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Basket Case

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Basket Case
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NR,1hr 30min
Genre:
Horror
Released:
January 1, 1982
Director:
Frank Henenlotter
Distributor:
Analysis Releasing
Starring:
Sean McCabe, Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith  ...more
Synopsis: The poor social skills of a young yokel turn out to have a horrifying explanation in this low-budget splatterfest, which marks the debut of Frankenhooker director Frank Henenlotter. The film begins with a bloody prologue and the arrival of young Duane Bradley (Kevin Van Hentenryck) at a broken-down New York hotel full of drunks, hookers, and assorted weirdos. An upstate native with few big-city survival skills, the earnest Duane seems slightly off. He flashes lots of bills at the hotel manager, carries ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
This quirky, inventive little comedy-shocker was only the first of many efforts from writer/director Frank Henenlotter, and it's certainly his most modestly budgeted outing. The gory auteur gets around this problem throughout much of the film by using suggestion rather than explicit special effects and focusing on the clash between Kevin Van Hentenryck's wholesome if offbeat Duane and the assortment ... Full Review
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Sean McCabe
Young Duane
Kevin Van Hentenryck
Duane Bradley
Terri Susan Smith
Sharon
Ilze Balodis
Social Worker
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Basket Case: Quiz time, people. In this picture, Kirsten Dunst is thinking: A) "Oh crap, it's the...
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