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Basket Case (1982)

NR 04/02/1982 (US) Comedy, Horror 1h 31m

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The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted and very mad.

Overview

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.

Frank Henenlotter

Director, Writer

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Kevin Van Hentenryck

Duane Bradley
Terri Susan Smith

Sharon
Beverly Bonner

Casey
Robert Vogel

Hotel Manager
Diana Browne

Dr. Judith Kutter
Lloyd Pace

Dr. Harold Needleman
Bill Freeman

Dr. Julius Lifflander
Joe Clarke

O'Donovan
Ruth Neuman

Duane's Aunt
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A review by Wuchak

6.0

Written by Wuchak on September 4, 2019

Gory and amusing horror about separated Siamese twins in New York City, one vengeful

A young man from upstate New York, Duane Bradley (Kevin Van Hentenryck), travels to the seedy side of Manhattan with a mysterious wicker basket, looking for a couple of dubious doctors.

“Basket Case” (1982) is a very bloody ‘B’ horror with (mostly) low-key comedy that’s actually funny. The quaint low-budget effects consist of rubber puppetry & gloves with some stop-motion unapproved by Ray Harryhausen. Blonde Terri Susan Smith shines as Duane’s potential girlfriend, Sharon, while Beverly Bonner hea... read the rest.

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