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Basket Case

1982 · 91 min

A grimy, gleefully demented cult shocker that mixes cheap gore with deadpan comedy and a genuinely weird sibling bond.

Tagline
The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted, and very mad.
Overview
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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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour6
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
Frank Henenlotter
Written by
Frank Henenlotter
Starring
Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Robert Vogel, Diana Browne, Lloyd Pace, Bill Freeman, Ruth Neuman
Music
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Cinematography
Bruce Torbet
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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