# The Brain (1988)

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**Runtime**: 92 min
**Genres**: Horror, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Ed Hunt
**Written by**: Barry Pearson
**Starring**: Tom Bresnahan, Cynthia Preston, David Gale, George Buza, Bret Pearson, Christine Kossak

> *Mind over matter*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Flickering neon sign, 1988.  
A cardboard-box fort hums with bootleg electronics while a cereal-box cult leader beams silence into suburban living rooms.  
It’s like Carpenter got stuck grading high school math tests.

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