Brain Damage
1988
It's a Headache from Hell.
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
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Brian comes under the addictive spell of a parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in its hosts.
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- Director
- Frank Henenlotter
- Written by
- Frank Henenlotter
- Produced by
- Edgar Ievins
- Cinematographer
- Bruce Torbet
- Editors
- Frank Henenlotter, James Y. Kwei
- Makeup FX
- Gabriel Bartalos, James McLoughlin, Nick Santeramo, Richard Mayone
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.7/10 (316 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 69% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 61/100
- IMDb
- 6.5/10 (14,582 votes)
Cast
Rick Hearst
Brian
Jennifer Lowry
Barbara
Gordon MacDonald
Mike
Theo Barnes
Morris
John Zacherle
Aylmer (voice)
Lucille Saint-Peter
Martha
Vicki Darnell
Blonde in Hell
Joseph Gonzalez
Guy in Shower
Bradlee Rhodes
Night Watchman
Michael Bishop
Toilet Victim
Beverly Bonner
Neighbor
Ari M. Roussimoff
Biker
Michael Rubenstein
Bum in Alley
Angel Figueroa
Junkie
John Reichert
Police
Don Henenlotter
Police
Kenneth Packard
Subway Riders
Artemis Pizarro
Subway Riders
Crew
Frank Henenlotter
Director
David Kindlon
Characters
Gabriel Bartalos
Characters
Edgar Ievins
Producer
Clutch Reiser
Music
Gus Russo
Music
Bruce Torbet
Director of Photography
James Y. Kwei
Editor
Al Eicher
Executive Producer
Andre Blay
Executive Producer
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