958 Japanese series called "Super Giant". I've never seen these in their original form but have seen two of the three films that were created "cleverly" from this series. ATTACK FROM SPACE was pretty bad, though EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE was even worse--most of which is because the film's action was so incredibly limp.
Just like the other Starman film, the movie begins with an incredibly bizarre set that is supposed to be on another planet. A group of "advanced beings" are supposedly sitting around discussing the fate of the galaxy, but they are so bizarre and silly looking you have to see this scene for yourself! These "things" decide to send Starman to Earth to help us and I assume the third film (which I have yet to see) also has this setup scene.
Starman turns out to look almost exactly like a Japanese version of Duck Dodgers of the 25th 1/2 century (you know, the Daffy Duck character). His body suit with an antennae sticking out the top is priceless. Unfortunately, although he's supposed to be practically indestructible and an amazing fighter, he's incredibly lame. He never seems to be able to kill anyone--just beat them up--and even then, he's not exactly "the man of steel". In fact, the fighting looks more like ballet and no one ever seems to be seriously hurt. I assume this is because "Super Giant" is supposed to be a kids' movie and they didn't want the little ones seeing blood and guts and stuff--but it also made for some incredibly limp fighting scenes--which make up about half the movie.
As for the bad guys, they too, have bad costumes--much like Starman but (naturally) in black. But my favorite of the bad guys was the monster--with a rubber suit and fangs....and claws of Cobalt(?). He was quite silly and again and again kept escaping--way to go, Starman! The main problem with the film isn't the fighting, though it is pretty bad. The problem is that much of the film you don't actually see. A narrator periodically does an exposition to tell you what is missing from the film! At one point, Starman is in one location, the next he instantly has discovered the baddies hideout and is kicking butt (gently, mind you)--and the narrator goes on a lengthy explanation as to how this happened! Cheap, stupid, a bit dull and shoddy from top to bottom. Why is this film rated as highly as it is??? Any score above 1.2 seems excessively high! Also please remember that my review is specifically for this hacked apart and highly bastardized film--not the original Japanese film, which couldn't help but be better than this mess.
UPDATE: I just saw the third film in the trilogy and, surprise, it also was terrible.
Just like the other Starman film, the movie begins with an incredibly bizarre set that is supposed to be on another planet. A group of "advanced beings" are supposedly sitting around discussing the fate of the galaxy, but they are so bizarre and silly looking you have to see this scene for yourself! These "things" decide to send Starman to Earth to help us and I assume the third film (which I have yet to see) also has this setup scene.
Starman turns out to look almost exactly like a Japanese version of Duck Dodgers of the 25th 1/2 century (you know, the Daffy Duck character). His body suit with an antennae sticking out the top is priceless. Unfortunately, although he's supposed to be practically indestructible and an amazing fighter, he's incredibly lame. He never seems to be able to kill anyone--just beat them up--and even then, he's not exactly "the man of steel". In fact, the fighting looks more like ballet and no one ever seems to be seriously hurt. I assume this is because "Super Giant" is supposed to be a kids' movie and they didn't want the little ones seeing blood and guts and stuff--but it also made for some incredibly limp fighting scenes--which make up about half the movie.
As for the bad guys, they too, have bad costumes--much like Starman but (naturally) in black. But my favorite of the bad guys was the monster--with a rubber suit and fangs....and claws of Cobalt(?). He was quite silly and again and again kept escaping--way to go, Starman! The main problem with the film isn't the fighting, though it is pretty bad. The problem is that much of the film you don't actually see. A narrator periodically does an exposition to tell you what is missing from the film! At one point, Starman is in one location, the next he instantly has discovered the baddies hideout and is kicking butt (gently, mind you)--and the narrator goes on a lengthy explanation as to how this happened! Cheap, stupid, a bit dull and shoddy from top to bottom. Why is this film rated as highly as it is??? Any score above 1.2 seems excessively high! Also please remember that my review is specifically for this hacked apart and highly bastardized film--not the original Japanese film, which couldn't help but be better than this mess.
UPDATE: I just saw the third film in the trilogy and, surprise, it also was terrible.
Silly
Cosmoeticadotcom29 July 2009
Warning: Spoilers
The film joyfully reuses the same shots of fight scenes from early in the picture later, as if one is not supposed to recall them. Regardless, I still wonder about some of the characters who appear within the film, then disappear after they have served what ever purpose they were created to serve. There are several evil doctors, a lab assistant that steals the brain in the film's opening shots, a few local detectives from the Tokyo Police Department, but, most of all, an exceptionally nerdy pair of siblings- a four-eyed nerd girl about ten years of age, and her eight year or so old snotty little brother-forerunner to the baseball cap wearing little punks of the Godzilla series. After the boy, naturally, penetrates the impenetrable defenses of the bumbling Zimarians, and is finally seen, we see him run away, get a cut, because the denouement has obviously been left on the cutting room floor, and then never see his, nor his nerdy sister's, sorry little asses again.
