He won good notices for a silent portrayal, in the thief. He has no idea what the science hes donated himself to entails, just that hell avoid execution for thirty more days and buy time for his relatives and lawyer to prove his innocence. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his academy awardwinning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in the lost weekend 1945, a sophisticated leading man opposite john waynes corrupt character in reap the. Grier is a convict on death row who donates his body to science. His caretaker has a son, danny, who, although fully grown, has the mind of child.
The movie is known for its soundtrack, produced by mgm records producer michael viner with a. Ray milland 1973 photo signed autograph movie scene. Oscar winner ray milland has his head attached to footballer rosey griers body in the thing with two heads. Dec 09, 2014 his health deteriorates rapidly, and doctors are forced to transplant his head onto the only available candidate. Rosie grier was great in this movie, so was the doctor. Ray milland plays the film s version of the racist old man. Rita gam also was very noticeable as a femme fatale. Apr 09, 2006 the actor you refer to is ray milland, a solid, secondstring hollywood performer who never rose to superstardom, but who certainly had his memorable movie momentsas the blueblooded bostonian dad opposed to the romance in love story, as the villain in dial m for murder, and his oscarwinning turn as an alcoholic writer in the lost weekend. Upcoming, new, and past rosey grier movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Sep 17, 2012 the thing with two heads with rosie grier and ray milland. It stars ray milland near the end of his long career and rosey grier.
Im going to take a break from posting about wellman after this one and turn to other directors for a while but first just wanted to say something about his movie focusing on aviation pioneers, men with wings, which stars fred macmurray, ray milland and louise campbell. Jul 27, 2015 last night i had the privilege of seeing the 1972 blaxploitationscience fictioncomedy film the thing with two heads, starring ray milland and roosevelt rosie grier and costarring don marshall and roger perry. Most of us would probably take ray millard, i guess. Later in life he played the bad guy in a bunch of movies. Up until recently, i havent watched it since elementary. Rosie grier was great in this movie, so was the doctor with him ray milland i think was his name. The thing with two heads is on a doublebill with another new horror movie, baron blood, about which the best that can be said is that it isnt as awful as the thing with two heads. The thing with two heads is a 1972 american science fiction film directed by lee frost and starring ray milland, rosey grier, don marshall, roger perry, kathy baumann, and chelsea brown. Instead of a speech, milland simply bowed and made a graceful exit. Ray milland, roosevelt rosie grier, don marshall, roger perry, kathrine baumann, lee frost, wes bishop, year. It was genius to put ray milland and rosey grier on the same body.
He was a notable college football player for the pennsylvania state university who earned a retrospective place in the national collegiate athletic association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. The poor critter was created and played by a very young rick baker. Ray milland celebrity profile check out the latest ray milland photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. I think it was right around the part where the thing with two heads and the black doctor don marshall were all riding around on a dirt bike, just hauling ass around a dirt track with a police car.
Elvira week arnold tosses ray millands racist head to rosie grier like hes a security guard in total recall and then. The thing with two heads 1972 region free pal, plays in. Ray milland and rosie grier put their heads together. Ray milland was named best actor of 1945 for his performance as an alcoholic writer in the lost weekend. The thing with two heads with rosie grier and ray milland. Roosevelt grier born july 14, 1932 is an american actor, singer, protestant minister, and former professional football player. Ray milland and roosevelt grier in the thing with two heads 1972 wes. Within hours after millands head has been screwed on, the. Rosie starred with ray milland in that 1972 classic the thing with two heads. Ray milland, roosevelt rosie grier, don marshall, roger perry. This movie is another one that i can brag about having. Oscar winner ray milland has his head attached to footballer rosey griers body in. The next thing he knows, he has ray millards head parked alongside.
The thing with two heads grindhouse cinema database. The thing with two heads 1972 starring ray milland and big rosie grier. Theatrical trailer for the thing with two heads 1972, with ray milland and rosey grier. Reginald alfred truscottjones born in wales, ray milland put in three years of service as a guardsman with the royal household cavalry in.
Ray milland, who once won a best actor oscar, is trying to prolong his own life. I did it beneath the headline in the globe was the iconic mug shot of o. Welsh actor ray milland spent the 1930s and early 1940s playing light romantic leads in such films as next time we love 1936. This movie is good for the fact that it really raises some important thoughtprovoking questions. I didnt exactly enjoy watching ray milland play a bigot but that is what he is in this movie. In fact, rosie literally carried milland the whole movie. Milland is the only best actor winner to have not spoken a single word when accepting the oscar. Some early visual effects work from rick baker is also featured. Ray milland simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The incredible 2headed transplant discussion moviechat. The thing with two heads 1972, usa is a science fiction comedy directed by lee frost. He didnt want me to talk to his character the way i was talking to him. Grier made his featurefilm debut in lee frosts memorable lowbudget exploitation film the thing with two heads 1972, in which griers head was grafted alongside the head of racist scientist ray milland.
This violent but brilliant promo poster was painted by the genius illustrator angelo cesselon, who weve featured before. Doctors are forced to transplant the head of a dying, racist surgeon onto the body of a black death row inmate. In early 1960, ray milland started much to play evil characters, in horror and scifi movies such as panic in year zero. In the early forties, he had a sympathetic role in a nazi drama.
