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Spider of Destiny: /* Frank Zappa and The Brainiac */

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Frank Zappa and The Brainiac

Spider of Destiny: /* Frank Zappa and The Brainiac */

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Frank Zappa and The Brainiac

Spider of Destiny at 20:17, 26 May 2026

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Spider of Destiny at 20:17, 26 May 2026

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Jason.Kreitzer at 18:35, 10 August 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 18:32, 10 August 2021

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Spider of Destiny: /* Sources */

2010-12-12T01:41:15Z

Sources

Spider of Destiny: /* References */

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References

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References

Spider of Destiny at 01:00, 12 December 2010

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 ''"Oh the ultimate worst is in a Mexican science fiction movie called ''"The Brainiac".'' It's one of the worst movies ever made and when the monster appears, not only is the monster cheap, he's got a [[rubber]] mask that you can see over the [[collars|collar]] of the guy's jacket and rubber gloves that don't quite much up the sleeves of his sport coat. When the monster appears there's this trumpet lick that isn't scary. It's not even out of tune, it's just exactly the wrong thing to put there it doesn't scare you, that's the greatest example I can think of. Did you ever hear the song 'Debra Kadabra' ( on '[[Bongo Fury]]')? That's what that song is about and when you hear in the background ''"DA-DA-DA-DA-DAHHH",'' that's making fun of that stupid trumpet line that's in the movie but nobody's seen it over here so you can't appreciate the humour of the song. When he's saying ''Make me grow Brainiac fingers'' that's what he's referring to, because Vliet and I have both seen that movie and it's fucking stupid. Mexican monster movies are great, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050672/ The Aztec Mummy's Ghost] that's a good one too."'' [Zappa: 1983]
-Zappa also mentions ''Brainiac'' as one of his favorite films in the book ''[[Movies For A Desert Isle]]'' (1987). <ref>https://www.afka.net/Books/Movies_For_A_Desert_Isle.htm</ref>
+Zappa also mentions ''Brainiac'' as one of his favorite films in Ellen Oumano's book ''[[Movies For A Desert Isle]]'' (1987). <ref>https://www.afka.net/Books/Movies_For_A_Desert_Isle.htm</ref>
 ==External links==

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	''"Oh the ultimate worst is in a Mexican science fiction movie called ''"The Brainiac".'' It's one of the worst movies ever made and when the monster appears, not only is the monster cheap, he's got a [[rubber]] mask that you can see over the [[collars\|collar]] of the guy's jacket and rubber gloves that don't quite much up the sleeves of his sport coat. When the monster appears there's this trumpet lick that isn't scary. It's not even out of tune, it's just exactly the wrong thing to put there it doesn't scare you, that's the greatest example I can think of. Did you ever hear the song 'Debra Kadabra' ( on '[[Bongo Fury]]')? That's what that song is about and when you hear in the background ''"DA-DA-DA-DA-DAHHH",'' that's making fun of that stupid trumpet line that's in the movie but nobody's seen it over here so you can't appreciate the humour of the song. When he's saying ''Make me grow Brainiac fingers'' that's what he's referring to, because Vliet and I have both seen that movie and it's fucking stupid. Mexican monster movies are great, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050672/ The Aztec Mummy's Ghost] that's a good one too."'' [Zappa: 1983]		''"Oh the ultimate worst is in a Mexican science fiction movie called ''"The Brainiac".'' It's one of the worst movies ever made and when the monster appears, not only is the monster cheap, he's got a [[rubber]] mask that you can see over the [[collars\|collar]] of the guy's jacket and rubber gloves that don't quite much up the sleeves of his sport coat. When the monster appears there's this trumpet lick that isn't scary. It's not even out of tune, it's just exactly the wrong thing to put there it doesn't scare you, that's the greatest example I can think of. Did you ever hear the song 'Debra Kadabra' ( on '[[Bongo Fury]]')? That's what that song is about and when you hear in the background ''"DA-DA-DA-DA-DAHHH",'' that's making fun of that stupid trumpet line that's in the movie but nobody's seen it over here so you can't appreciate the humour of the song. When he's saying ''Make me grow Brainiac fingers'' that's what he's referring to, because Vliet and I have both seen that movie and it's fucking stupid. Mexican monster movies are great, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050672/ The Aztec Mummy's Ghost] that's a good one too."'' [Zappa: 1983]
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		+	Zappa also mentions ''Brainiac'' as one of his favorite films in the book ''[[Movies For A Desert Isle]]'' (1987). <ref>https://www.afka.net/Books/Movies_For_A_Desert_Isle.htm</ref>