Still, watching Starman battle the same idiotic henchmen- who never swarm en masse, but wait to go one on one with the clearly stronger superhero, is a hoot; no matter how many times the exact same shots are recycled. But, are you telling me that, fifty years ago, they couldn't have forced Utsui to wear an undershirt beneath his costume. After all, areolae are not that .well, you get the point. I guess that's all one could expect for a film that clocks in at less than twenty cents to see. Still, the lone disappointment with the film had to be the fact that Starman never got a chance to make 'nice' with any of the handful of attractive young Japanese babes on hand. It's simply not fair to leave such allure in the air, and then not consummate it. I'd have to give this film a slight recommendation, if only for its silly camp value, and inoffensive mind-numbing. That's still better than the majority of superhero films today. Areola power!
Still, watching Starman battle the same idiotic henchmen- who never swarm en masse, but wait to go one on one with the clearly stronger superhero, is a hoot; no matter how many times the exact same shots are recycled. But, are you telling me that, fifty years ago, they couldn't have forced Utsui to wear an undershirt beneath his costume. After all, areolae are not that .well, you get the point. I guess that's all one could expect for a film that clocks in at less than twenty cents to see. Still, the lone disappointment with the film had to be the fact that Starman never got a chance to make 'nice' with any of the handful of attractive young Japanese babes on hand. It's simply not fair to leave such allure in the air, and then not consummate it. I'd have to give this film a slight recommendation, if only for its silly camp value, and inoffensive mind-numbing. That's still better than the majority of superhero films today. Areola power!
"This is no real doctor, this is a Sumerian mutant!"
classicsoncall12 January 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Keep in mind that the last movie I saw and reviewed just before this one was "Gone With The Wind". I can't really say why I watch stuff like "Evil Brain From Outer Space", I guess it's a need to achieve some kind of balance. What surprised me right off the bat was that this was a Japanese monster movie, but without your traditional Godzilla, Gamera or Rodan. It features a Japanese super-hero named Starman sent to Earth to defeat a horde of multiplying Sumerian mutations from the planet Zimar, whose leader Balazar was assassinated by a de-controlled robot. Balazar's brain lives on and plans to conquer Earth via nuclear war. Whew! Can you keep up with that?
You know, if all the characters in this flick weren't Japanese, I could almost swear it was a sample of Mexican lucha libre, as Starman battles a couple of nasty spandex suited mutants in choreographed martial arts dance routines. It's all fairly well suited for the pre-teenager, just like most of the Japanese monster films of the same era. I did get a kick out of one scene when the civilian Kuwota opens a book and runs his finger left to right over a line of Japanese writing. Even this novice knows that Japanese is read right to left!
At least the movie gets as much mileage as it can from 'one of the most ingenious devices ever invented'. With the help of the globe meter, a wristwatch with five dials, one can fly through space, detect radioactivity, and speak and understand all the known languages on Earth. I'll have to get me one of those!
You know, if all the characters in this flick weren't Japanese, I could almost swear it was a sample of Mexican lucha libre, as Starman battles a couple of nasty spandex suited mutants in choreographed martial arts dance routines. It's all fairly well suited for the pre-teenager, just like most of the Japanese monster films of the same era. I did get a kick out of one scene when the civilian Kuwota opens a book and runs his finger left to right over a line of Japanese writing. Even this novice knows that Japanese is read right to left!
At least the movie gets as much mileage as it can from 'one of the most ingenious devices ever invented'. With the help of the globe meter, a wristwatch with five dials, one can fly through space, detect radioactivity, and speak and understand all the known languages on Earth. I'll have to get me one of those!
Where is Ultraman when you need him?
mark.waltz16 September 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Combination Japanese mob movie, "Flash Gordon" rip-off and Asian "Father Knows Best", this is delicious bad taste at its most delightfully bizarre. An apparent dub of old Japanese science fiction movies mashed up in one big potato, it had me howling from the first minute. The most outlandish script has been thrown in for bad dubbing, utilizing comic book style bad guys to frame what little story exists. Outlandishly ridiculous names and one-dimensional villains are all parodies of the old serials. The monster meeting in outer space (with a cardboard Saturn in the background) features creatures that resemble huge air conditioning units I see in businesses with ventilation issues. I truly could not believe my eyes (or ears) as Ultraman like heroes battle vampire like monsters and various other creatures that look anywhere from the carrot monster from "It Conquered the World" to the hot dog monster from "The Horror at Party Beach".
There is a heroic character known as "Space Pope" who is "very gifted" below the waste, an elderly evil leader who is a combination of George Zucco and Colonel Sanders, a Vampira like demoness who is also part killer clown from outer space and part Martha Raye in "The Buggaloos". At least the choreography is memorable; It is part zeppelin party scene from "Madam Satan", part "So you think you can dance" Halloween special. Much of the transitions do not make sense, and the pacing often slows down ridiculously. Hideous narration is even worse than "Plan Nine" which gives me the notion that this was plan number two. This is definitely a film to watch and get drunk with a group of friends.
There is a heroic character known as "Space Pope" who is "very gifted" below the waste, an elderly evil leader who is a combination of George Zucco and Colonel Sanders, a Vampira like demoness who is also part killer clown from outer space and part Martha Raye in "The Buggaloos". At least the choreography is memorable; It is part zeppelin party scene from "Madam Satan", part "So you think you can dance" Halloween special. Much of the transitions do not make sense, and the pacing often slows down ridiculously. Hideous narration is even worse than "Plan Nine" which gives me the notion that this was plan number two. This is definitely a film to watch and get drunk with a group of friends.
