06.23.09 | Chris Cummins | Staff NotesPrint this Post
Originally released in 1982, writer/director Frank Henenlotter's Basket Case is one of the cheesiest, sleaziest and most entertaining movies of the Reagan era. Filmed on an incredibly low budget, it has earned a cult following over the years thanks to its revenge-driven plotline and leading man--the lovable basket-dwelling freak known as Belial. Although its effects are anything but special, they possess a charm that have helped add to the movie's enduring appeal. Basket Case was such a success on the midnight movie circuit and home video that it spawned two sequels (of varying quality) and Henelotter also went on to release the equally twisted Brain Damage and Frankenhooker. Trivia: the wad of cash that Duane Bradley (Kevin Van Hentenryck) carries around through some of New York's seedier areas was actually the film's entire budget.
So, what's in the basket? Nothing but pure viewing entertainment. Check out the trailer for a look at this contemporary cult classic.
The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted and very mad....and he really like hot dogs!
His love of hot dogs... second... only to Slimer.
[...] Cummins | Staff NotesPrint this PostIn the early days of this blog, I featured the trailer for Basket Case--perhaps the most underrated horror filck of the 1980s. Even though Duane and his mutated, [...]