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Basket Case
The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted, and very mad.
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A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.
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Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Kevin Van HentenryckDuane Bradley
Terri Susan SmithSharon
Beverly BonnerCasey
Robert VogelHotel Manager
Diana BrowneDr. Judith KutterLloyd PaceDr. Harold NeedlemanBill FreemanDr. Julius LifflanderRuth NeumanDuane's AuntRichard PierceDuane's FatherSean McCabeYoung DuaneDorothy StronginJosephineKerry RuffDetectiveVideos
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WuchakSep 4, 2019
***Gory and amusing horror about separated Siamese twins in New York City, one vengeful*** A young man from upstate New York, Duane Bradley (Kevin Van Hentenryck), travels to the seedy side of Manhattan with a mysterious wicker basket, looking for a couple of dubious doctors. “Basket Case” (1982) is a very bloody ‘B’ horror with (mostly) low-key comedy that’s actually funny. The quaint low-budget effects consist of rubber puppetry & gloves with some stop-motion unappro… Read more
ved by Ray Harryhausen. Blonde Terri Susan Smith shines as Duane’s potential girlfriend, Sharon, while Beverly Bonner heartily rises to the challenge as Duane’s friendly next-door neighbor in hotel, Casey. The flick is entertaining so I can see how it’s become a cult favorite, but the focus on the seedy side of Manhattan makes for a somewhat unpalatable experience. Yet it’s interesting going back in time to New York City in 1981. Some people lambaste “Basket Case” for being “amateurish” but, come on, it only cost $35,000, which would translate to about $100,000 today. The film runs 1 hour, 31 minutes, and was shot in Manhattan with some stuff done in Glens Falls, New York. GRADE: B-