A campy riot
Woodyanders17 April 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Obviously cobbled together from several episodes of a TV series and thus barely coherent, but jetting along at a super swift pace that rarely flags for a minute, this screwball Japanese sci-fi lunacy relates the loopy tale of a monstrous evil brain from outer space (that's carried around in a suitcase!) who leads his grotesque minions on a crusade to conquer the universe. The evil brain unleashes a horde of hideous monsters that include a fanged lizard dude with lethal long nails and a creepy witch lady on Earth. It's up to gallant superhero Starman to save the day. Man, does this honey scrupulously cover all the right wrong bases to qualify as a real choice chunk of pure kitsch: A gloriously inane story that's treated with utmost seriousness, cruddy dubbing, lovably rinky dink (far from) special effects, a ridiculously solemn narrator who works mad overtime to keep the ramshackle narrative reasonably linear and cohesive, a colorful array of goofy aliens (the humanoid starfish beings in particular are an absolute hoot), an overwrought orchestral score, silly villains (my favorite was the nasty one-legged guy who limps along on crutches), and crazy fights that are choreographed like violent ballet set pieces. Sidesplitting stuff.
Good inoffensive Japanese fifties Sci-Fi forerunner of todays super heroes!
nowlang24 November 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I rate this movie 7 for its theme, purpose, country & time it was produced.
This movie is a compilation/compression of the last three one hour features of the "Sūpā Jaiantsu" (Supergiant) series. "Starman" for us or "Spaceman" for European audiences, was Japan's first film superhero and lead the way to future stars such as Ultraman and several animated heroes my own children enjoyed. I highly recommend these movies for people able to look at them with objectiveness and respect for the time-frame they were produced 1957~59. They are also inoffensive for children for parents caring about their youngster's innocent minds. Despite some "ugly" if not "goofy" monsters by today's standards, there is no gratuitous violence or gory scenes and the fight scenes are "gentle" if not dance-like. Special effects match what was available with similar resources like "The Outer Limits" of the mid sixties. Dubbing is average for a production that old which was post-synch in the US It is also difficult to dub Japanese with English language because of the marked difference in phonetics (sound generation by mouth motion). The original music was replaced with dubbing studio file soundtrack in the US.
One has to be cautious criticizing older features especially of foreign origin and not compare them verbatim to our modern computer-graphic FX-loaded violent features of American TV fame. Back in the mid fifties, Japan was still recovering from the ravages of a horrible war that had devastated all of their major cities. Under US occupation, Japanese elders felt threatened of loosing their ancestral identities and traditions. The recent and too-close-for-comfort Korean War had barely missed Japan and ended in a stalemate at a time when fear of another nuclear holocaust was very fresh and real in their minds.
Shortly after, Japanese "baby boomers" (yes, Japan had their very own boomers too!) rejected their parent's post-war humiliation and needed to believe in something along Japanese customs, fairy tales, and mythology... so Sūpā Jaiantsu or Supergiant was born. Several Supergiant movies feature Starman protecting or defending children from dangers especially from space (i.e. threats for "above"). According to some natives, this theme had roots in the memory and horror of WWII's firebombing campaign over Japan.
I saw these movies in their dubbed and chopped version back in 1964 in Grammar School on our monthly "Midnight Theater" actually shown at 0600 PM midweek. We (kids) were very impressed if not "terrified" by the space creatures but we were all happy that Starman did save the day and the movie ended "like a fairy tale". Forty years later, I was actually touched to relive these same scenes that had fascinated me so much as a kid and impressed me for years to come. I recommended these if you are interested in foreign cinema history or as relatively "clean" thrillers for our younger generation.
This movie is a compilation/compression of the last three one hour features of the "Sūpā Jaiantsu" (Supergiant) series. "Starman" for us or "Spaceman" for European audiences, was Japan's first film superhero and lead the way to future stars such as Ultraman and several animated heroes my own children enjoyed. I highly recommend these movies for people able to look at them with objectiveness and respect for the time-frame they were produced 1957~59. They are also inoffensive for children for parents caring about their youngster's innocent minds. Despite some "ugly" if not "goofy" monsters by today's standards, there is no gratuitous violence or gory scenes and the fight scenes are "gentle" if not dance-like. Special effects match what was available with similar resources like "The Outer Limits" of the mid sixties. Dubbing is average for a production that old which was post-synch in the US It is also difficult to dub Japanese with English language because of the marked difference in phonetics (sound generation by mouth motion). The original music was replaced with dubbing studio file soundtrack in the US.
One has to be cautious criticizing older features especially of foreign origin and not compare them verbatim to our modern computer-graphic FX-loaded violent features of American TV fame. Back in the mid fifties, Japan was still recovering from the ravages of a horrible war that had devastated all of their major cities. Under US occupation, Japanese elders felt threatened of loosing their ancestral identities and traditions. The recent and too-close-for-comfort Korean War had barely missed Japan and ended in a stalemate at a time when fear of another nuclear holocaust was very fresh and real in their minds.
Shortly after, Japanese "baby boomers" (yes, Japan had their very own boomers too!) rejected their parent's post-war humiliation and needed to believe in something along Japanese customs, fairy tales, and mythology... so Sūpā Jaiantsu or Supergiant was born. Several Supergiant movies feature Starman protecting or defending children from dangers especially from space (i.e. threats for "above"). According to some natives, this theme had roots in the memory and horror of WWII's firebombing campaign over Japan.
I saw these movies in their dubbed and chopped version back in 1964 in Grammar School on our monthly "Midnight Theater" actually shown at 0600 PM midweek. We (kids) were very impressed if not "terrified" by the space creatures but we were all happy that Starman did save the day and the movie ended "like a fairy tale". Forty years later, I was actually touched to relive these same scenes that had fascinated me so much as a kid and impressed me for years to come. I recommended these if you are interested in foreign cinema history or as relatively "clean" thrillers for our younger generation.
A mixture of really bad stuff with some very interesting elements
Red-Barracuda1 May 2015
This Japanese sci-fi movie was seemingly edited together from a TV serial. There appear to have been others of the same ilk such as Invaders from Space (1965). In this one a man of steel from a distant planet called Starman is sent to Earth by an intergalactic council to save it from a series of monsters and villains under the control of the being known as the evil brain from outer space.
This film is quite poor overall but with aspects that elevate it somewhat. While Starman is a somewhat dull hero, luckily there are some decidedly interesting monsters and minions. There is a sprite-like demon that makes weird jarring sounds and an ominous silent witch-like woman with long nails and a beak-like nose. These characters appear from out of nowhere throughout the story and always enliven events when they do. In addition, the space council is populated by an assortment of very odd looking alien creatures and a large planet seen in the background clearly appears to be swinging on a bit of string. For the most part though, the events in the story are not terribly engaging or interesting and it's only the aforementioned weird aspects that keep it from being a snooze-fest. Certainly okay for a watch though if you like the particular strangely specific forms of sci-fi that came out of Japan in the 60's.
This film is quite poor overall but with aspects that elevate it somewhat. While Starman is a somewhat dull hero, luckily there are some decidedly interesting monsters and minions. There is a sprite-like demon that makes weird jarring sounds and an ominous silent witch-like woman with long nails and a beak-like nose. These characters appear from out of nowhere throughout the story and always enliven events when they do. In addition, the space council is populated by an assortment of very odd looking alien creatures and a large planet seen in the background clearly appears to be swinging on a bit of string. For the most part though, the events in the story are not terribly engaging or interesting and it's only the aforementioned weird aspects that keep it from being a snooze-fest. Certainly okay for a watch though if you like the particular strangely specific forms of sci-fi that came out of Japan in the 60's.
Better than I expected
Mikel325 June 2010
Just one question....how come there aren't ever any nice disembodied brains even when not from outer space? We watched this one last night on DVD. It might be a re-edited serial or TV show, I'm not sure. I had avoided those Japanese Starman movies over the years. He seemed a lesser version of Superman. Maybe I was wrong to avoid them. This story was obviously geared for children and gave two of them important roles in saving the earth. Yet, a few of the creatures seemed to be a bit too scary for younger kids.
The film had silly overly staged fight scenes, hokey costumes and corny dubbed dialog. In other words we really enjoyed it! Actually, to be fair, there were a few strange looking creatures in it that did freak out my wife when they were on screen. Sometimes they would flash on unexpectedly in closeup. Especially the demon like one with the weird ears and long nails. And the one that looked like a witch.
This film is worth seeing if you have an open mind.
The film had silly overly staged fight scenes, hokey costumes and corny dubbed dialog. In other words we really enjoyed it! Actually, to be fair, there were a few strange looking creatures in it that did freak out my wife when they were on screen. Sometimes they would flash on unexpectedly in closeup. Especially the demon like one with the weird ears and long nails. And the one that looked like a witch.
This film is worth seeing if you have an open mind.
Incoherent silliness
jamesrupert20146 April 2018
"Evil Brain from Outer Space" is an almost randomly assembled series of clips from the last three episodes of the Japanese kid's tokusatso "Space Giant" (7, 8, and 9) with a ridiculous voice-over plot involving the preserved brain of Balazar, dictator of planet Zemar and the disembodied organ's plans to conquer Earth with his army of mutants. The benevolent beings of the Emerald Planet once again send Starman (the hero's English moniker), equipped with the miraculous 'globemeter', to save Earth. The film makes little sense (three independent adventures were chopped up and some of the pieces reassembled into this opus) and mostly consists of lengthy, poorly choreographed fights scenes that rise above tedious only when the acrobatic mutant shows up. Only worth watching by fans (or students) of the genre who want closure on the four movie Starman franchise.
Brain damage in a good way
Bezenby13 February 2014
I wouldn't say anything about this film is particularly 'bad' (except the effects and the dubbing)- This film had my two kids (three and five respectively) held in awe for it's duration, and my five year old was in absolute stitches every time Starman started laying into the scores of bad guys who took him on.
You know that film Independence Day? Well, this film is kind of like that, only much, much better. An Evil Brain from Outer Space is now on Earth and ordering it's armies of mutants to cause havoc everywhere in preparation for an all out invasion, causing some aliens to have a meeting (must be seen to be believed) and come to an agreement to sent Starman to Earth to sort the brain out. He's got a watch that can make him fly through space, by the way.
Meanwhile, on Earth, some guys have got wind of the invasion and one even manages to steal the brain before being mistakingly caught by the police and dropping the brain (which is in a suitcase) into a river. This guy's boss is one of the bad guy mutants (along with his one legged sidekick and an owl), who have a secret passageway in their garden which leads to their underground lair (and that's only one of three secret passageways in this film!).
Don't run off - there's more! Another professor (there's loads in this film) gets a mutant set on him and you should see this - After rather creepily materialising in this guy's office, this strange, strange looking creature gets into a punch up with Starman while randomly teleporting around a dock (so funny) before splitting in two after being shot with a policeman, then flying through the air in a jaw dropping manner.
Wait - there's more! Starman keeps getting into these huge fights with the bad guys who also try and kill off world leaders, use nuclear grenades, and have this ghost like witch creature appear and randomly kill everyone while two guys who look like Ziggy Stardust era-Bowie try and kill even more professors while two kids get involved and everyone starts chasing everyone else about.
There's even more! Meanwhile, yet another evil professor is formulating a germ warfare plan all sourced from a single huge, pulsating germ (to which he emotionally blackmails) before Starman turns up and kicks all his goons heads in too. But where's the brain? Oh, don't worry about that, I'm sure Starman will find that too.
Just a head splitting 100mph crazy sci-fi action film with bizarre aliens, pulsating bladder effects, crappy 'Starman' flying sequences, full on narration, several billion secondary character (most of which are scientists or policeman, Evil Brain from Outer Space was so much more enjoyable than your usual Hollywood product that costs the GNP of a fair size African country. I loved it, and have three more Starman films to get through. My kids were even playing 'Starman' later on, so that should tell you something.
Brilliant.
You know that film Independence Day? Well, this film is kind of like that, only much, much better. An Evil Brain from Outer Space is now on Earth and ordering it's armies of mutants to cause havoc everywhere in preparation for an all out invasion, causing some aliens to have a meeting (must be seen to be believed) and come to an agreement to sent Starman to Earth to sort the brain out. He's got a watch that can make him fly through space, by the way.
Meanwhile, on Earth, some guys have got wind of the invasion and one even manages to steal the brain before being mistakingly caught by the police and dropping the brain (which is in a suitcase) into a river. This guy's boss is one of the bad guy mutants (along with his one legged sidekick and an owl), who have a secret passageway in their garden which leads to their underground lair (and that's only one of three secret passageways in this film!).
Don't run off - there's more! Another professor (there's loads in this film) gets a mutant set on him and you should see this - After rather creepily materialising in this guy's office, this strange, strange looking creature gets into a punch up with Starman while randomly teleporting around a dock (so funny) before splitting in two after being shot with a policeman, then flying through the air in a jaw dropping manner.
Wait - there's more! Starman keeps getting into these huge fights with the bad guys who also try and kill off world leaders, use nuclear grenades, and have this ghost like witch creature appear and randomly kill everyone while two guys who look like Ziggy Stardust era-Bowie try and kill even more professors while two kids get involved and everyone starts chasing everyone else about.
There's even more! Meanwhile, yet another evil professor is formulating a germ warfare plan all sourced from a single huge, pulsating germ (to which he emotionally blackmails) before Starman turns up and kicks all his goons heads in too. But where's the brain? Oh, don't worry about that, I'm sure Starman will find that too.
Just a head splitting 100mph crazy sci-fi action film with bizarre aliens, pulsating bladder effects, crappy 'Starman' flying sequences, full on narration, several billion secondary character (most of which are scientists or policeman, Evil Brain from Outer Space was so much more enjoyable than your usual Hollywood product that costs the GNP of a fair size African country. I loved it, and have three more Starman films to get through. My kids were even playing 'Starman' later on, so that should tell you something.
Brilliant.
Look! Up in the sky! Its ...
KennethEagleSpirit30 December 2006
A bird! Its a ... Wait a minute! Its a Japanese super hero! Yes, its Starman! The Japanese equivalent of Superman, Starman has gone through various incarnations over the decades. Ken Utusi was the original. Think of this movie this way ... Godzilla meets Buck Rogers. Kind of. This is, if you're the type of person that enjoys the old Godzilla movies and stuff like Gene Autry's Radio Ranch, camp. Given when this movie was made it is good, clean sci-fi fun. And the aliens and their costumes? Hilarious. Special effects? Not found wanting here. There is that old stand by, the one I never could figure out and that always fascinated me as a child ... Words go one way, mouths go another. How did they DO that?
I describe this movie as a Japanese attempt to make Superman!
peterjwilson9821 February 2014
Warning: Spoilers
It's hard to really give this movie an honest rating, I mean it is what it is, A B-Rated alien film. Obviously, if you are a cinemotagraphy expert who looks for the acting and dialogue, and the "art" in the film. Well Yeah, it's no Oscar, I'd give it 0 stars. But I'm giving it 10 because; truthfully, you are looking for a cheesy B-Movie if your watching this, and it doesn't get much better than this. (If that's what you're looking for). For parents the movie is 100% clean, if you were wondering. This movie was actually a long running Japanese Serial, for it to be released on USA TV, it was cut down to a movie. I describe this movie as a Japanese attempt to make Superman! Basically, an evil brain is sending down mutants, that look slightlty like Sesame Street Characters, and recruit a mad scientist. Then a race of good aliens send STAR MAN to save the universe. Yeah! Pretty redundant, I recommend the movie though.
willing to waste time on it
winner5515 April 2007
This is a bad film, but enjoyable in a childish sort of way; I'm certainly willing to waste time on it after a hard night's work.
Most of the other comments on the film so far have been dead-on; it does look like a re-edited serial or TV show, it is a Japanese variant on the Capt. Marvel type serials of the '30s, it does include some of the same tonality as the later Kaiju films, and it is not very well made. But, as I say, it goes along at a pretty good clip, so its never really dull, and can be watched without using much mental muscle.
Historically, the most important thing about this movie is that it's right now the earliest example we have widely available in America of the choreography of martial arts in Asian cinema. (The IMDb date is clearly that of its American release, everything else says this was made in the early-mid-'50s.) The fight scenes are important - Capt. Marvel essentially brawls and wrassles when he fights, like every other Hollywood hero of his era; the fight scenes in "Evil Brain" are brief, well-choreographed dances; this actually makes it more advanced than similar American films of the period, and for this reason worth seeing at least once for all Martial arts fans.
Most of the other comments on the film so far have been dead-on; it does look like a re-edited serial or TV show, it is a Japanese variant on the Capt. Marvel type serials of the '30s, it does include some of the same tonality as the later Kaiju films, and it is not very well made. But, as I say, it goes along at a pretty good clip, so its never really dull, and can be watched without using much mental muscle.
Historically, the most important thing about this movie is that it's right now the earliest example we have widely available in America of the choreography of martial arts in Asian cinema. (The IMDb date is clearly that of its American release, everything else says this was made in the early-mid-'50s.) The fight scenes are important - Capt. Marvel essentially brawls and wrassles when he fights, like every other Hollywood hero of his era; the fight scenes in "Evil Brain" are brief, well-choreographed dances; this actually makes it more advanced than similar American films of the period, and for this reason worth seeing at least once for all Martial arts fans.
it's that good
cleda3 July 2010
(my 13 year old son wrote this) I was watching this movie on Retro TV (dont ask me why) and when the monster multiplied on the bridge and flew away i was like hey wait where have i seen that i know that wait Testify by Rage Against the Machine which is a video about how similar Bush and Gore where its funny to see how amazingly bad this movie was when you see it decades later.
Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JSBhI_0at0
the video also contains other obscure alien movies.
The movie has everything you'd want in a cheesy 1960s era Japenese scifi movie; bad guys in matching outfits, kabuki dancing evil doers with jazz hands, really bad special effects, dubbing by emotionless actors, and a hero - Starman - in tights effortless fighting off all manner of threats.
Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JSBhI_0at0
the video also contains other obscure alien movies.
The movie has everything you'd want in a cheesy 1960s era Japenese scifi movie; bad guys in matching outfits, kabuki dancing evil doers with jazz hands, really bad special effects, dubbing by emotionless actors, and a hero - Starman - in tights effortless fighting off all manner of threats.
Mindless but quite fun to watch!
soulexpress29 August 2017
This hilariously stupid film was edited together from three episodes of "Supa Jaiantsu," a Japanese TV show about an extraterrestrial superhero called Starman. (Funny, he doesn't look Jewish.) Balazar (sp?), the evil leader of the planet Zumeria (again, I'm guessing at the spelling) has been killed, but his brain was kept alive and plans to add the Earth to the Zumerian empire. He will do so by arming his soldiers with nuclear weapons and dispatching the mutants created by Zumerian scientists. In response, the high council of alien leaders (from their base on the Emerald Planet) orders Starman to Earth to stop the invasion and destroy Balazar's brain.
From there, we get a lot of strangely choreographed fight scenes that I swear have a "West Side Story" groove to them. These scenes show the Zumerians to be a bunch of wimps. All Starman has to do is kick a few butts, and the Zumerian soldiers flee for their lives. The mutants-- who I've nicknamed "The Radioactive-Steam Breather" and "Hawkwoman"--were so damned silly-looking, I laughed uproariously when they first appeared on-screen. And the high council looks as zany as any gathering of low-budget aliens you'll ever see.
Starman is a rather stodgy, uncharismatic superhero. If you played a drinking game based on how many times he changes facial expressions, you would die of thirst. Not to mention Starman's preposterous costume, which gives him a male camel toe that enters the room before he himself does.