	==External links==		==External links==

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−	[[File:The Braniac.jpg\|~~350px~~\|thumb\|right\|A scene from ''The Brainiac''.]]	+	[[File:The Braniac.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|right\|A scene from ''The Brainiac''.]]

	'''The Braniac''' is the English name for ''El Barón del Terror'', a Mexican B-horror movie from 1962, directed by Chano Urueta and written by Federico Curiel, Adolfo López Portillo and Antonio Orellana. The film stars Abel Salazar and Germán Robles.		'''The Braniac''' is the English name for ''El Barón del Terror'', a Mexican B-horror movie from 1962, directed by Chano Urueta and written by Federico Curiel, Adolfo López Portillo and Antonio Orellana. The film stars Abel Salazar and Germán Robles.

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-''"The Braniac"'' is the English name for ''"El Barón del terror"'', a Mexican B-horror movie from 1962, directed by Chano Urueta and written by Federico Curiel, Adolfo López Portillo and Antonio Orellana. The film stars Abel Salazar and Germán Robles.
+[[File:The Braniac.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A scene from ''The Brainiac''.]]
 The story is about a baron who is condemned by the Inquisition in 1661 and burned at the stake. Before he dies the Baron swears revenge when the next comet will pass by. 300 years later, in 1961, a new comet returns and the Baron returns as an evil sorcerer who is able to change himself into a hairy monster who eats human brains.
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 Due to its ridiculous special effects and illogical plot ''"The Braniac"'' became a cult movie.
-==References==
+==Frank Zappa and ''The Brainiac''==
-Referenced in [[Debra Kadabra]]: ''"And make me watch the rubber tongue/When it comes out/From the puffed & flabulent Mexican rubber-goods mask" (...) "Make me grow Braniac fingers"''.
+The film is referenced in ''[[Debra Kadabra]]'': ''"And make me watch the rubber tongue/When it comes out/From the puffed & flabulent Mexican rubber-goods mask" (...) "Make me grow Braniac fingers"''.
-On page 67 of [[Frank Zappa - A Visual Documentary]] by [[Barry Miles]] Zappa gives some more background information:
+On page 67 of ''[[Frank Zappa - A Visual Documentary]]'' by [[Barry Miles]] Zappa gives some more background information:
-''"Oh the ultimate worst is in a Mexican science fiction movie called ''"The Brainiac".'' It's one of the worst movies ever made and when the monster appears, not only is the monster cheap, he's got a rubber mask that you can see over the collar of the guy's jacket and rubber gloves that don't quite much up the sleeves of his sport coat. When the monster appears there's this trumpet lick that isn't scary. It's not even out of tune, it's just exactly the wrong thing to put there it doesn't scare you, that's the greatest example I can think of. Did you ever hear the song 'Debra Kadabra' ( on '[[Bongo Fury]]')? That's what that song is about and when you hear in the background ''"DA-DA-DA-DA-DAHHH",'' that's making fun of that stupid trumpet line that's in the movie but nobody's seen it over here so you can't appreciate the humour of the song. When he's saying ''Make me grow Brainiac fingers'' that's what he's referring to, because Vliet and I have both seen that movie and it's fucking stupid. Mexican monster movies are great, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050672/ The Aztec Mummy's Ghost] that's a good one too."'' [Zappa: 1983]
+''"Oh the ultimate worst is in a Mexican science fiction movie called ''"The Brainiac".'' It's one of the worst movies ever made and when the monster appears, not only is the monster cheap, he's got a [[rubber]] mask that you can see over the [[collars|collar]] of the guy's jacket and rubber gloves that don't quite much up the sleeves of his sport coat. When the monster appears there's this trumpet lick that isn't scary. It's not even out of tune, it's just exactly the wrong thing to put there it doesn't scare you, that's the greatest example I can think of. Did you ever hear the song 'Debra Kadabra' ( on '[[Bongo Fury]]')? That's what that song is about and when you hear in the background ''"DA-DA-DA-DA-DAHHH",'' that's making fun of that stupid trumpet line that's in the movie but nobody's seen it over here so you can't appreciate the humour of the song. When he's saying ''Make me grow Brainiac fingers'' that's what he's referring to, because Vliet and I have both seen that movie and it's fucking stupid. Mexican monster movies are great, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050672/ The Aztec Mummy's Ghost] that's a good one too."'' [Zappa: 1983]
-==Sources==
+==External links==
 *[[wikipedia:The Braniac|Wikipedia article on The Braniac]]
+*[[http://www.arf.ru/Notes/Bongo/debra.html#108 ]]
 [[Category:Them Or Us (The List)]]
 [[Category:Fictional characters]]
 [[Category:Favorite Films]]

