Basket Case Limited Edition Blu-Ray

Director Frank Henenlotter's (Brain Damage, Frankenhooker) feature film debut Basket Case from 1982 is a harrowing and blood-soaked "midnight movie" experience. Duane Bradley seems like a fairly ordinary guy. His former Siamese twin Belial, on the other hand, is a deformed creature who lives in a woven basket. When they arrive in the Big Apple and check into a seedy hotel, they begin hunting down and slaughtering the surgeons responsible for their separation.

Basket Case, which was filmed on a small budget against the backdrop of 1980s New York (where it was shown at midnight screenings for over two and a half years), has fought its way up from its humble origins to become one of the most acclaimed cult films of all time.

 

Extras - 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by the Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with director Frank Henenlotter

- Blu-ray presentation in high definition (1080p)

- Original audio in uncompressed PCM mono

- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

- Audio commentary with screenwriter/director Frank Henenlotter and star Kevin Van Hentenryck

- Audio commentary from the archives with Frank Henenlotter, producer Edgar Ievins, actress Beverly Bonner, and cinematographer Scooter McRae

- Basket Case 3-1/2: An Interview with Duane Bradley - short film by Frank Henenlotter

- Me and the Bradley Boys - interview with actor Kevin Van Hentenryck

- A Brief Interview with Director Frank Henenlotter - a strange interview with the director from 2017

- Seeing Double: The Basket Case Twins - interview with actresses Florence and Mary Ellen Schultz

- Blood, Basket and Beyond - interview with actress Beverly Bonner

- The Latvian Connection - featurette with interviews with producer Edgar Ievins, casting director/actress Ilze Balodis, assistant producer/special effects artist Ugis Nigals, and Belial artist Kika Nigals

- Belial Goes to the Drive-In - interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs

- Basket Case at MoMA - photos 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 footage from the filming location

- The Thrill of the Split: Basket Case, Conjoined Twins, and 'Freaks' in Cinema - video essay by Travis Crawford

- Slash of the Knife (1976, 30 min) - short film made by Frank Henenlotter featuring many of the same actors as in 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 min) - animated short film by filmmaker Robert Morgan

- Extensive photo galleries. - Trailers, TV and radio spots. - Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck. - Double-sided fold-out poster with original and newly commissioned illustrations by Sara Deck.- Collector's booklet with texts about the film by Michael Gingold and a comic strip about Basket Case by artist Martin Trafford

 

• Language English
• Subtitles English for the hearing impaired