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| Directed by | Frank Henenlotter |
| Screenplay by | Frank Henenlotter |
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| Cinematography | Bruce Torbet |
| Edited by | Frank Henenlotter |
| Music by | Gus Russo |
Production company | Basket Case Productions |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35,000[1] |
Basket Case is a 1982 American horror film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter in his feature directorial debut. Produced by Edgar Ievins, the film stars Kevin Van Hentenryck as Duane Bradley, a young man who seeks vengeance on the doctors and nurses who performed an unwanted surgery that separated him from his deformed conjoined twin brother Belial, whom Duane hides in a large wicker basket.
Basket Case was shot on 16 mm in New York City, on a budget of around $35,000. The film was blown up to 35 mm for its original theatrical release in April 1982. Receiving mixed reviews upon release, it has since become considered a cult film,[2][3] and has spawned two sequels, Basket Case 2 (1990) and Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1991), both of which were also directed by Henenlotter.
In 2017, Basket Case was selected for preservation by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), who oversaw a restoration of the film from its original 16 mm camera negative.[4][5] The 4K restoration was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Arrow Video in 2018.[6]
- ^ Towlson, Jon (2014). Subversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present. McFarland & Company. p. 185. ISBN 9781476615332.
- ^ Tierney, John (January 14, 1991). "Era Ends as Times Square Drops Slashers for Shakespeare". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ Stine, Scott Aaron (2003). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland & Company. p. 37. ISBN 978-0786415328. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Squires, John (March 8, 2017). "The Museum of Modern Art is Preserving and Restoring 'Basket Case'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Squires, John (November 27, 2017). "Arrow Video Bringing 4K Restoration of 'Basket Case' to US Blu-ray". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Bowen, Chuck (March 9, 2018). "Blu-ray Review: Frank Henenlotter's Basket Case on Arrow Video". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2022.