When the Zumerians "disguise" themselves as Earth people (by dressing like Humphrey Bogart), we're told they paid for their food and clothes by robbing banks. Why they didn't just steal the food and clothing directly is anyone's guess. That's just one of many sub-plots the film introduces and just as quickly abandons. (Tommy Wiseau must have been taking notes.)
Still, this is a piece of entertainment made for Japanese children some 50-odd years ago. Its utter stupidity and silliness have endeared it to me. THE EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE is 78 minutes of mindless fun that I likely will watch again someday.
From there, we get a lot of strangely choreographed fight scenes that I swear have a "West Side Story" groove to them. These scenes show the Zumerians to be a bunch of wimps. All Starman has to do is kick a few butts, and the Zumerian soldiers flee for their lives. The mutants-- who I've nicknamed "The Radioactive-Steam Breather" and "Hawkwoman"--were so damned silly-looking, I laughed uproariously when they first appeared on-screen. And the high council looks as zany as any gathering of low-budget aliens you'll ever see.
Starman is a rather stodgy, uncharismatic superhero. If you played a drinking game based on how many times he changes facial expressions, you would die of thirst. Not to mention Starman's preposterous costume, which gives him a male camel toe that enters the room before he himself does.
When the Zumerians "disguise" themselves as Earth people (by dressing like Humphrey Bogart), we're told they paid for their food and clothes by robbing banks. Why they didn't just steal the food and clothing directly is anyone's guess. That's just one of many sub-plots the film introduces and just as quickly abandons. (Tommy Wiseau must have been taking notes.)
Still, this is a piece of entertainment made for Japanese children some 50-odd years ago. Its utter stupidity and silliness have endeared it to me. THE EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE is 78 minutes of mindless fun that I likely will watch again someday.
Bad Brains...
azathothpwiggins9 May 2022
Starman (Ken Utsui) flies in from the Emerald Planet just in time to battle the eeevil, disembodied brain of Balazar.
Our hero must employ his signature ballet fu, in order to defeat the army of mutants and mad scientists aligned against him.
EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE is another entry in the STARMAN serial of films. Mr. Utsui is obviously having a great time, and the absurd villains and monsters are a genuine hoot!
Recommended for kids or adults who can remember being young enough to enjoy such harmless nonsense...
Our hero must employ his signature ballet fu, in order to defeat the army of mutants and mad scientists aligned against him.
EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE is another entry in the STARMAN serial of films. Mr. Utsui is obviously having a great time, and the absurd villains and monsters are a genuine hoot!
Recommended for kids or adults who can remember being young enough to enjoy such harmless nonsense...
This "Movie" is a Treasure. It Deserves an Audience.
brando64725 June 2016
In my 30+ years on this planet, I had never had the pleasure of discovering Starman. Then I bought a 50-movie collection of public domain films long-since lost in the sands of time and there it was buried on a disc amidst a handful of relatively forgettable cine-trash: EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE. This "movie" is a treasure. It is something special, and it deserves an audience. Originally airing on television in 1965, EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE is an amalgamation of three separate Japanese movies featuring the superhero Starman. Whether he is actually known as Starman in his own films (or if that's an American contribution) or if the plot of any of those three movies reflects in any way the disjointed through-line of EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE (I doubt it), I couldn't say for certain. All I know is that this confusing bundle of fun was an absolute blast. The plot, as best I can decipher it: an alien genius was assassinated but his brain survived. This brain now has revenge on its
um, mind. It focuses its vengeance on the planet Earth where it hopes to use its powers of mind control and manipulation to cause nuclear war. This nuclear war will then
pollute space? Wasn't the movie STAR PILOT worried about nuclear space pollution originating from Earth too? Anyway, a space council on the Emerald Planet decides to send their hero Starman to Earth to combat the brain and prevent it from accomplishing its demented, nonsensical goals.
A quick introduction to Starman (Ken Utsui): he's a superhero from space that walks the Earth in disguise as a normal human and transforms into Starman through use of a space watch when danger rears its ugly head. I'm not sure of the reason for the disguise since he has no problem introducing himself in all its strange detail when questioned:
"I was not born on your planet Earth. Instead, I was sent here to save you from the Zemarians. You will die if I fail to kill him. Starman is what I am called."
This is his response to a simple "Who are you?" from a police officer that witnessed Starman (in his alter ego form) save a couple of school children from evil Zemarian henchmen. Rather than lock him up for sounding utterly nutty and having proved himself dangerous, the cop just accepts it. Starman has arrived on our planet to find a means of destroying the evil brain of Balazar in a race against time, but it doesn't mean he won't have time to save the odd citizen from danger. Who are Starman's allies in his battle against evil? Depends on which segment of the movie you're watching. There are three distinct segments to this movie and characters, good and evil, will come and go without much fanfare. Characters who appear in the first segment will disappear from the movie altogether or reappear at the end for a final appearance without explanation. We get two separate pairs of plucky children for Starman to comfort with promises of saving the world. The kids in the second segment are even key players for a while, stumbling across a secret alien base under a hospital to give Starman a reason to bust in and beat up some alien scum. Then the kids disappear from the movie and are later replaced with the original two children from the first segment who show up at the end of the movie inexplicably for the final few shots.
