The Thing with Two Heads (American International Pictures) (1972)

PUBLICITY SCENE MAT 2-A DOUBLE THREAT — Co-stars Rosey Grier (left) and Ray Milland are co-owners of the same body in “‘The Thing With Two Heads,” American International’s new film shocker opening Theatre. Produced by Wes Bishop, the film at the was directed by Lee Frost from a screenplay by Bishop and Frost. CO-STARS ARE CO-OWNERS OF SAME BODY ON THE SCREEN IN “THE THING WITH TWO HEADS” Between his interests in football as an ex-pro, political activities, motion picture, television and singing commitments, charitable work and effort for the Joseph Kennedy Foundation for Retarded Children, Rosey Grier figures he could use an extra head he SCENE MAT 1-A HALF A THING — Rosey Grier stars as one half of ‘‘The Thing With Two Heads,’’ American International’s new screen shocker about the creation of a twoheaded man. Ray Milland costars with Rosey as the other half of the double-threat combo. DOUBLE-THREAT STAR COMBO IN “THE THING WITH TWO HEADS” Ray Milland and Rosey Grier share the provocative title role of “The Thing With Two Heads,” American International’s new thriller opening’ ................ at the esebcust ste s Theatre. Keyed to the new organ transplant headlines currently in vogue, the story goes the surgeons one better in describing the grafting of a second head to the body of a man. Milland and Grier portray the co-owners of the body involved, the gigantic frame which Rosey Grier sports in off-screen life. Together, the twin-headed creation goes on a rampage of violence which has the neighborhood heading for the hills and local police scurrying around on a red alert for a considerable portion of the story. Don Marshall, Roger Perry, Kathy Baumann and Chelsea Brown share cast honors with Rosey and Ray in “The Thing With Two Heads.” Produced by Wes Bishop, the American International release was directed by Lee Frost from a screenplay by Bishop and Frost. and he literally gets one in his latest starring film role, “The Thing With Two Heads,” American International’s new thriller opening’ .............. at. The: 2.c2.<.02.-2. Theatre. As the title suggests, the bizarre story describes the creation of a two-headed man by grafting the head of one man alongside that of another. In the case of Rosey Grier’s role, the giant exfootballer finds himself sharing his immense shoulders with the head of co-star Ray Milland. Milland portrays an eminent surgeon who specializes in organ transplants and finds that in order to survive an onslaught of cancer he must transplant his head to the healthy body of another. It’s Rosey’s massive frame that gets elected for the honor as Rosey, portraying a doomed death row prisoner volunteers his vitals for science. Under Ray’s direction, the transplant operation is successfully performed and the pair share Rosey’s frame through a hairraising series of adventures for the balance of the film’s story. Activity has always been the keynote of Rosey’s life in a career which was_ impressively launched by his 12 years in professional football with the New York Giants and the Los Angeles Rams. In 1967 Rosey tore an Achilles tendon early in the season and immediately introduced himself to a new arena of entertainment. He wrote, published and recorded more than 20 songs and his ability won him guest appearances on a host of top television shows, both in dramatic performances and personal appearance offerings. As an actor he was featured as a regular on the “Daniel Boone” series; joined Danny Thomas in “Make Room For Granddaddy” and made frequent appearances on “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” “Wild, Wild West,” “I Dream Of Jeannie,” and a two-hour pilot, “Joaquin Murietta.” His film credits include “In Cold Blood,” “Mrs. Carter’s Army,” & “Skyjacked.” Don Marshall, Roger Perry, Kathy Baumann and Chelsea Brown share cast honors with Rosey and Milland in “The Thing With Two Heads.” Produced by Wes Bishop, the American International release was directed by Lee Frost from a screenplay by Bishop and Frost. MASSIVE DESTRUCTION SHOWN IN FILM CHASE A smashing, metal-bending chase across the hills and dirt lanes of Southern California is a highlight of “The Thing With Two Heads,” American International’s new thriller opening ...... Theatre. Starring Ray Milland and Rosey Grier whose heads are coowners of Grier’s body, the film describes their flight from the screaming sirens of squads of police cars. Riding a high speed dirt bike, the pair lead the pursuing law