Basket Case
1982
The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted, and very mad.
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
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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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- Director
- Frank Henenlotter
- Written by
- Frank Henenlotter
- Produced by
- Edgar Ievins
- Composer
- Gus Russo
- Cinematographer
- Bruce Torbet
- Editor
- Frank Henenlotter
- Makeup FX
- John Caglione Jr., Kevin Haney, Ugis Nigals
- Studio
- Basket Case Productions
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.2/10 (480 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 78% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 77/100
- IMDb
- 6.2/10 (23,776 votes)
Cast
Kevin Van Hentenryck
Duane Bradley
Terri Susan Smith
Sharon
Beverly Bonner
Casey
Robert Vogel
Hotel Manager
Diana Browne
Dr. Judith Kutter
Lloyd Pace
Dr. Harold Needleman
Bill Freeman
Dr. Julius Lifflander
Ruth Neuman
Duane's Aunt
Richard Pierce
Duane's Father
Sean McCabe
Young Duane
Dorothy Strongin
Josephine
Kerry Ruff
Detective
Ilze Balodis
Social Worker
Tom Robinson
Thief in Theater
Chris Babson
Kutter's Date
Maria T. Newland
Patient
Florence Shultz
Nurse
Mary Ellen Shultz
Nurse
Crew
Frank Henenlotter
Director
Edgar Ievins
Producer
Gus Russo
Original Music Composer
David Maswick
Music
Bruce Torbet
Director of Photography
Arnold H. Bruck
Executive Producer
Tom Kaye
Executive Producer
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — MAN-MADE MONSTERS #18: Basket Case (1982) & Frankenhooker (1990)
Basket Case Trilogy
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