Basket Case (20th Anniversary Special Edition)
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Actor: Beverly Bonner, Chris Babson, Diana Browne, Ilze Balodis, Kerry BuffPrimary Contributor: Van Hentenryck, Kevin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-07-17
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Basket Case (20th Anniversary Special Edition)
Movie Review: Forget The Lotion! The Mutant's In The Basket!
Summary: 4 Stars
The term "cult classic" is almost always used when someone talks about Basket Case. There is a reason for this. We goofballs that enjoy bizarre and wacky under-the-radar type horror and exploitation flicks are well aware of Frank Henenlotter's odd tale of separated Siamese twins gone berserk. Henenlotter is one of those directors who's also a hardcore fan of B cinema. He has his own company, Something Weird Video, that releases these black sheep of cinema. I don't even believe that if Henenlotter got a shot at big budget film making, that he'd even do it, or enjoy it.
Criticisms of Basket Case tend to target the quality of the FX, the acting and picture quality. Usually these criticisms come from mainstream folk who decided to feel adventurous and watch a "cult classic". But it's those very same targets that make the film beloved by the cult crowd. Budget doesn't hinder a movie like Basket Case, it enhances it, makes it more unique and entertaining. I'm not saying everyone should love Basket Case. After all it wouldn't exactly be a cult film if everyone did. But it is required reading for those into this sort of thing, and it's a wonderful example of a writer/director working independent from the studios and making the best of what he can with the meager amount of money he has. Hey, it worked for Romero, Hooper, Lewis, Craven and Cohen!
Basket Case is a movie inspired by dozens of B movies, therefore it's not taking itself seriously. It's not a full on comedy or campfest, but Henenlotter is winking at the audience. He is just having fun and allowing you to join in. Hopefully you do.
Summary of Basket Case (20th Anniversary Special Edition)
Here's a sick little movie for you--a creepy-funny shocker that's become a semi-cult classic since its release in 1982. It's a cheesy, low-budget horror flick about a small-town geek who arrives in New York City's Times Square carrying his mutant, telepathic twin brother in a big basket (hence the movie's title, get it?). They were once Siamese twins, and now they're seeking gory revenge against the doctors who surgically separated them against their will! Talk about brotherly love! The "normal" sibling has to keep his brother well- fed, and the basket-dweller's appetite runs the gamut from hamburgers to hookers. There's plenty of lowlife "meat" to be found in the seedy motel where the brothers live. Not exactly mainstream fare, as you might already have guessed, but director Frank Henenlotter handles the gruesomeness with resourceful ingenuity. The movie even gathered enough horror-buff momentum to spawn two lesser sequels in 1990 and 1992, which is all the proof you need to add this dubious trilogy to the gross-out hall of fame. --Jeff ShannonHorror DVD Video
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