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takes his basket to see Dr. Harold
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as a "crudely made, low-budget work lacks the outrageousness and campiness that an underground film needs." He characterized the film as "too preoccupied with its monster, a badly constructed special effect", and wrote that "the gore and hokey-looking beast keep deflating the film's clever premise."
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at birth and their aunt was the only one who would take care of them. However, the twins were surgically separated at an early age by Dr. Lifflander, Dr. Needleman and Dr. Kutter, which explains their hatred for the doctors. They then murdered their father, which was ruled an accident, and lived with
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a rating of five out of five stars, calling it "an undeniable, unavoidable and unforgettable clasSICK". In 2003, author Scott Aaron Stine wrote of the film: "The innovation and verve this movie displays surpasses its innumerable shortcomings, all products of a film that qualified as destitute before
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named Casey. He takes some hamburgers and feeds them to a creature in his basket which talks to him telepathically. When Duane is out the next day, a man named Brian O'Donovan looks through Duane's keyhole in order to steal Duane's wad of money. Casey scares him off and informs Duane about it. Duane
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In 2007, Muir called the film "a fine, competent low-budget effort that generates thrills and discomfort not only from its tale of symbiotic (and separated) Siamese twins, but from its authentic sense of place. New York City has never felt more delightfully and dangerously squalid." Muir goes on to
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That night Belial goes out to find Sharon while Duane has a dream that tells him about it. Belial sneaks into Sharon's apartment and tries to rape her. He attacks and kills her when she wakes up and screams. Enraged at his brother for his actions, Duane takes Belial back to the apartment in a scene
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Back in the present day, Belial sneaks into Casey's bedroom and scares her out before stealing her panties. The next day, Duane and Belial go to Dr. Kutter's office. She tries to dismiss them, but Duane reveals who he is before Belial kills Kutter by shoving her face into a drawer of sharp objects.
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and they kiss. Belial senses this and trashes the hotel room in a temper tantrum. He hides when the hotel manager opens the door to see what the commotion is. O'Donovan sneaks inside to steal Duane's money but is killed by Belial when he opens the basket. Duane senses the attack telepathically and
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is now. I had part of the story then—I thought about a guy walking around with a monster in his basket. It worked up to a certain point, but then I wondered, why would anybody walk around with a monster in a basket? So then I thought—who's in the basket? I thought of it being his brother, which I
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a score of seven out of ten, writing that, despite it being "gratuitously bloody", as well as "occasionally much, much sicker" in its themes than other low-budget horror films of the time, "somehow, there's something likable, even touching about it. And that's scary enough in itself. It's like
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on Blu-ray and DVD, featuring the 4K restoration of the film overseen by MoMA. The release includes such bonus features as an audio commentary by
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that attracts several people to his hotel room, which exposes the existence of Belial. Belial attacks Duane which results in the two brothers falling from a hotel window. They are knocked out as everyone surrounds their unconscious bodies.
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the cameras even started rolling. The fact that most of the 'actors' had probably never stepped foot in front of a camera prior to this only adds to the movie's squalid charm; their talents may be slim, but their presence is priceless."
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in others. When Belial's hand is seen attacking his victims, it is really a glove worn by
Henenlotter. The puppet is used in scenes with an actor and where the eyes glow red. The sequence for Belial's rampage used stop motion animation.
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their aunt before she died. They then went to murder the doctors who had separated them. Belial deeply resents being cut off from his normal-looking brother, and Duane equally resents how heartless everyone acts towards his brother.
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and couldn't, so I just wrote a film that could be made for far less money. Right out in front, I wrote a film that was designed to be made for a low, low budget." The resulting screenplay,
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wrote that the film's "warped sense of humor and brazen attitude make it a blast to watch and, ultimately, one of the best horror comedies of the 1980s." That same year, Heather Wixson of
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Sharon goes to Duane's apartment seeking safety after
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definitely delivers all the gonzo gore promised by its cracked premise, it's really set apart by its rich vein of genuine pathos."
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On September 27, 2011, Something Weird Video released the film on
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1261:"[It Came From the '80s] Belial is a Total 'Basket Case'"
1326:"The "Basket Case' Returns(?): Interview with Frank Henenlotter"
1099:"Blu-ray Review: Frank Henenlotter's Basket Case on Arrow Video"
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holds a 77% approval rating based on 26 critic reviews, with an
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brother Belial, whom Duane hides in a large wicker basket.
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1568:"Rex Reed on 'Basket Case'; 'Plan 9' sequel among undead"
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951:"Era Ends as Times Square Drops Slashers for Shakespeare"
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as written and directed by a psychopath." A reviewer for
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1724:Naugle, Patrick (September 23, 2011).
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408:Joe Clarke as Brian 'Mickey' O'Donovan
1625:Gross, G. Noel (September 28, 2001).
1479:. Detroit, Michigan. pp. 1C, 10C
1469:Haithman, Diane (November 12, 1982).
1414:Gross, G. Noel (September 28, 2001).
444:Constantine Scopas as Hotel Tenant #1
402:Bill Freeman as Dr. Julius Lifflander
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2248:Films directed by Frank Henenlotter
1444:"'Basket Case' one cut above usual"
1064:Squires, John (November 27, 2017).
456:Yousef Abuhamdeh as Hotel Tenant #5
143:Analysis Film Releasing Corporation
1668:Harley, David (October 19, 2011).
1379:Galluzzo, Rob (November 3, 2011).
949:Tierney, John (January 14, 1991).
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399:Lloyd Pace as Dr. Harold Needleman
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405:Diana Browne as Dr. Judith Kutter
806:of the sound mix as the source.
429:Tom Robinson as Thief in Theater
414:Richard Pierce as Duane's Father
1862:Barton, Steve (July 11, 2011).
1757:Farrow, Kevan (March 9, 2017).
1566:Walentis, Al (March 13, 1983).
1025:Squires, John (March 8, 2017).
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420:Dorothy Strongin as Josephine
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1535:"The latest midnight horror"
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317:restoration was released on
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1543:. San Francisco, California
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980:Stine, Scott Aaron (2003).
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587:. It had a budget of about
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1503:"Review: 'Basket Case'"
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189:April 7, 1982
131:Basket Case Productions
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2183:1980s American films
2006:. pp. 145–157.
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1595:"Basket Case (1982)"
1450:. Newburgh, New York
1338:on December 16, 2014
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1511:. December 31, 1981
1263:. Bloody Disgusting
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