Basket Case 09/15 Blu-ray (Rental)

The feature debut of director Frank Henenlotter (Brain Damage, Frankenhooker), 1982’s Basket Case is a riotous and blood-spattered “midnight movie” experience, now immortalized in a lavish 4K restoration by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Duane Bradley seems like a pretty ordinary guy. His formerly conjoined twin Belial, on the other hand, is a deformed creature who lives in a wicker basket. Arriving in the Big Apple and taking up a room at a seedy hotel, the pair set about hunting down and butchering the surgeons responsible for their separation. Filmed on a shoestring budget against the backdrop of 1980s New York (where it played on the midnight movie circuit for over two-and-a-half years), Basket Case has clawed its way from its humble origins to become one of the most celebrated cult movies of all time. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by MoMA High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed PCM mono audio restored from the original 35mm magnetic tracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with writer/director Frank Henenlotter and star Kevin VanHentenryck Archival audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter, producer Edgar Ievins, actress Beverly Bonner and filmmaker Scooter McRae Basket Case 3-1/2: An Interview with Duane Bradley – short film by Frank Henenlotter Me and the Bradley Boys – an interview with actor Kevin VanHentenryck A Brief Interview with Director Frank Henenlotter – a strange 2017 interview with the director Seeing Double: The Basket Case Twins – an interview with actresses Florence and Maryellen Schultz Blood, Basket and Beyond – an interview with actress Beverly Bonner The Latvian Connection – featurette including interviews with producer Edgar Ievins, casting person/actress Ilze Balodis, associate producer/special effects artist Ugis Nigals and Belial performer Kika Nigals Belial Goes to the Drive-In – an interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs Basket Case at MoMA – footage from the 2017 restoration premiere What’s in the Basket? – feature-length documentary covering the three films in the Basket Case series In Search of the Hotel Broslin – archival location featurette The Frisson of Fission: Basket Case, Conjoined Twins, and ‘Freaks’ in Cinema – a video essay by Travis Crawford Slash of the Knife (1976, 30 mins) – rarely seen short made by Frank Henenlotter featuring many of the same actors from Basket Case, including optional audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter and playwright Mike Bencivenga Basket Case and Slash of the Knife outtakes Belial’s Dream (2017, 5 mins) – animated short by filmmaker Robert Morgan Extensive Image Galleries Trailers, TV & Radio Spots Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck