Basket Case

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NR,1hr 30min

Genre:

Horror

Released:

January 1, 1982

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 ... Read 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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