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Basket Case
1982
Duane Bradley (Kevin Van Hentenryck) has a secret in his wicker basket, which he carries with him constantly. Inside is his mutant Siamese twin Belial, who was cut from his side as a child and left for dead. Now the two, who share a telepathic link, have travelled to New York City to wreak bloody revenge on the thoughtless .. Read more
| Starring | Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner |
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| Director | Frank Henenlotter |
| Genres | Horror |
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Basket Case
Duane Bradley (Kevin Van Hentenryck) has a secret in his wicker basket, which he carries with him constantly. Inside is his mutant Siamese twin Belial, who was cut from his side as a child and left for dead. Now the two, who share a telepathic link, have travelled to New York City to wreak bloody revenge on the thoughtless surgeons who separated them. Belial is not about to let anything get in his way, least of all the budding romance between his brother Duane and a beautiful young receptionist.
| Starring | Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner |
|---|---|
| Director | Frank Henenlotter |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Oct 2007 Production year: 1982 |
| Format | DVD |
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A freak-show revenge plot that puts small ugly creatures like ET and Ewoks back where they belong: in baskets. Much of... read more on Time Out
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Grisly, jokey, low-budget horror that gained a cult following.
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10 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Gory, low budget fun
Extremely gory and blackly comic story of a young man who comes to New York holding a basket with a terrible secret inside it.
Director Hennenlotter is a massive fan of director Andy Milligan, who made gory 70s drive-in cult classics like Seeds Of Sin and The Ghastly Ones (not available in Britain on DVD, unfortunately) and fellow gorehound auteur Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Their influence is tangible in the cheap and cheerful locations (in some very seedy parts of New York) and the OTT gore scenes. However, Hennenlotter has a better grasp of humour than either of the aforementioned directors, allowing for some darkly funny and even oddly poignant scenes along the way.
Highly recommended for fans of cult horror. -
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10 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Gory, low budget fun
Extremely gory and blackly comic story of a young man who comes to New York holding a basket with a terrible secret inside it.
Director Hennenlotter is a massive fan of director Andy Milligan, who made gory 70s drive-in cult classics like Seeds Of Sin and The Ghastly Ones (not available in Britain on DVD, unfortunately) and fellow gorehound auteur Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Their influence is tangible in the cheap and cheerful locations (in some very seedy parts of New York) and the OTT gore scenes. However, Hennenlotter has a better grasp of humour than either of the aforementioned directors, allowing for some darkly funny and even oddly poignant scenes along the way.
Highly recommended for fans of cult horror. -
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Basket Case
Duane Bradley (Kevin Van Hentenryck) has a secret in his wicker basket, which he carries with him constantly. Inside is his mutant Siamese twin Belial, who was cut from his side as a child and left for dead. Now the two, who share a telepathic link, have travelled to New York City to wreak bloody ...
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