Hi, everyone, Will Sloan here. I'd like to tell you about a movie from 1957 called The Brain from

Planet Eros. The film stars John Agar as an atomic scientist whose body is inhabited by an evil

brain from outer space that is bent on world domination. Of course, the brain is also very

interested in Agar's love, Sally Fallon, played by Joyce Meadows.

Here's a little bit from the trailer.

What you have just seen me do to that one small area, I can do to a city, a nation, or a continent.

Gentlemen, I'm convinced I saw him wipe out a city of concrete and steel by some power of mind.

And my advice to you and to your governments is to take what this man says as a most serious matter.

Any country I have mentioned, which does not have a representative here present in this room,

will find its capital city wiped out.

The brain from Planet Aeros cost $58,000 to make and was released by Howco International,

which also released such films as Ed Wood's jailbait and Roger Corman's Carnival Rock. And now,

65 years later, it has just been released on a beautiful new Blu-ray from the film detective.

For any fan of low-budget 1950s science fiction, it's a no-brainer purchase.

The movie is a lot of fun, and the disc includes a commentary track with the film's leading

lady, Joyce Meadows.

Now 89, Joyce Meadows has been active in the promotion of the Blu-ray, and you can imagine

my delight and surprise when the important

cinema club podcast was offered a chance to interview Ms. Meadows to discuss the film and her

long career. It's not every day you get a chance to talk to the star of a beloved 1950s cult

classic, so of course I leapt at the opportunity. The Brain from Planet Aeros is just one of many

movies and TV shows that Joyce

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