I hope you’ve got as big a grin on your face on as I do, and if you don’t, you obviously haven’t experienced Basket Case.
Frank Hennenlotter’s first film is still his best (although a strong case can be made for Frankenhooker), a gritty, disturbingly hilarious low budget horror flick. The touching story of an innocent yo0ung man who moves to NYC with his parasitic twin brother/abortion failure, Belial, it has it all- sex, murder, and stop-motion animation.
It’s also one of the few remarkable films that show a New York City that simply doens’t exist anymore, along with such classics from the same era as Street Trash and The Warriors.
This blu-ray release will be hitting on September 27th from Image Entertainment and Something Weird. Here are the specs-
- New Full-Frame HD Transfer Preserving the Original 16mm Camera Ratio
- New Video Introduction by Director Frank Henenlotter
- Audio Commentary by Director Frank Henenlotter, Producer Edgar Ievins, and Actress Beverly Bonner
- Rare Outtakes and Behind-the-Scenes Footage from the Director’s Personal Collection
- Two Theatrical Trailers plus TV Spot
- 2001 Video Short: In Search of the Hotel Broslin
- Two Rare Basket Case Radio Spots
- Gallery of Basket Case Exploitation Art and Behind-the-Scene Photos
All that for a measly MSRP of $17.97 ($13 on Amazon!). So good to see Something Weird back in business.
I don’t have many blu-rays and I’ve sold off a good chunk of my dvds, but this is one I need in my collection.
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Ah yes, classic 80’s horror. This reminds of those early days in the video store perusing the horror film covers of the thick, white plastic VHS cases. Alien Prey, Blood Beach, Motel Hell, The Beast Within, to a young kid, they all became must see films!
Basket Case and Frankenhooker are classic…………………but Brain Damage will always be my favorite Hennenlotter effort.
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