Venus Flytrap (film)
Venus Flytrap filmed 1966, released 1970 is an American horror film shot partly in Japan. The plot features a mad scientist who uses thunder and lightning to turn carnivorous plants into maneating creatures. It is known variously as Body of the Prey, The Revenge of Doctor X American video title, and The Revenge of Dr. X American video box title. Although the film is based on a 1950s screenplay by Ed Wood, he remained uncredited. The film was directed by Kenneth Crane, who also directed the famed 1961 Japanese horror film, The Manster. Confusingly, the American video release erroneously features the major credits for 1969 Philippines production The Mad Doctor of Blood Island.
Dr. Bragan James Craig is a NASA mathematician working on a mission to outer space. The stress of the mission causes him to have a mental breakdown, so his assistant, Dr. Paul Nakamura Yagi, suggests he takes a vacation in Japan to recuperate.In Japan, Dr. Bragan stays at a hotel with his beautiful assistant, Dr. Hanamura Kami, to begin experiments on a plant he brought from America. The plant is a Venus Flytrap, and the scientist crosses it with a Japanese carnivorous plant to create a creature that is almost human. ........
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