A young man carrying a big basket that contains his deformed Siamese-twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.
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Kevin Van Hentenryck | ... |
Duane Bradley
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Terri Susan Smith | ... | |
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Beverly Bonner | ... | |
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Robert Vogel | ... |
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Diana Browne | ... |
Dr. Kutter
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Lloyd Pace | ... |
Dr. Needleman
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Bill Freeman | ... |
Dr. Lifflander
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Joe Clarke | ... |
O'Donovan
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Ruth Neuman | ... |
Duane's Aunt
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Richard Pierce | ... |
Duane's Father
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Sean McCabe | ... |
Young Duane
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Dorothy Strongin | ... |
Josephine
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Kerry Ruff | ... |
Detective
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Ilze Balodis | ... |
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Tom Robinson | ... |
Thief in Theater
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Charming country bumpkin Duane Bradley takes a motel room in New York with no other luggage than a basket. In a flash back-series we learn it contains his surgically removed Siamese twin who is not only physically deformed so badly the doctors hesitated to consider him a human, but is also the vindictive drive of their trip, with the purpose to kill off all those he blames. But in the reception of one of those doctors, Duane gets his first ever date, with the receptionist, and wants to start a positive life too - when the freak twin escapes, the scene is set for a grim finale. Written by KGF Vissers
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psychotronic film | grindhouse film | psychotronic | grindhouse | cult director |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 April 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El Caso Del Canasto See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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One interesting side effect of the DVD revolution is that I've been watching lots of movies I haven't seen for YEARS, and some aren't as great as I remember them to be, and others are better. 'Basket Case' was one of THE great late 70s/early 80s low (and I mean looooow!) budget horror movies, linked in my mind with such genre classics as 'Phantasm' and 'Evil Dead'. Watching it now I don't think it's QUITE as great as those two, but it's still enjoyable to watch, and along with 'Re-Animator', 'Motel Hell' and 'Dead And Buried' it's one of the essential horror movies of the 1980s. Look, it isn't perfect, the animation sequences in particular are pretty poor, but considering the lack of funds, it's creepy, bizarre and doesn't take itself very seriously, and Kevin VanHentenryck (Duane) actually gives a very good performance. Writer/director Frank Henelotter went on to make the even better 'Brain Damage' and 'Frankenhooker' (as well as two sequels which I haven't seen) but sadly hasn't made a movie in the last ten years. Henelotter mixes horror and comedy as good as, if not better than, vintage Sam Raimi and Stuart Gordon in my opinion. Why isn't he making movies?! Why doesn't SOMEONE give him a million dollars and freedom to make anything he wants?? I really, really hope he makes a comeback soon. Until then check out 'Basket Case', it's cheap, nasty and LOTS of fun!