On the fictitious Caribbean island of Mandoras, an American neurobiologist is kidnapped by Nazi agents interested in his antidote for G-gas, a lethal nerve agent they intend to unleash across the globe. Codenamed Operation G, this diabolical plan turns out to be work of the disembodied, still-living head of Adolf Hitler. To say that Mr H (as hes called in the film) has seen better days is putting it mildly. Hooked up to wires and dials and a machine that goes ping, he periodically turns into an unconvincing prop, especially when removed from his bulletproof jar for the commencement of Operation G at the films climax. Mr H may be a head of his time (sorry), but he has some physical limitations and proves unable to defend himself when the good guys show up to save the day. Capable only of yelling Mach schnell! inside his jar, hes powerless to stop our heroes from destroying his limousine. As the movies press book puts it: The story ends with the putrefying, agonizing death by fire of the monster head.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
