Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1992)

Director:

Frank Henenlotter

Writers:

Frank Henenlotter (writer)
Robert Martin (writer)

Release Date:

February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

It's Time To Build A Bigger Basket!

Plot:

The saga of Times Square Freak Twins Duane and Belail Bradley takes its most bizarre twist yet. It all...

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Basket | Doctor | Brothers | Numbered Sequel

Cast

Kevin Van Hentenryck	...	Duane Bradley
Annie Ross	...	Granny Ruth
Gil Roper	...	Sheriff
Dan Biggers	...	Uncle Hal
Jim O'Doherty	...	Little Hal
Tina Louise Hilbert	...	Opal
Carla Morrell	...	Twin #1
Carmen Morrell	...	Twin #2
Jackson Faw	...	Bailey
Jim Grimshaw	...	Baxter
Tim Warle	...	Brannon
Jerry G. White	...	Banner
Beverly Bonner	...	Fast Food Manager
Rick Smailes	...	Elmo
Jeff Winter	...	Renaldo

Also Known As:

Basket Case 3 (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Spain:13 | Finland:K-18

Company:

Shapiro-Glickenhaus Home Video

Trivia:

Director Frank Henenlotter admitted in an interview that he had to remove 11 pages of the script during filming because the producers decided to make the film less gory.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: As the bus drives away from the drug store, the film crew is reflected in the bus windows, most notably, the sound man holding the boom pole.

Quotes:

[Duane has reattached his mutant Siamese Twin brother]
Granny Ruth: Sewing him back on like that wasn't the answer, Duane.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Soundtrack:

Personality

Oh my God...

Wow. Just when you thought they couldn't possibly twist BASKET CASE's bizarre concept into more of a surreally grotesque hodgepodge of blood, guts, playfulness, insanity, and 'unique individuals' than the first sequel already has-- they do. And boy do they do it with flair! In THE PROGENY, the premise of the first two movies have been taken to every single wacky extreme imaginable. If you thought BASKET CASE 2 was weird, then the final entry in Frank Henenlotter's cult trilogy will no doubt make you faint and/or with confusion and utter disbelief.

Trying to explain the plot would be like trying to rationalize a horrific, fast-paced, 90-minute acid trip so I'm not even going to bother. In BASKET CASE 3, you'll witness the silver screen's most unusual musical number, the birth of a dozen monsters, a beautiful dominatrix with multiple personalities, a killer robot-machine, and an overweight genius with several arms. Yet, somehow within the film's warped universe, it all makes perfect sense. I highly recommend the entire series.