officers up and down hills; through wooded gullies and across deep ditches and canyons. One after another of the squad cars come a-cropper in the chase, plowing into the ditches, smashing through outhouses and slamming into each other as the fugitives maneuver to avoid their pursuers. A total of 12 cars were completely transformed into junk in the process of filming the sequence plus a brace of motorcycles as participants in a dirt race find themselves a part of the action. The film describes the creation of the two-headed being by an eminent surgeon, played by Milland, who needs a new body when his is threatened by an onslaught of cancer. A death row prisoner portrayed by Rosey Grier provides the necessary torso and, in an impressive operation, Milland’s head is grafted alongside of Rosey’s on the black man’s massive frame. SCENE MAT 1-B TWO HEADS ON TWO WHEELS — Riding double on the same body ...and the same chopper are Rosey Grier (left) and Ray Milland as they co-star in ‘“‘The Thing With Two Heads,’”’ American International’s new release opening at the Theatre. Produced by Wes Bishop, the film was directed by Lee Frost from a= screenplay by Bishop and Frost. INTEGRATION ATTEMPT DISINTEGRATES IN “THE THING WITH TWO HEADS” A case of super-integration is presented in “The Thing With Two Heads,” American International’s new screen thriller open1) Fg e ere Bil ENG. ciestesteverapcees Theatre. In this world of civil rights problems and attempts to unite the country’s races, colors and creeds, the new film goes ’em all one better as its story describes the transplanting of a white man’s head onto the body of a black man. Rosey Grier co-stars with Ray Milland in the film as the black man whose massive frame serves to unite the pair. Portraying a surgeon who needs another body after an onslaught of cancer threatens his own, Milland develops the method for the grafting of his head onto the shoulders SCENE MAT 1-C TWO-HEADED GUNMAN—Rosey Grier (left) and Ray Milland, whose heads are grafted to the same body go a-gunning in “The Thing With Two Heads,”’ American International’s new screen thriller opening ....... at the i eee Aan Theatre. MILLAND RIDES GRIER’S SHOULDERS TO SUCCESS It is rare that an actor will admit that he won his success in a film by riding on the shoulders of another actor but in the case of Ray Milland, he literally does as he co-stars with Rosey Grier in “The Thing With Two Heads,” American International’s new shocker opening ..........-----at the eset ote Theatre. As the title suggests, Ray spends most of the movie with his head sitting on Rosey’s ample shoulders while they portray a man with two heads. Ray presents his body only in the opening moments of the film in his role as a surgeon specializing in organ transplants who needs another body to survive an onslaught of cancer. It is Rosey’s massive frame which is used and Milland developed the method for the grafting of his head alongside Rosey’s so that they both become its co-owners. From there on, they proceed through a series of hair-raising adventures until the film’s climax. Those who might have wondered what a two-headed man looks like will get a realistic effect in “The Thing With Two Heads.” Special pains were taken by special effects men and trick make-up and costume geniuses to insure this realism and make the strange figure provide the anticipated thrills. And Ray’s dramatic duties consist for the most part of delivering his lines as a part of the whole which consists of Rosey’s form. The overall effect of the twoheaded spectre they create has its results in the story as gaping motorcyclists in a dirt race fall off their bikes at the strange sight and police cars slam into a mess of immovable objects and each other in a wild chase sequence. of Grier in an impressive operation that leaves both cheek to jowl as co-owners of the torso. Together, they proceed through a series of hair-raising adventures for the balance of the story. Complicating the film’s events is the role Milland plays which portrays him as a bigotted white racist. Needless to say, he takes the substitute form of Rosey with ill grace and Grier replies in kind. The excitement of their adventures thus is only matched by the rancor of their antagonism to each other. Don Marshall, Roger Perry, Kathy Baumann and Chelsea Brown share cast honors with Rosey and Ray in the American International release. “The Thing With Two Heads” was produced by Wes Bishop and directed by Lee Frost from a screenplay by Bishop and Frost.