There isn't enough room to shower praise on everything I love in EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE but here are some of the best bits:
The list goes on and on. Whoever edited these movies together couldn't care less about their job. They were really banking on the English language dubbing to keep the audience in the loop on the story but it often fails. Things happen for no reason. Entire sequences are completely irrelevant. But as long as you keep the premise lodged in your head Starman is here to save us from the machinations of the evil brain of Balazar you'll do fine. I'm not suggesting you watch EVIL BRAIN IN OUTER SPACE for the compelling screen writing. I'm suggesting it for literally everything else. This is a movie where you get together with a group of friends, say good-bye to sobriety, and just laugh. I wish I could run you through every delightful moment of this "movie" but, really, you should just do yourself a favor and watch it.
A quick introduction to Starman (Ken Utsui): he's a superhero from space that walks the Earth in disguise as a normal human and transforms into Starman through use of a space watch when danger rears its ugly head. I'm not sure of the reason for the disguise since he has no problem introducing himself in all its strange detail when questioned:
"I was not born on your planet Earth. Instead, I was sent here to save you from the Zemarians. You will die if I fail to kill him. Starman is what I am called."
This is his response to a simple "Who are you?" from a police officer that witnessed Starman (in his alter ego form) save a couple of school children from evil Zemarian henchmen. Rather than lock him up for sounding utterly nutty and having proved himself dangerous, the cop just accepts it. Starman has arrived on our planet to find a means of destroying the evil brain of Balazar in a race against time, but it doesn't mean he won't have time to save the odd citizen from danger. Who are Starman's allies in his battle against evil? Depends on which segment of the movie you're watching. There are three distinct segments to this movie and characters, good and evil, will come and go without much fanfare. Characters who appear in the first segment will disappear from the movie altogether or reappear at the end for a final appearance without explanation. We get two separate pairs of plucky children for Starman to comfort with promises of saving the world. The kids in the second segment are even key players for a while, stumbling across a secret alien base under a hospital to give Starman a reason to bust in and beat up some alien scum. Then the kids disappear from the movie and are later replaced with the original two children from the first segment who show up at the end of the movie inexplicably for the final few shots.
There isn't enough room to shower praise on everything I love in EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE but here are some of the best bits:
- Starman's costume: he looks like Quailman (that's a "Doug" reference for those not in the know) joined a circus trapeze troupe.
- The evil Zemarians look like 1960's Batman at an EYES WIDE SHUT party: jumpsuits, capes, and cheap Halloween store domino masks. Also their salute is very Nazi-esque.
- The Zemarian mutants. Evil creatures created by the Zemarians that look like an Aztec carving of a monkey come to life and attack with solid cobalt claws (deadly to Starman).
- The fight scenes are phenomenal. The choreography is erratic and blows never seem to land. When Starman and the mutants use their powers to jump great distances, it's just a jump cut between locations. So, so wonderfully cheesy. Every so often, during a fight with a large group of baddies, Starman will throw one off screen; he then reaches off screen to retrieve a matching dummy for a super toss across the room.
- Literally EVERYONE has a secret passage leading to a secret Zemarian base.
- Sudden third act space witch! With nuclear fire attack action!
The list goes on and on. Whoever edited these movies together couldn't care less about their job. They were really banking on the English language dubbing to keep the audience in the loop on the story but it often fails. Things happen for no reason. Entire sequences are completely irrelevant. But as long as you keep the premise lodged in your head Starman is here to save us from the machinations of the evil brain of Balazar you'll do fine. I'm not suggesting you watch EVIL BRAIN IN OUTER SPACE for the compelling screen writing. I'm suggesting it for literally everything else. This is a movie where you get together with a group of friends, say good-bye to sobriety, and just laugh. I wish I could run you through every delightful moment of this "movie" but, really, you should just do yourself a favor and watch it.
The Zimarians plan to kill all government leaders. (we can only hope).
Bernie44442 March 2024
Yep, another in the Starman series of hokie Japanese made for TV movies.
An evil brain from Zimar is kept in a suitcase. From there it controls people, places, and things. If it conquers Earth, then the rest of the universe is next.
The beings from the Emerald planet (assuming you saw other movies in this series) send Starman (Kin Utsiu) to earth to quash the evil brains plan and dispatch his cabal. Can he do this with a tad of help from "kids" or are we to be doomed by a smarty Evil Brain from outer space?
While we are waiting for the answer, we get lots of gangbuster fights, bullets, atomic grenades, secret doors, etc. (mostly filler to pass time)
Has anyone ever touched Star Man's antenna? What is it used for?
An evil brain from Zimar is kept in a suitcase. From there it controls people, places, and things. If it conquers Earth, then the rest of the universe is next.
The beings from the Emerald planet (assuming you saw other movies in this series) send Starman (Kin Utsiu) to earth to quash the evil brains plan and dispatch his cabal. Can he do this with a tad of help from "kids" or are we to be doomed by a smarty Evil Brain from outer space?
While we are waiting for the answer, we get lots of gangbuster fights, bullets, atomic grenades, secret doors, etc. (mostly filler to pass time)
Has anyone ever touched Star Man's antenna? What is it used for?
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