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Basket Case

40th-Anniversary Screening
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    This is a one-night-only screening for the film’s 40th anniversary, restoration courtesy of Arrow Films and the American Genre Film Archive. 

    FILM SYNOPSIS

    What’s in the basket? The debut gutter-trash symphony from Frank Henenlotter (Brain Damage, Frankenhooker), stealthily filmed in the toilet bowls of Times Square and chock-full of demented fury. Hilarious, disgusting, and over-the-top in every way possible, this movie plays out like Herschell Gordon Lewis directing Freaks on the set of Taxi Driver. A true homemade ‘classick’.

    Duane and his brother Belial are ex-Siamese twins who arrive in New York with a purpose — REVENGE! Against everyone! That’s enough to propel any movie, but here the deal is even sweeter because Belial is a telepathic monstrosity who lives in a wicker basket. Basket Case features an incredibly grotesque monster puppet that will burn its essence on the surface of your brain until the day you die. It’s also filled with real-life 42nd Street sleazers, stop-motion shocks, and non-stop sicko fun.

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    Special thanks to Quiltface Studios for crafting our event poster for the screening. These will be available before and after the show. Price: $20.00. Size: 24×9. Yes, they glow in the dark!

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    • Genre Horror
    • Director Frank Henenlotter
    • Released 1982
    • Runtime 1h 31min
    • Rated R
    • Studio Arrow Films
    • CountryUnited States

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    6.2/10 IMDB Rating
    76% Tomatometer
    54% Audience Score

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