The thing with two heads is a 1972 american science fiction comedy film directed by lee frost and starring ray milland, rosey grier, don marshall, roger perry, kathy baumann, and chelsea brown. Roosevelt rosie grier posters from movie poster shop. His health deteriorates rapidly, and doctors are forced to transplant his head onto the only available candidate. Lee frost screenplay, wes bishop screenplay, 3 more credits. Jun 03, 2006 the thing with two heads trailer you must see this movie. The thing with two heads is a 1972 american science fiction comedy film directed by lee frost and starring ray milland, rosey grier, don marshall, roger. Grier made his featurefilm debut in lee frosts memorable lowbudget exploitation film the thing with two heads 1972, in which grier s head was grafted alongside the head of racist scientist ray milland. In 1972 he was acting opposite a twoheaded gorilla in the thing with two heads.
Doctors are forced to transplant the head of a dying, racist surgeon onto the. But roosevelt grier, who plays the escaped convict, doesnt have such an easy choice. For its italian release today in 1954 it was called delitto perfetto. The publicity for the movie warns against the possibility of apoplectic strokes, cerebral hemorrhages, cardiac seizures or fainting spells during the movie.
Were your film poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. It was directed by lee frost and written by wes bishop. The thing with two heads movie poster 27x40 ray milland. The thing with two heads dvd, 2001 for sale online ebay. The thing with two heads was directed by lee frost, who also gave us such lurid exploitation pictures as the house on bare mountain 1962, the defilers 1965, and policewomen 1974 and stars oscar winning actor ray milland no, he didnt win the award for this film, but for the 1945 film the lost weekend and former l. Bruce dern is a mad doctorscientist, and of course, nobody has ever seen a mad scientist in a movie before. He took the role of fastidious professor ray mcnutley, the head of the english department at the fictitious lynnhaven college for women. Last night i had the privilege of seeing the 1972 blaxploitationscience fictioncomedy film the thing with two heads, starring ray milland and roosevelt rosie grier and costarring don marshall and roger perry. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his. Ray milland biography, movie highlights and photos.
He made a movie strapped to rosie griers back offsite link. The thing with two heads 1972 directed by lee frost. Sadly this is another one of his that hardly anybody gets the chance to see, though it. Easy living 1937, in which he is especially charming opposite jean arthur in an early preston sturges script. One of the worst and most laughable was the horror film the thing with two heads 1972, which paired him with football player rosie grier as the twoheaded monster. In this scifi horror movie with comedic elements, a racist transplant surgeon ray milland learns that hes dying of cancer. Rosey grier biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Rosey grier simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Instead of a white convict and a black convict handcuffed together after a prison.
Ray milland biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Lee frost screenplay, wes bishop screenplay, 3 more credits stars. The banner headline ran in thick capital letters across the front page of a january 1996 tabloid. With roosevelt grier, ray milland, don marshall, roger perry. It isnt just a sciencefiction movie, it is also a blaxploitation movie. The thing with two heads trailer you must see this movie. Upcoming, new, and past ray milland movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Find movie posters and motion picture art in several sizes and styles from movie poster shop. But, putting aside the fact that ernest borgnine has an oscar for marty 1955, and mchales navy is still one of the best sitcoms in tv history, please dont lump rosie grier into that same bmovie category. Milland was also an uninspired director in a man alone 1955, lisbon. Milland was also an uninspired director in a man alone 1955, lisbon 1956, the safecracker 1958, and panic in year zero 1962. Rosey grier biography, movie highlights and photos. Starring rosie grier, ray milland, don marshall, roger perry, chelsea.
The thing with two heads trailer video dailymotion. I guess one time my character got a little too strong for ray, and he said, calm it down, don. He concocts a plan to take a dead head off one guy, and surgically attach it to another guy. Ray milland biography and filmography ray milland movies. Grier was a notable college football player for pennsylvania state university who earned a place in the national collegiate athletic association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. Is it fair to describe the thing with two heads as a legendary movie. Even though this movie is pretty old, its still hysterical after all these years. The actor you refer to is ray milland, a solid, secondstring hollywood performer who never rose to superstardom, but who certainly had his memorable movie momentsas the blueblooded bostonian dad opposed to the. In 1946 milland won an oscar for the long weekend, giving what is still one of the most intense and searing performances in cinema history. Ray milland became one of paramounts most bankable and durable stars, under contract from 1934 to. Early in the movie, mad scientist ray milland, perfects his head transplantation technique on a poor confused gorilla. It was a decidedly inauspicious beginning for a film career as a supporting actor that, while never prolific, became even more sporadic.
But roosevelt grier, who plays the escaped convict, doesnt have such an easy choice the problem is that ray millard is an evil scientist who dreamed up the head transplant in order to ditch his old body because he was having a lot of trouble with arthritis. Roger girard is a rich scientist conducting experiments on head transplantation. Wealthy doctor and genius maxwell kirshner, whose groundbreaking work in the area. Its the wild ones taken to its shark jumping extreme thanks to the blaxploitation maestros at american international pictures.