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 On page 67 of [[Frank Zappa - A Visual Documentary]] by [[Barry Miles]] Zappa gives some more background information:
-''"Oh the ultimate worst is in a Mexican science fiction movie called ''"The Brainiac".'' It's one of the worst movies ever made and when the monster appears, not only is the monster cheap, he's got a rubber mask that you can see over the collar of the guy's jacket and rubber gloves that don't quite much up the sleeves of his sport coat. When the monster appears there's this trumpet lick that isn't scary. It's not even out of tune, it's just exactly the wrong thing to put there it doesn't scare you, that's the greatest example I can think of. Did you ever hear the song 'Debra Kadabra' ( on '[[Bongo Fury]]')? That's what that song is about and when you hear in the background ''"DA-DA-DA-DA-DAHHH",'' that's making fun of that stupid trumpet line that's in the movie but nobody's seen it over here so you can't appreciate the humour of the song. When he's saying ''Make me grow Brainiac fingers'' that's what he's referring to, because Vliet and I have both seen that movie and it's fucking stupid. Mexican monster movies are great, [[The Curse of the Aztec Mummy|The Aztec Mummy's Ghost]] that's a good one too."'' [Zappa: 1983]
+''"Oh the ultimate worst is in a Mexican science fiction movie called ''"The Brainiac".'' It's one of the worst movies ever made and when the monster appears, not only is the monster cheap, he's got a rubber mask that you can see over the collar of the guy's jacket and rubber gloves that don't quite much up the sleeves of his sport coat. When the monster appears there's this trumpet lick that isn't scary. It's not even out of tune, it's just exactly the wrong thing to put there it doesn't scare you, that's the greatest example I can think of. Did you ever hear the song 'Debra Kadabra' ( on '[[Bongo Fury]]')? That's what that song is about and when you hear in the background ''"DA-DA-DA-DA-DAHHH",'' that's making fun of that stupid trumpet line that's in the movie but nobody's seen it over here so you can't appreciate the humour of the song. When he's saying ''Make me grow Brainiac fingers'' that's what he's referring to, because Vliet and I have both seen that movie and it's fucking stupid. Mexican monster movies are great, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050672/ The Aztec Mummy's Ghost] that's a good one too."'' [Zappa: 1983]
 ==Sources==

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 ==Sources==
-* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brainiac)
+*[[wikipedia:The Braniac|Wikipedia article on The Braniac]]
 * (http://www.arf.ru/Notes/Bongo/debra.html#108)